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Hodder to publish debut The Pharmacist

Hodder & Stoughton has snapped up Rachelle Atalla’s debut novel The Pharmacist, as well as a second novel by the author.... Read more

Novelist Janet Woods dies, aged 81

Australian novelist Janet Woods has died at the age of 81, the Kate Nash Literary Agency has confirmed. Read more

Del Rey to publish debut inspired by Hungarian history

Cornerstone UK’s Del Rey imprint will publish Ava Reid's debut novel, The Wolf and the Woodsman, in June 2021. ... Read more

Ebury signs 'inspirational' memoir from SAS trooper Jamie Hull

Ebury Press has signed an “inspirational” memoir from former SAS trooper and air-accident survivor Jamie Hull. Read more

Barrington Stoke partners with Raúf to shine spotlight on food poverty

Barrington Stoke has acquired The Great (Food) Bank Heist, a "heartfelt adventure" from Onjali Q Raúf that will offer a child’s perspective on the rapidly... Read more

Oak National Academy launches virtual library with NLT

Online classroom platform Oak National Academy is launching a new virtual library in partnership with the National Literacy Trust. Read more

Virago to publish first novel in two decades from Gayl Jones

Virago is publishing the first novel in two decades from Gayl Jones, Palmares, set in 17th-century colonial Brazil on Portuguese plantations and in the last fugitive slave settlement.... Read more

Award-winning novelist David Wheldon dies, aged 70

Tributes have been paid to award-winning novelist, poet and pathologist David Wheldon following his unexpected death at the age of 70. Read more

Saraband brings forward Morrison's 'ultimate plague-year read'

Saraband is bringing forward the publication of Ewan Morrison’s new novel, How To Survive Everything, in response to the latest UK lockdown.... Read more

Shafak and Baddiel join first fully online Jewish Book Week

Jewish Book Week will be fully online for the first time this year, featuring Elif Shafak and David Baddiel among others on the bill.... Read more

Waterstones to host online signing event with Ishiguro

Waterstones is to host an exclusive online signing with Kazuo Ishiguro, the first event for the author's forthcoming novel Klara and the Sun (Faber).... Read more

BBC Two book club series 'Between the Covers' to return

BBC Two's weekly book club series “Between the Covers”, hosted by Sara Cox, is returning for a second series this spring. Read more

HQ lands kindness book featuring Haig, Sarpong and Duchess of York

HQ has landed a “beautiful” book on kindness by Hello! editor in chief Rosie Nixon featuring contributions from Fearne Cotton, Matt Haig, June Sarpong and the Duchess... Read more

Headline celebrates five Neil Gaiman novels with creative relaunch

Headline is launching new editions of its five Neil Gaiman novels, Neverwhere, Stardust, American Gods, Anansi Boys and The Ocean at the End of the Lane, this spring.... Read more

Class suit filed against Amazon for e-book price fixing in US

Amazon is being sued for anti-competitive behaviour in the United States by the same law firm that successfully sued Apple and five major publishers for colluding to fix e-book prices... Read more