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Caroline Flack biography to be published by Ad Lib

A biography of Caroline Flack by Emily Herbert will be released by John Blake’s new firm Ad Lib Publishing in April, with a share of... Read more

New YA novel from Anne Fine for David Fickling

David Fickling Books is publishing a new "laugh-out-loud" YA novel from former Children’s Laureate Anne Fine OBE, called Shades of Scarlet. ... Read more

Jacaranda signs Iggy London debut

Jacaranda will publish award-winning film director Iggy London’s first book, Mandem. Read more

Faber and Profile to publish new series by Francesca Simon

Faber and Profile will publish a new series by bestselling Horrid Henry author Francesca Simon. Read more

Bloomsbury to publish Skye McAlpine's second cookbook

Bloomsbury will publish A Table for Friends: The Art of Cooking for Two or Twenty, the second cookbook from Skye McAlpine. Read more

Sphere pre-empts second book from Twitter comedian James Felton

Sphere will publish Sunburn: The Unofficial History of Britain’s Biggest Selling Newspaper in 99 Headlines by Twitter comedian James Felton. ... Read more

Penguin Life snaps up Mensah’s hair guide

Penguin Life will publish Good Hair: The Essential Guide to Afro, Textured and Curly Hair by British-Ghanaian hairstylist Charlotte Mensah. Read more

Scribner signs Faber Academy graduate's debut novel

Simon & Schuster UK will publish The Miseducation of Evie Epworth by Faber Academy graduate Matson Taylor. Read more

Cape to publish Martin Amis autobiographical novel

Jonathan Cape will publish an autobiographical novel by Martin Amis later this year, with the book described as his "most intimate and epic work to date". ... Read more

Debut author McCulloch's rom-com goes to Transworld

Transworld has snapped up Holly McCulloch's debut novel, "an irresistible rom-com about a young woman who battles with feelings for her best friend after realising... Read more

Chicken House signs debut romantic psychological thriller

Chicken House will publish I, Henry, a romantic psychological thriller about artificial Intelligence by debut YA author Naomi Gibson. Read more

Canongate pre-empts The Immortal Sisterhood by Gemma Cairney

Canongate has snapped up broadcaster and writer Gemma Cairney's first adult non-fiction title. Read more

Bloomsbury signs 'definitive book on esports'

Bloomsbury has snapped up the "first and definitive book on esports" by by Paul ‘Redeye’ Chaloner. Read more

Sid Gentle Films wins auction for Taking Up Space TV rights

"Killing Eve" producer Sid Gentle Films has won the TV rights to Taking Up Space: The Black Girl's Manifesto for Change (#Merky Books) by Chelsea Kwakye and Ore Ogunbiyi... Read more