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Orbit takes North novel set after the world has burned

Orbit UK has acquired the "spellbinding" new novel from the multi-award winning Claire North, titled Notes from the Burning Age.... Read more

Hodder to publish Sheridan's historical botany novel

Hodder will publish Sara Sheridan’s Edinburgh-set historical novel The Fair Botanists in partnership with the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. ... Read more

DFB lands Sorosiak's 'warm-hearted' children's non-fiction debut

David Fickling Books has acquired Carlie Sorosiak's first work of non-fiction for children, Roar Like a Lion, illustrated by Katie Walker.... Read more

Bloomsbury Business buys Owen book on remote working

Bloomsbury Business has acquired Jo Owen’s timely new book, Smart Work: The Ultimate Handbook for Remote and Hybrid Teams. ... Read more

Octavia Butler's legacy celebrated at Barbican feminist literary festival

The legacy of science fiction author Octavia Butler is to be explored at the Barbican's New Suns feminist literary festival this month. Read more

Hodder & Stoughton buys 'life-affirming' debut from Esme King

Hodder & Stoughton has secured Esme King’s debut novel, Reasons To Go Outside, “an uplifting and life-affirming story about a woman who hasn’t left her home in 43 years”. ... Read more

Picador lands Mulvey's stories and debut novel

Picador has landed a story collection and debut novel from Niamh Mulvey, writer of publishing newsletter “In the Read” and a former Quercus commissioning editor.... Read more

Jericho Prize launched for Black children's writers

Children's book blogger Fabia Turner has launched a competition for Black children's book writers, to be sponsored by inclusive indie publisher Knights Of.... Read more

Parthian Books launches podcast

Welsh publisher Parthian Press is to launch a podcast, with the first series focusing on queer Welsh writing. Read more

PMJ to publish second title from pathologist Richard Shepherd

Penguin Michael Joseph has acquired The Seven Ages of Death: A Forensic Pathologist’s Journey Through Life, the new book from Dr Richard Shepherd, a forensic pathologist with... Read more

Bookstat: music to Moyes' ears as Jojo soars

Jojo Moyes’ Night Music (Hodder & Stoughton) has orchestrated a rise into the Bookstat e-book number one spot, for the week ending 27th February.... Read more

S&S hoovers up Dyson's memoir

Simon & Schuster is to publish James Dyson's memoir, Invention: A Life, in September 2021. Read more

Vintage editor Lily Lindon's 'wild ride' debut goes to Head of Zeus

The debut novel of Vintage editor Lily Lindon has gone to Head of Zeus in a four-way auction, as part of a two-book deal. ... Read more

Penguin Business signs 'incredible' story of investor Arif Naqvi

Penguin Business has signed The Key Man, the “incredible” story of globetrotting investor Arif Naqvi’s downfall, by Simon Clark and Will Louch.... Read more

Edna O’Brien to receive France’s highest cultural distinction

Irish author Edna O’Brien is to be named Commander in the French “Ordre des Arts et Lettres” by the French minister of culture, in recognition of... Read more