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Sandstone Press acquires new novel from Fiona Erskine

Scottish indie Sandstone Press will publish novel Phosphate Rocks: A Death in Ten Objects by Fiona Erskine. Read more

Lake Union buys two novels from Katherine Slee

Lake Union, an imprint of Amazon Publishing, has struck a two-book deal with Katherine Slee. Read more

Matthew McConaughey pens 'playbook' on life lessons for Headline

Headline has scooped the first book by Oscar-winning actor Matthew McConaughey, billed as guide to success and satisfaction “through life’s lessons learned the hard way”.... Read more

Walker Books lands Ladybird publisher Stowell's Norse Gods series

Walker Books has landed a “brilliantly funny” diary-style Norse Gods series, written and illustrated by Ladybird publisher Louie Stowell. Read more

Black & White acquires book about Celtic women trailblazers from Mairi Kidd

Black & White Publishing has acquired Feisty and Fiery and Fierce, a collection of stories about Celtic women making their mark, by Mairi Kidd.... Read more

MJ reveals October novel from Dawn French

Michael Joseph is publishing the first novel from Dawn French in five years, called Because of You, this October.... Read more

Newly launched Renard acquires Iain Hood debut

Renard Press has made its first acquisition, landing Iain Hood's debut novel This Good Book. Read more

Film pre-empt for new Ishiguro novel

Film company 3000 Pictures has closed a pre-emptive deal for Kazuo Ishiguro's upcoming novel, Klara and the Sun, due to be published by Faber in... Read more

Hamish Hamilton signs 'extraordinary' Dunthorne family history

Hamish Hamilton has signed an “extraordinary” family history by poet and novelist Joe Dunthorne. Read more

Faber acquires Boakye's musical history of black Britain

Faber is to publish a non-fiction children's book by Jeffrey Boakye, Musical Truth: A Musical History of Modern Black Britain in 23 Songs. ... Read more