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Books in the Media: newspapers reveal their best books of the year

In the lead up to Christmas, many publications, including the Guardian, Times, Telegraph, Daily Mail, Evening Standard, Financial Times, New York Times and iNews, have released their best... Read more

Books in the Media: all the papers launched their best book of the year articles this week

This week as all the papers launched their best book of the year articlesand Musics Lost and Found, by Michael Church (Boydell), was the most reviewed... Read more

Levy's Real Estate named Hay book of the year

Real Estate (Hamish Hamilton) by Deborah Levy has been named Hay Festival Book of the Year 2021, after hundreds of readers nominated the "compulsively readable narrative"... Read more

SP Books and British Library to release first edition of The Jungle Book

Independent publisher SP Books has collaborated with the British Library to release the first publication of Rudyard Kipling’s original manuscript of The Jungle Book.... Read more

Books in the Media: The Every by Dave Eggers hits the spot

The Every by Dave Eggers (Hamish Hamilton) took the media by storm this week picking up mentions in The Guardian, Telegraph, Sunday Times, Times, iNews... Read more

Books in the Media: My Body by Emily Ratajkowski dominated the media this week

My Body by Emily Ratajkowski (Quercus) dominated the media this week as her essay collection featured in the Guardian, Telegraph, Times, Evening Standard, Financial Times, New York... Read more

Ken Follett rules out non-fiction and memoir

Bestselling author Ken Follett said "it doesn't appeal" to him to write non-fiction and insists his life lacks the necessary drama for memoir.... Read more

Booksellers hail Damon Galgut for Booker Prize win with 'spectacular' The Promise

Damon Galgut has won the Booker Prize with The Promise (Chatto & Windus), described by judges as “a spectacular demonstration of how the novel can make us see and... Read more

Books in the Media: Grohl and Strout rock to the top of reviews

Dave Grohl's memoir The Storyteller (S&S) was one of the critics most reviewed this week, picking up mentions in The Bookseller, the Observer, Guardian, Times, Sunday... Read more

Books in the Media: le Carré's last dominates reviews to close career in style

John le Carré's final novel Silverview (Viking) dominated the review pages this week, picking up mentions from the Sunday Times, Times, Guardian, Financial Times, Sunday Telegraph, the i and the Scotsman. ... Read more

Booker Prize shortlist events at Coventry University and Southbank Centre

The Booker Prize will showcase its shortlisted authors with hybrid appearances at Coventry University and the Southbank Centre before the winner is announced at BBC... Read more

Debuts by Brown and Watson make Goldsmiths Prize shortlist

Debut authors Natasha Brown and Rebecca Watson are among the writers shortlisted for this year's £10,000 Goldsmiths Prize, recognising the best in experimental fiction.... Read more

Independent publishers select their highlights of the autumn season

As the Frankfurt Book Fair draws nearer and a frenzy of pre-Christmas activity kindles the publishing and bookselling world, The Bookseller invited a selection of... Read more

Rashford, Sethi and McAnulty on Books Are My Bag Readers Awards shortlists

Marcus Rashford, Anita Sethi and Dara McAnulty are among the authors shortlisted by booksellers for this year's Books Are My Bag Readers Awards.... Read more

Books in the Media: Hall's first for six years hailed as one of 2021's best

Sarah Hall's first novel in six years, Burntcoat (Faber), picked up mentions in The Bookseller, the Times, Guardian, Scotsman, Telegraph and Financial Times this week. ... Read more