News: books

Five questions for... Jemma Neville

Jemma Neville talks about her non-fiction debut, which explores real-life stories from one street in Edinburgh and reveals ideas, hopes and fears about today’s constitutional crisis. ... Read more

'Wide-ranging and diverse' Booker Prize shortlist welcomed by trade, despite surprise omissions

The Booker Prize’s "wide-ranging and diverse" shortlist has been met with a broadly positive response from the trade, though there is surprise from some that authors... Read more

FutureBook launches audio writing competition

FutureBook has launched an audio originals writing competition, which will see the winning work published as an audiobook and the successful author hosted at the... Read more

Booker Prize shortlist revealed

The Booker Prize shortlist has been revealed with Margaret Atwood and Salman Rushdie in the running for the £50,000 prize. Read more

Usborne recalls batch of That's not my monkey...

Usborne is recalling a batch of its That’s not my monkey… books over fears of mould due to a problem with warehouse cartons.... Read more

Tributes to Doctor Who novelist Terrance Dicks after death, aged 84

Terrance Dicks, children’s author and writer of numerous Doctor Who novels and episodes, has died at the age of 84. Read more

Ben Stokes book goes to Headline

Headline has snapped up rights to a new book by England cricketer Ben Stokes. Read more

New Ann Cleeves novel snapped up for TV series

Ann Cleeves' latest book The Long Call (Pan Macmillan) has been snapped up for a television series by Silverprint Pictures.... Read more

Judging panel revealed for Jane Grigson Trust Award

Chef Angela Hartnett has joined the judging panel for 2020's Jane Grigson Trust Award for New Food and Drink Writers as the prize marks its... Read more

Dharker to reveal new work on BBC Radio 3

Acclaimed poet Imtiaz Dharker will reveal her latest work on BBC Radio 3 today as she launches the show's Christmas carol competition. Read more

Averiss and Beardshaw win Book of the Year at Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Awards

Corrinne Averiss and Rosalind Beardshaw have triumphed at this year’s Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Awards to win the Book of the Year Award for My Pet Star (Hachette... Read more

Tucker wins inaugural Lost the Plot Work in Progress Prize

Louise Tucker has won the inaugural Lost the Plot Work in Progress Prize for her "tender, moving, beautifully drawn" novel The Last Field.... Read more

Westover and Powers make Dayton Literary Peace Prize shortlist

The Dayton Literary Peace Prize shortlist has been unveiled featuring Tara Westover’s debut Educated (Windmill) and the Man Booker-shortlisted The Overstory (William Heinemann) by Richard Powers.... Read more

Sturgeon calls on publishing to become more diverse

Nicola Sturgeon has said making publishing more diverse is "essential" - both to better reflect society and to remain economically successful. Read more