News: books

Jacaranda to launch non-fiction series celebrating Black British culture

Jacaranda Books is to publish a non-fiction book series dedicated to celebrating and exploring Black British culture, created by writer and publisher Magdalene Abraha (pictured).... Read more

Damian Barr's Literary Salon expands with guest hosts

Damian Barr's Literary Salon is expanding with exclusive events and guest host authors and journalists including Sara Collins and Sathnam Sanghera. Read more

SPCK launches new non-fiction imprint, Form

Christian publisher SPCK is launching a new non-fiction imprint called Form. Read more

Hodder dons scrubs for C R Robertson's deep clean thriller

Hodder & Stoughton has won a three-way auction for a thriller about a woman who cleans the homes of undiscovered corpses by C R Robertson. ... Read more

London Library celebrates 180 years with literary festival

The London Library is holding a literary festival to mark its 180th anniversary this spring, featuring Salman Rushdie, Sarah Waters and Simon Schama. Read more

Hachette, Quarto and Bonnier Books UK consolidate London offices, T&F plans reduction

Hachette and Quarto have consolidated the office spaces they occupy in London, while Bonnier Books UK also plans to bring all its trade publishing staff under one... Read more

S&S Children's acquires four from Tola Okogwu

Simon & Schuster Children’s Books is to publish a middle-grade duology, featuring Onyeka and The Academy of the Sun, plus two standalone picture books, from Tola... Read more

Chelsea owner Abramovich sues HarperCollins and author over Putin's People

Chelsea FC's Russian owner Roman Abramovich has launched legal proceedings over “false or misleading” claims in Catherine Belton's book Putin's People (William Collins).... Read more

Headline launches new Gaiman editions with live events

New editions of five Neil Gaiman novels are being launched by Headline this month, backed by two virtual events with Fane Productions. Read more

S&S Children's launches historical fiction stories series with Emma Carroll and illustrators

Simon & Schuster Children’s Books is to publish a range of historical stories by author Emma Carroll, in collaboration with selected illustrators. ... Read more

Lollies to go ahead this year, Scholastic confirms

The Laugh Out Loud Book Awards (Lollies) is set to make a comeback this year, after being cancelled due to Covid in 2020. Read more

CMA launches merger investigation into PRH and S&S deal

The UK's Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) has launched a merger investigation into Penguin Random House owner Bertelsmann's acquisition of Simon & Schuster. Read more

Quarto sees 2020 revenue fall 7% but profits rose

The Quarto Group saw revenue fall 7% year on year in 2020 to $126.9m (£91.5m) although adjusted operating profit increased to $10.6m (£7.6m) in the same period.... Read more

Unbound to release unseen notes from Douglas Adams

Crowdfunding publisher Unbound is to launch 42: The Wildly Improbably Ideas of Douglas Adams, featuring unseen notes, scripts and ideas from the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy author. ... Read more