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John Murray acquires Bodleian director's history of knowledge

John Murray is to publish Burning the Books: A History of Knowledge Under Attack by Richard Ovenden, director of Oxford’s Bodleian Libraries.... Read more

Windmill wins auction for Olivia Gatwood debut

PRH imprint Windmill is to publish debut psychological thriller Whoever You Are, Honey by Olivia Gatwood. Read more

Monoray acquires 'inspiring' memoir of child who survived Auschwitz

Monoray will publish The Twins of Auschwitz: The Inspiring True Story of a Young Girl Surviving Mengele’s Hell by Eva Mozes Kor. ... Read more

Mitchell Beazley to publish second BrewDog book

Octopus imprint Mitchell Beazley will publish a second book by BrewDog titled BrewDog: Craft Beer for the Geeks. Read more

Juno Dawson's YA trilogy optioned for TV by The Lighthouse

Independent production company The Lighthouse has optioned Juno Dawson's YA trilogy. Read more

HarperFiction signs two-book Begbie deal

HarperFiction has snapped up a “darkly funny” story of friendship and secrets from Hannah Begbie in a two-book deal. Read more

Transworld gets Ranganathan's As Good As It Gets

Transworld has snapped up the second book by comedian Romesh Ranganathan. Read more

James leaves Orion for HQ in three-book deal

Erica James is leaving Orion after 25 years to join HQ in a three-book deal, reuniting the author with her former editor Kate Mills. Read more

Faber scoops social distancing picture book

Faber Children’s is publishing While We Can’t Hug, a picture book that "shows us how to be affectionate while social distancing".... Read more

Hodder wins auction for Annette Christie debut

Hodder & Stoughton has acquired The Rehearsals, described as a high-concept love story that follows a couple who find themselves forced to keep re-living the day of... Read more

Bloomsbury to publish choreographer Wayne McGregor

Bloomsbury is to publish a work of non-fiction by choreographer and director Wayne McGregor. Read more

Granta acquires Pester's first collection of poetry

Granta Books has acquired Holly Pester's debut poetry collection Comic Timing, as part of its new Granta Poetry series. Read more

Cape snares Universe in a Box with pre-empt deal

Jonathan Cape has pre-empted The Universe in a Box, a tour of the cosmos through the lens of computer simulations by Professor Andrew Pontzen.... Read more