Abigail Bergstrom | The Bookseller

Headline Home snaps up YouTuber's cookbook

Headline Home has snapped-up a cookbook by chef and YouTuber Ian Haste at auction, featuring recipes based on weekly shopping lists. Read more

Bates writes 'feminist retelling of Lord of the Flies'

Laura Bates, founder of The Everyday Sexism Project, has written a "modern feminist retelling of Lord of the Flies", which will explore issues surrounding sexual assault... Read more

HQ signs 'exquisite' second volume by poet Cox

HarperCollins imprint HQ has signed an “exquisite” second volume of poetry and prose by Charly Cox, who wrote it all on her phone. Read more

Mrs Hinch signs with MJ after 11-way auction for Instagram star's cleaning tips

Michael Joseph is looking to clean up in 2019 with a book from Instagram star Mrs Hinch, secured in an 11-way auction. Read more

Demand for diarist vloggers wanes as special interest channels take the reins

Demand for teen titles by vloggers such as Zoe “Zoella” Sugg and Alfie Deyes is on the wane, but interest in books by cookery and... Read more

Investigation into Why Social Media is Ruining Your Life to Cassell

Octopus imprint Cassell has acquired a book warning against social media by influencer and journalist Katherine Ormerod. Read more

Hodder wins 'digital age' business book by podcaster Gannon

Hodder & Stoughton has won rights to publish a new business book "for the digital age" by podcaster Emma Gannon, called The Multi-Hyphen Method. ... Read more