News: books

BookMachine meets Jessica Kingsley Publishers in new event series

BookMachine has launched a series of events exploring the strategies of top publishing houses, starting with Jessica Kingsley Publishers (JKP). Read more

Sangster returns to Biteback after leaving Head of Zeus

Ex-Head of Zeus (Hoz) communications director Suzanne Sangster is returning to her former role as publicity director for Biteback Publishing. Read more

Hachette announces next phase of Fortnite titles

Hachette has announced the next phase of its publishing series for video game sensation "Fortnite". Read more

Jaipur Literature Festival travels to Belfast

The ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) is coming to Belfast this June, in the event’s latest edition to hit cities outside of India.... Read more

Borough scoops AlAmmar's second novel

Borough has bought the second novel by Kuwaiti author Layla AlAmmar, pitched as "Rear Window" meets Exit West. Read more

Debuts dominate International Dylan Thomas Prize shortlist

Debuts dominate the shortlist in this year’s £30,000 Swansea University International Dylan Thomas Prize for young writers. Read more

Lee Child and publishing industry join April Fools' pranks

The publishing industry embraced 1st April this morning, with a series of spoof announcements including a poetry tax and a new Jack Reacher "mashup" series.... Read more

Enthuse buys 51% stake in AA Media Ltd

Enthuse Group, a specialist international publishing firm, has announced the acquisition of a 51% stake in AA Media Ltd. Read more

S&S UK Children's celebrates Hendra and Linnet's 10-year publication success

Simon & Schuster UK Children’s is celebrating 10 years of Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet’s professional partnership with an anniversary edition of Barry the Fish with... Read more

S&S UK snaps up Billy Billingham memoir

Simon & Schuster UK has won a “heated" six-publisher auction to publish SAS expert Billy Billingham’s memoir The Hard Way: Adapt, Survive and Win for "a significant" six-figure sum.... Read more

Biteback snaps up Seldon's 'insider' view of May's time in power

Biteback is to publish the "definitive insider account" of Theresa May’s time in power by historian Anthony Seldon. Read more

Rough Guides to offer free e-book with printed copies

Rough Guides is offering readers a free e-book version when they buy printed travel guides, as the company tries to grow its digital business.... Read more

Five questions for...Candice Carty-Williams

Candice Carty-Williams, senior marketing executive at Vintage Books, talks to us about publishing her debut novel, Queenie. Read more

Contributors to anthology of black British writing reflect on their influences

A new collection of writing by black British men features a number of distinctive voices, from all walks of life, overlooked by the book trade—until... Read more

Kinsella returns to Shopaholic series with Christmas title

It has been announced that Sophie Kinsella will return to her bestselling Shopaholic series with her first festive title, Christmas Shopaholic, to be published in October 2019.... Read more