News: books

Linda Fairstein 'dropped' by agent ICM

Ex-District Attorney Linda Fairstein’s US agent ICM has reportedly cut ties with her following the fall-out from the Netflix show about the wrongful prosecution of... Read more

American debut novelist wins €100,000 Dublin Literary Award

American author Emily Ruskovich has won the 2019 International Dublin Literary Award for her debut novel Idaho (Chatto & Windus). Read more

Porter, Sandbrook and Hadley to guest curate 70th Cheltenham Literature Festival

Max Porter, Dominic Sandbrook, Tessa Hadley, Yomi Adegoke and Elizabeth Uviebinené are among the guest curators for the Times and the Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival’s 70th anniversary celebrations.... Read more

Pratchett's The Amazing Maurice adapted for animation

Terry Pratchett’s 28th Discworld novel, The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents (Doubleday), is being adapted into the first animated feature film of the author's... Read more

William Collins dominates Hughes Prize shortlist

The British Society for the History of Science has unveiled the shortlist for the Hughes Prize, with William Collins netting three nominations. Read more

Libel ruling to protect non-fiction publishers from claims, says English PEN

A court judgment in a long-running libel case is a victory for free speech and offers vital protection to non-fiction publishers concerned about defamation claims,... Read more

Fulbrook wins £40,000 Wolfson History Prize

This year’s £40,000 Wolfson History Prize has been won by Mary Fulbrook for her “masterly” book Reckonings: Legacies of Nazi Persecution and the Quest for Justice (Oxford... Read more

Alexander wins Macmillan Prize for Illustration

Arts University Bournemouth graduate Jake Alexander has won this year's Macmillan Prize for Illustration for his picture book examining systemic racism. Read more

Koomson and Shadbolt join Royal Society Book Prize judging panel

Authors Dorothy Koomson and Professor Sir Nigel Shadbolt will judge the £25,000 Royal Society Book Prize alongside Dr Shukry James Habib, Stephen McGann and Gwyneth... Read more

Frostrup to judge £20,000 Amazon’s Kindle Storyteller Award

Mariella Frostrup will join the judging panel for Amazon’s £20,000 Kindle Storytelling Award, as the prize returns for its third year. Read more

Gale, McMillan and Moss make Polari Prize longlists

The longlists for the Polari Prize and the Polari First Book Prize have been revealed, with stories about trans lives and gender identities featuring heavily... Read more

Stewart Lee's Brexit book goes to Faber

Faber will publish comedian Stewart Lee’s next book, March of the Lemmings, based on his newspaper columns providing “the scathing, riotous record the Brexit era deserves”.... Read more

Weldon pays tribute to Sophie Christopher at Penguin Presents

Penguin Random House UK chief executive Tom Weldon paid tribute to Transworld publicity manager Sophie Christopher, days after news of the 28-year-old’s death left the... Read more

Clanchy and Hislop to judge Young Writer of the Year Award

Poet and teacher Kate Clanchy and the best-selling author Victoria Hislop will join Andrew Holgate to judge the Sunday Times/University of Warwick Young Writer of the... Read more