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Serpent's Tail bags 'stunning' first graphic novel

Serpent's Tail has signed its "stunning" first graphic novel, Alison, by author and illustrator Lizzy Stewart. Read more

Lakshmin’s 'empowering' self-care guide goes to Cornerstone in three-publisher auction

Cornerstone has won a three-way auction for Empowered, psychiatrist Pooja Lakshmin’s "hands-on guide to true wellbeing" for women, to be published on a new non-fiction list.... Read more

Cassell scoops 'definitive' portrait of Joy Division by Cummins

Cassell will publish Joy Division: Juvenes, the “definitive portrait” of the band, by photographer Kevin Cummins. Read more

Rider triumphs in three-way auction for Munro's memoir

Ebury imprint Rider has won a three-way auction for The Ponies at the Edge of the World, a "stunning" memoir from Catherine Munro on her search... Read more

W&N to publish Wolfarth's breastfeeding exploration

Weidenfeld & Nicolson has bought a "fascinating" book about the culture and history of breastfeeding by historian Joanna Wolfarth. Read more

Mardle Books to publish Herbert's 'inspiring' memoir

Independent publisher Mardle Books has acquired Sally Herbert's The Missing Pieces of Mum, an "inspiring" memoir about a daughter’s search for her mother’s hidden past. ... Read more

Scribe snaps up McCrea's memoir

Scribe has acquired UK and Commonwealth rights to Gavin McCrea's memoir, ahead of the publication of his second novel, The Sisters Mao. ... Read more

Greenfinch to publish Beauman's 'warm, witty and insightful' literary almanac

Quercus imprint Greenfinch will publish The Literary Almanac by Francesca Beauman, a guide to seasonal reading which will introduce the reader to "an incredible range of well-loved classics, modern... Read more

Fraser's hard work pays off as 'revolutionary' fitness guide picked up by Century

Century will publish HWPO – Hard Work Pays Off, a "revolutionary training manual" from Mat Fraser, athlete and five-time CrossFit Games champion. ... Read more

Corsair signs Knapp's first poetry collection

Corsair Poetry has signed Peach Pig, the first collection from Young People’s Laureate for London Cecilia Knapp. Read more

Faber wins five-way auction for Dick's forgotten 'queer dystopian masterpiece'

Faber has triumphed in a five-way auction to republish They: A Sequence of Unease, a "forgotten masterpiece" by Kay Dick, after Curtis Brown agent Becky Brown discovered the... Read more

HarperCollins signs memoir by The Jonas Brothers

HarperCollins has signed a "funny, irreverent, and eye-opening" memoir by pop band The Jonas Brothers, which will publish on 11th November 2021.... Read more

Fig Tree pre-empts debut novel from poet Pollard

Fig Tree has pre-empted a debut novel about what it's like living through the coronavirus pandemic from poet and playwright Clare Pollard.... Read more