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SPCK to reprint race book with new cover after Eddo-Lodge row

SPCK has announced it is withdrawing the current printing of new release We Need to Talk About Race and will reprint the book with a new cover... Read more

Piatkus lands 'landmark' book on science of attention

Piatkus has signed a “landmark” book from Dr Amishi Jha on the science of attention and how it shapes our lives. Read more

Harvey Wolff joins Haynes board

Harvey Wolff, senior vice president of Haynes North America, has been appointed to the Haynes Publishing Group's board of directors. Read more

Mitchell Beazley scoops cookbook from Masterchef and EastEnders star Partridge

Mitchell Beazley has scooped "EastEnders" actor and "Celebrity Masterchef" winner John Partridge's first cookbook, featuring dishes inspired by personal memories. Read more

Audible rolls out text captions feature to read while you listen

A new Audible Captions feature launching in September, allowing people to read along to their audiobooks, will only be available to US customers, the firm... Read more

Amazon Prime lands rights to develop Jack Reacher series

Amazon has landed the rights, following a reported "competitive situation", to develop a script-to-series drama based on the Jack Reacher character from Lee Child’s bestselling book series.... Read more

Sphere signs two-book deal with Jenny Eclair

Sphere has picked up two more novels from comedian Jenny Eclair ahead of the release of her latest book, Inheritance (Sphere).... Read more

Cavanagh wins Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award

Steve Cavanagh has been named as the winner of this year’s Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award for his book Thirteen (Orion).... Read more

Michael Joseph clinches Izzy Judd's Mindfulness for Mums

Michael Joseph will publish Mindfulness for Mums by musician and author Izzy Judd. Read more

HarperFiction snaps up Thornton thriller

HarperFiction will publish journalist and author Rebecca Thornton's thriller about a toxic friendship between a group of mums. Read more

S&S UK acquires Hammonds Reed’s retelling of Rodney King riots

Simon & Schuster (S&S) Children’s UK has bought the UK and Commonwealth rights to The Black Kids by Christina Hammonds Reed, which is set during the 1992... Read more

Price leaves Hodder for W&N as Franklin and Andornino promoted

Maddy Price is moving from Hodder to join Weidenfeld & Nicolson as its new non-fiction editorial director, while there are promotions for Lettice Franklin and... Read more

New press Haunt Publishing launches Kickstarter for diverse anthology

New gothic indie press Haunt has launched a Kickstarter for its first project—an anthology of stories from Scotland by 30 diverse authors. Read more

Head of Zeus bags Patterson book on Northern Ireland and Brexit

Head of Zeus has bagged a "blisteringly urgent" book by Glenn Patterson about Northern Ireland in the shadow of Brexit and Lyra McKee’s murder.... Read more