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Boris Johnson's delayed Shakespeare biography slated for April 2020

Boris Johnson’s long-delayed biography of William Shakespeare has now been scheduled for release by Hodder & Stoughton in April 2020. Read more

HarperCollins reveals new true crime podcast

HarperCollins Publishers and the London-based broadcasting network Wireless are partnering on a true crime podcast based on Murder in the Graveyard, a new book by British... Read more

Cassell bags book from England bowling hero Jimmy Anderson

Octopus imprint Cassell has bagged a revealing new book from England’s "greatest ever bowler" Jimmy Anderson. Read more

Johnson and McIntyre shortlisted for Little Rebels Award

Authors and illustrators including Catherine Johnson, Sarah McIntyre and Nadine Kaadan have been shortlisted for this year’s Little Rebels Award, which is for children’s fiction... Read more

Hunchback of Notre-Dame sees Amazon France sales spike

Victor Hugo’s classic novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame has jumped to the top of Amazon France’s bestseller list following the cathedral’s devastating fire.... Read more

Pop Up launches talent programme for illustrators of colour

Pop Up Projects, a not-for-profit children’s literature agency, has received £300,000 to launch a talent development programme for illustrators of colour. Read more

Pabi leaves Bonnier for Acast

Bonnier Books UK senior marketing manager Clarissa Pabi is moving to Acast to become the podcast company’s UK content manager. Read more

New fable by Oliver Jeffers from HarperCollins

Oliver Jeffers’ next book, due for release by HarperCollins Children’s Books in September, will be a modern-day fable for readers of all ages.... Read more

Linda Stratmann elected as CWA chair

The Crime Writers’ Association has elected Victorian crime specialist Linda Stratmann as its new chair. Read more

Demi Moore's long-awaited 4th Estate memoir coming in September

HarperCollins imprint 4th Estate has revealed it will publish Demi Moore’s "deeply candid and insightful" memoir Inside Out in September—almost a decade after buying it.... Read more

Virago buys Okorie debut from Irish indie Skein Press

Virago Press has bought Melatu Uche Okorie’s "unique and distinctive" stories of migrant women, from Irish indie publisher Skein Press. Read more

Trapeze's Katie Brown to include Queenie's film-style credits in all titles

Trapeze has included film-style closing credits for its publishing team in hit new book Queenie and plans to roll out the idea across other titles.... Read more

Forna and Abouzeid up for RSL Ondaatje Prize 2019

The six-book shortlist for this year’s Royal Society of Literature (RSL) Ondaatje Prize has been revealed, with non-fiction dominating the nominations. Read more

Riverrun buys Habib's 'queer Muslim memoir'

Riverrun has bought a “queer Muslim memoir” by journalist and activist Samra Habib describing her childhood in Pakistan, arrival in Canada and realisation of her... Read more