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Stephen Hawking official biography goes to John Murray

John Murray will publish the official biography of Stephen Hawking by Graham Farmelo, following a deal with the late theoretical physicist's estate. Read more

Headline and Hachette Books Ireland land two Rachael English novels

Headline and Hachette Books Ireland (HBI) have announced the joint acquisition of two books by Irish author Rachael English. Read more

Stephen Hawking's last book to be published in October

John Murray is publishing Stephen Hawking's Brief Answers to the Big Questions - the last book he was working on before he died.... Read more

Gollancz finds Sanctuary in cross-genre thriller

Gollancz has acquired world rights to “biting” cross-genre thriller Sanctuary by V V James. Read more

JMP to publish Holloway inmates' story

John Murray Press has acquired a new book by Caitlin Davies about the "remarkable" women imprisoned in Holloway Prison, from 1852 to its closure in 2016.... Read more

Piccadilly goes AWOL

Piccadilly Press has acquired world rights to spy series AWOL (Agents Without Licence) by Andrew Lane. Read more

Dawn French joins Super Thursday line-up with non-fiction diary

Dawn French is publishing her first non-fiction book since her 2008 autobiography Dear Fatty on Super Thursday this October. Read more

Actor Nick Mohammed pens children's novel

Penguin Random House Children’s has acquired world rights to a children’s fiction title by actor and magician Nick Mohammed. Read more

Motörhead frontman biography to Orion

Orion non-fiction is set to publish the biography of the late Ian Fraser ‘Lemmy’ Kilmister, the founder and front man of the rock band Motörhead.... Read more

The Economist's Wainwright pens Narconomics for Ebury

Ebury Press has bought The Economist’s Britain editor, Tom Wainwright's debut, described as "Freakonomics meets McMafia". ... Read more

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