News: digital

Atlantic launches podcast with Tawseef Khan

Atlantic Books is launching a podcast with author Tawseef Khan, exploring what it means to be Muslim in the 21st century. Read more

Bridgerton star Andoh to read An Ordinary Wonder

Adjoa Andoh, who plays Lady Danbury in the hit Netflix series "Bridgerton", is reading the audiobook for An Ordinary Wonder by Buki Papillon, out with Dialogue Books in... Read more

Orion partners with Open Door to find narrator for Capes debut

Orion Fiction has partnered with Open Door to find the voice of the unabridged audio edition for Kirsty Capes’ debut novel, Careless. ... Read more

National Book Tokens accepted on Bookshop.org

National Book Tokens is launching on Bookshop.org, and its tokens will be accepted as payment or part-payment for books. Read more

BBC unveils raft of 2021 books programmes with Blake and Ishiguro in line-up

The BBC has unveiled a raft of books-related programmes for the coming year, including the return of its Big Book Weekend online festival, plus new... Read more

Smith departs HoZ for Bonnier Books UK's Embla

Bonnier Books UK has appointed Hannah Smith as editorial director of its new digital-first imprint Embla Books. Read more

Books from Odedina, Hill and Walker on Branford Boase longlist

This year's Branford Boase Award, the lengthiest longlist in the award's history, sees last year's winning editor Sarah Odedina in the running again, with her... Read more

New presenters for children's book radio show and podcast Down the Rabbit Hole

Children’s book podcast and radio show "Down the Rabbit Hole" is starting 2021 with a new presenting and production team, including author Sam Sedgman, Scholastic's Hannah Love,... Read more

Goodings to present BBC Radio 4 show on Max Perkins

Chair of Virago Lennie Goodings is presenting a radio programme about legendary editor Max Perkins and editor relationships today for BBC Radio 4, with guests including Sarah Churchwell, Emma Paterson, Colm Toibin and Linda... Read more

Audible’s Carsey to lead Storyglass

Audible's Steve Carsey is taking the helm of Storyglass, the podcast company launched by Penguin Random House UK and DK with Bertelsmann stablemates Fremantle and BMG in June last year.... Read more

World Book Day forges ahead in lockdown

World Book Day celebrations will continue to go ahead on Thursday 4th March despite lockdown restrictions, with a range of new measures in place, the charity... Read more

Harry Potter live-action series 'mooted at HBO'

A Harry Potter live-action TV series is in under discussion at HBO Max, sources have told the Hollywood Reporter. Read more

Naver acquires Wattpad for over $600m

Korean internet giant Naver is to buy Wattpad for stock and cash, valuing the company at over $600m. Read more

Barbara Taylor Bradford novels slated for TV

Eight of Barbara Taylor Bradford's novels are to be made into TV dramas after the author secured a major deal with independent film company The Forge. ... Read more

Audible makes improvement to transparency of audiobook returns

Audible subsiduary ACX is offering greater transparency on audiobook returns, following pressure from the Society of Authors and the Authors Guild. ... Read more