News: books

Tattooist of Auschwitz hits million copy milestone

Print sales of The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris have surpassed the one million mark in the UK, nearly two years after publication. ... Read more

Wizarding World Digital launches subscription service

Wizarding World Digital has launched a subscription service Wizarding World Gold, handing out personalised journals for dedicated Hogwarts fans, created in collaboration with Wonderbly.... Read more

Brontë Parsonage Museum launches fundraiser to buy rare Charlotte Brontë book

The Brontë Parsonage Museum has launched a fundraising campaign to buy a rare manuscript by Charlotte Brontë. Read more

Faber Factory founder Blacklock leaves after nine years

Simon Blacklock, co-founder and director of Faber’s Factory e-book business, has decided to leave the company after nine years. Read more

Calls for trade to tackle 'shocking' lack of black British male children's writers

More needs to be done to address the “shocking” lack of black British men writing and illustrating books for children, leading trade figures have said.... Read more

Amazon bestseller LJ Ross sets up own imprint

Amazon bestseller LJ Ross is setting up her own imprint, Dark Skies Publishing, offering print editions of her books to stores. Read more

Capital Crime festival to return to London for second year

Capital Crime will return to London for a second year following the success of the 2019 festival. Read more

Peirene Stevns Translation Prize postponed after publisher objects

A prize for new translators run by indie Peirene Press has been delayed after a European publisher objected to a "beginner" working on its book.... Read more

Chadwick and McMillan win 2019 Polari Prizes

Angela Chadwick and Andrew McMillan have won the 2019 Polari Prizes, celebrating work that explores the LGBT experience. Read more

Rosen calls for libraries in schools to be made compulsory

Children's novelist Michael Rosen has written an open letter calling for libraries to be made compulsory in schools, backed by ringfenced government money to support libraries and... Read more

Inaugural Paisley Book Festival to launch next year

Paisley will host its first ever book festival in February 2020, honouring the "brilliant political thinkers and creatives that have long been associated with the... Read more

Hera Books, Beaumont and O’Donoghue shortlisted for RNA awards

Hera Books founders Keshini Naidoo and Lindsay Mooney, agent Diana Beaumont and Promising Young Women author Caroline O’Donoghue are some of the professionals who have made the shortlists for the Romantic... Read more

Idris Elba-backed literary podcast generation veX to explore race

A new podcast exploring race and identity in literature with guests including Bernardine Evaristo, Sara Collins and Derek Owusu has been launched, sponsored by Idris... Read more

Bridge launches mental health podcast ahead of new book

Presenter and author Frankie Bridge has launched a brand-new podcast interviewing guests about their mental health, ahead of publication of her first book Open (Octopus).... Read more

Wood defends Booker judging process after Galley Beggar criticism

The Booker Prize Foundation's literary director has defended the judging process following criticism from shortlisted author Lucy Ellmann’s publisher Galley Beggar. ... Read more