Michael Wolff returns with 'explosive' Fire and Fury sequel

Michael Wolff's "explosive" sequel to Fire and Fury will be published next month, as the author explores Donald Trump's second year in the White House... Read more

Normal People takes Book of the Year at British Book Awards

Sally Rooney’s Normal People scooped the coveted Overall Book of the Year award at The British Book Awards 2019. Read more

Adam, Donkor and Mackmin make Desmond Elliott Prize shortlist

Claire Adam, Michael Donkor and Anna Mackmin have all made the 2019 Desmond Elliott Prize shortlist for debut novelists, with the winner in line for £10,000. Read more

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Biteback takes on Brexit columns from Times sketchwriter Kidd

Biteback will publish an "antidote to the gloom of the Brexit years" by Patrick Kidd, former political sketchwriter at the Times.... Read more
Bloomsbury snaps up climate change history

Bloomsbury imprint Sigma has snapped up Dr Alice Bell's book on the history of climate change. Read more
Rooney shortlisted for RSL's Encore Awards

Sally Rooney has been nominated for the Encore Award, in a shortlist dominated by independent presses. Read more
Penguin Life lands 'eye-opening' guide to balancing love and work

Penguin Life is to publish the “definitive book on how to balance relationships and work for a happier and more fulfilled life” by professor Jennifer Petriglieri.... Read more

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Author Interviews

Abi Elphinstone | 'I think it is important to write about characters who pick themselves up'

Abi Elphinstone discusses her new Middle Grade series, inspired by the Scottish wilds of her youth. Read more
Kerry Hudson | 'I want to do as much as I can to get this book to young people [who are] like I was'

Following two prize-winning novels, Kerry Hudson has written a redemptive memoir in which she revisits the locations of her poor working-class childhood. Read more
Elizabeth Macneal | 'I wanted to understand the women in their movement, more than the men'

Elizabeth Macneal reveals both the macabre and painterly inspirations behind her sought-after debut The Doll Factory. Read more
Thomas Taylor | 'I want the reader to supply their own monster as much as possible'

Illustrator Thomas Taylor puts his storytelling skills to good use in a middle-grade seaside mystery. Read more

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The Official UK CHART

1.

Pinch of Nom

by Kay Featherstone & Kate Allinson
2.

Normal People

by Sally Rooney
3.

Heads You Win

by Jeffrey Archer
4.

The Outsider

by Stephen King
5.

The Mister

by E. L. James
6.

The House Across the Street

by Lesley Pearse
7.

Past Tense

by Lee Child
8.

Hinch Yourself Happy

by Mrs Hinch
9.

Pieces of Her

by Karin Slaughter
10.

Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid

by Kinney, Jeff
11.

12 Rules for Life

by Jordan B Peterson
12.

Nine Perfect Strangers

by Liane Moriarty
13.

The Tattooist of Auschwitz

by Heather Morris
14.

The Clockmaker's Daughter

by Kate Morton
15.

First Man In

by Ant Middleton
16.

Ultimatum

by Frank Gardner
17.

The Librarian of Auschwitz

by Antonio Iturbe
18.

This is Going to Hurt

by Adam Kay
19.

Fing

by Walliams, David; Ross, Tony
20.

Lethal White

by Robert Galbraith

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