News: books

Harry and Meghan biography hits Amazon number one on pre-orders

Finding Freedom (HQ), the new book about Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, has hit number one on Amazon based on pre-orders alone following a weekend of... Read more

DK continues charity walk tradition with support for The Black Curriculum

More than 150 staff at DK took part in the publisher’s annual charity walk this year, raising money for The Black Curriculum, a social enterprise founded to address the... Read more

Competition ramps up on autumn's first big release date

The competition has drastically increased for the autumn bookselling season's first big release date, with over 150 extra titles piling into the 3rd September slot.... Read more

Oswald, Clarke and Petit make Laurel Prize longlist

Alice Oswald, Gillian Clarke, Karen McCarthy Woolf and Pascale Petit are among the poets longlisted for the inaugural Laurel Prize. Read more

Budleigh Lit Fest to mix physical and virtual, with Mantel

Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival will be hosting several physical events alongside a digital offering in September, with appearances from Hilary Mantel and James Naughtie.... Read more

Milly Johnson renews with S&S in two-book deal

Simon & Schuster is to publish two novels by Milly Johnson, as the author renews ties with her long-term publisher. Read more

Canongate to release new Zamyatin translation

Canongate is to publish a new translation of Russian writer Yevgeny Zamyatin's dystopian novel We, first published in 1924, with an introduction by Margaret Atwood. ... Read more

McKinty's The Chain named Theakston Crime Novel of the Year

Adrian McKinty has won the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Prize for The Chain (Orion), part of a “life changing” turnaround after he gave... Read more

Elton John's ex-wife sues for £3m over autobiography Me

Sir Elton John's ex-wife is claiming £3m in damages, saying he broke the terms of their divorce deal by writing about their marriage in bestselling... Read more

Nosy Crow releases print edition of children's coronavirus book

Nosy Crow is to release a new print edition of Coronavirus: A Book for Children About Covid-19, following high demand for the digital version. ... Read more

Vertebrate launches 'revolutionary' guide book series

Sheffield-based indie Vertebrate is launching a “revolutionary” series of guides to some of the most iconic long-distance trails in Europe. Read more

Larkum to illustrate Captain Tom’s picture book One Hundred Steps

Puffin has revealed it has chosen Adam Larkum to be the illustrator of Captain Tom’s forthcoming picture book for young readers.... Read more

Wimbledon BookFest to hold physical event in September

Wimbledon BookFest is running a live, physical event in September, featuring a keynote speech from Matthew Syed. Read more

Festival for Working Class Writers to launch in 2021

The Festival for Working Class Writers is being launched in Bristol next year, hoping to shine a spotlight on authors who organiser Natasha Carthew says are... Read more

Women's Prize launches crowdfunder for inspiration journal

The Women’s Prize for Fiction is launching a crowdfunding campaign with publisher Unbound, in honour of its 25th anniversary, to create The Women’s Prize for Fiction Journal: Celebrating 25... Read more