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S&S Children's to publish second in Sáenz's LGBTQ series

Simon & Schuster Children’s Books is to publish YA LGBTQ+ romance Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World by Benjamin Alire Sáenz.... Read more

Daisy May Cooper pens 'wonderful' memoir for PMJ

Comedy writer and actor Daisy May Cooper has written a "wonderful and ultimately uplifting" memoir, Don't Laugh, It Will Only Encourage Her, to be released... Read more

Headline to publish debut novel from comedian Miles Jupp

Headline Publishing will publish History, the debut novel from actor and comedian Miles Jupp, which follows the year in the life of a teacher whose life... Read more

Scholastic UK to publish Aoife Dooley's 'love letter to being different'

Scholastic UK has acquired Frankie's World by Aoife Dooley, a graphic novel based on the author's real-life experiences of autism.... Read more

William Collins pre-empts Alan Duncan's 'explosive' diaries

William Collins has pre-empted the “explosive” diaries of former UK Foreign Minister Sir Alan Duncan, kept while he served in government from 2016 until the... Read more

Flying Eye Books to publish third from Grill

Flying Eye Books will publish Bandoola: The Great Elephant Rescue, the publisher's third collaboration with author and illustrator William Grill. ... Read more

HCG acquires three-book series from Chan

Hachette Children's has acquired world rights to a new series from British Chinese author M Chan. The Tiger Warrior series is billed as a "thrilling" action-adventure... Read more

Picador triumphs in 11-way battle for Rabess debut

Picador has triumphed in an 11-publisher auction for Everything's Fine by debut US author Cecilia Rabess, amid a scramble for rights around the world.... Read more

Welbeck Children's acquires 'blueprint for future' from Planetari founder Forde

Welbeck Children’s has acquired Bright New World, a non-fiction title from Cindy Forde, founder of the environmental education group Planetari, the organisation dedicated to worldwide environmental... Read more

Coronet pre-empts Rene Germain's debut for Black people in workplace

Coronet has pre-empted rights to influencer and writer’s Rene Germain’s debut billed as “the first guide to specifically address the unique challenges many Black people... Read more

Hodder Studios pre-empts Bonner's 'brilliantly addictive' debut thriller

Hodder Studios has pre-empted two books from Sarah Bonner, including her debut novel Her Perfect Twin, described as an "original, compelling and propulsive" thriller. ... Read more

Endeavour signs Deeney's Love & Care

Octopus imprint Endeavour has signed Love & Care by journalist Shaun Deeney, “a thought-provoking and often funny” account of a man becoming a carer for his mother... Read more