Transworld and Puffin do three-book deal with Hammond

Transworld and Puffin have acquired three books from Alison Hammond, including the "This Morning" presenter's memoir, a novel and a non-fiction title for readers aged eight to 12... Read more

S&S sees 8.8% sales rise in first quarter

Global sales at Simon & Schuster hit $185m (£133m) in the first quarter of 2021, an increase of $15m (£10.8m) and 8.8% on last year, figures released by US parent company ViacomCBS show. Read more

Oseman wins YA Book Prize with 'joyful' Loveless

Alice Oseman has scooped the YA Book Prize 2021 with her “joyful” story about a romance-obsessed teenager who realises that she is aromantic and asexual, Loveless. Read more

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Bonnier snaps up Josh Widdicombe's '90s memoir in 'major deal'

Bonnier Books UK has bought comedian Josh Widdicombe’s first book, billed as part-childhood memoir, part-comic history of 1990s television and culture. Read more
Blackwell's revives Five Foot Bookshelf with 70-strong curated list

Blackwell’s has launched a collection of 70 books to feature on its Five Foot Bookshelf — reviving a tradition of celebrating a selection of titles that... Read more
John Murray Journeys travel list launched

John Murray is launching a new travel list in July, celebrating the imprint’s history of publishing travel writing and helping readers to rediscover classic, timeless... Read more
HarperCollins sees 19% global revenue rise as EBITDA rockets

Global revenues at HarperCollins rose by 19% year on year in the three months to 31st March 2021, while EBITDA rocketed 45%, driven by strong... Read more

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Femi Fadugba | 'The best way to get broad creativity is to narrow the confines around it'

Femi Fadugba’s time-travelling début has already been picked up by Netflix, which is adapting his book into a film starring recent Oscar winner Daniel Kaluuya Read more
Adam Silvera | 'For me the story has always been about the journey and not the destination'

Thirty-year-old Bronx-born Adam Silvera is one of the leading figures in Young Adult fiction, focusing as he does on gay-themed stories. His first book More... Read more
Tanya Byrne | 'It gives the reader hope that things will be OK'

Six years after the release of For Holly, and after a period where she swore she would never write again, Tanya Byrne is publishing a... Read more
Paris Lees | 'I grew up feeling like I wasn’t good enough, so to feel respected for my writing is really moving'

A contributing editor for British Vogue, Paris Lees made her name as the UKs first high-profile transgender woman to break into the mainstream when she was... Read more