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- Dialogue has signed Soon Come, an 'unforgettable novel about legacy, community, and what it means to belong' by journalist and debut author Kuba Shand-Baptiste www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- The Women's Prize Trust has revealed the Discoveries 2025 shortlist, from over 2,600 entrants www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- William Collins has signed The Boundless Deep: Young Tennyson, Science and the Crisis of Belief, a 'dazzling' biography by Richard Holmes www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Today's top story: The Orwell Prizes 2025 finalists have been announced - 'These books show us how we got here, but there are also human stories of courage, sometimes tragic, from the past and present' www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Spotify has released 51 audiobooks from Bloomsbury’s 33 1/3 series, 'a collection of short books about popular music' www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Audible has announced new AI translation and narration technology www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Today's top story: Oscar-winning film company Somesuch has started a publishing operation with a debut literary novel, Use the Words You Have by Kimberly Campanello www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Mirror Books has announced I’m Still Here, an Amanda Barrie autobiography - she says 'As I write my unexpurgated life story, I at last feel free to do so without fear or favour. I will hold nothing back' www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Juliet Matthews is joining the Quarto Group as publisher of Frances Lincoln Children’s Books and Ivy Kids Eco, moving from HarperCollins Children's Books www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- HarperFiction has won a ten-way auction for Bad Words, a debut novel by Ríoghnach Robinson that 'strikes that perfect balance between gorgeous, swoony romance and sharp, incisive commentary on the literary world' www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Today's top story: Nibbies triumph for Bloomsbury ahead of its 40th birthday celebrations next year www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- The Feminist Revival: Virginia Woolf, Gen Z and the new face of publishing in China www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- The Batsford Prize has revealed its 2025 shortlists www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Richard Atkinson is joining DK as Life publisher - the former Penguin Press publishing director will develop a new list within the Life division www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- William Collins has won a four-way auction for Slopopolis, a 'darkly funny journey into the world of AI' by debut author Laura Preston www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Today's top story: Creatives including authors Kazuo Ishiguro, Pat Barker, Jeannette Winterson, Michael Rosen and Eleanor Catton have teamed up to urge the Government to protect copyright in the age of AI www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Gustav Parker Hibbett has won the Pollard International Poetry Prize - their debut collection High Jump as Icarus Story 'is a collection of remarkable range and in their own words, unlikely magic' www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Pushkin Children's has announced a classics list - an initial group of six titles will include The Letter for the King by Tonke Dragt, The Parent Trap by Erich Kästner, and My Sweet Orange Tree by José Mauro de Vasconcelos www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- W&N has unveiled Death and the Gardener, a new novel from the International Booker winner Georgi Gospodinov www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Today's top story: The Indie Book Awards shortlists have been revealed, with authors including Jacqueline Wilson, Percival Everett and Hannah Gold www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Georgina 'George' Morley has announced her retirement from Picador, after 31 years at Pan Macmillan www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- On Monday, Waterstones will complete the process of bringing the Book Hub’s logistics services in-house, with Unipart departing after 17 years www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Authors and industry representatives were out in force yesterday to support Victoria Collins’ MP and Alex Sobel's MP amendments to the Data Bill www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Today's top story: Mandy Hill, md of Academic at Cambridge University Press & Assessment, has been appointed president of the Publishers Association - she succeeds Perminder Mann, ceo of Simon & Schuster www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- HMV owner Doug Putman has set up Putnam Publishing, and has hired Pete Selby to run it - the first title, an account of life with Parkinson's disease by Del Amitri’s frontman Justin Currie, is on the New Modern launch imprint www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Thomasina Miers is moving to Quadrille with her new book Mexican Table: 100 Recipes, 12 ingredients from the heart of Mexico www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Ruth Knowles has been appointed publisher at Walker Books - she joins from Puffin in July www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- The Bee, a new platform for working class writers, has launched. Supported by Michael Sheen, it includes a literary magazine edited by Richard Benson www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Today's top story: James Patterson and MrBeast have joined forces at HarperCollins - the pair's 'action-packed' thriller will be published worldwide in 15 languages in 2026 www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- The BookBrunch Interview: novelist Fiza Saeed McLynn www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- The Sports Book Awards winners have been announced, with Khalida Popal’s 'inspirational memoir' My Beautiful Sisters named overall Sports Book of the Year www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Fortnum & Mason has announced this year's Food and Drink Awards winners, including Pam Brunton, Sally Abé and Michael Zee www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Today's top story: The Novelry has launched a new writing competition worth £75,000, with a judging panel including Tayari Jones, Emma Roberts and Julia Quinn www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Simon & Schuster UK has announced New Chapter, a competition for fiction writers of colour - the winner receives a two-book publishing contract with S&S with a six-figure advance www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Charlotte Trumble has joined HarperVoyager as editorial director - there have also been promotions for Chloe Gough and Elizabeth Vaziri www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Today's top story: Boldwood has been named Independent Publisher of the Year at the 2025 Independent Publishing Awards www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Hodder has announced a 25th anniversary classic edition of On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- The final title in Philip Pullman's Book of Dust trilogy has been revealed - The Rose Field, is out this October from David Fickling/PRH www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Last night, the top names in British publishing turned out for Simon & Schuster ceo Ian Chapman's leaving party www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Today's top story: Macmillan Children's Books has announced that Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler have created a new Gruffalo story, for release in September 2026 www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- The Reading Agency and BBC Arts have teamed up to launch the Big Tasty Read as part of Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture, aiming to celebrate the power of food through books www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Today's top story: Solutions to the children's reading crisis were presented to Parliament yesterday - reading for pleasure should be prioritised alongside reading skill development, says joint PA/All-Party Parliamentary Group on Publishing report www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Q&A: author and Selfies Award winner Sheila Brill www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/free-ar... (Free to view)
- Coronet has signed Empire of the Elite, a definitive history of Condé Nast magazines by New York Times media correspondent, Michael M Grynbaum www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Bethany Carter has joined Hachette Children's Group as head of PR, after five years at Faber www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Today's top story: David Shelley has hailed a 'phenomenal' first quarter at Hachette, as Lagardère reports 'sustained revenue growth' www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Hodder has signed two sagas by Romantic Novelists Association chair Seána Tinley, starting with The Irish Midwife www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- The BookBrunch Interview: novelist Elif Shafak www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Mohamed Samir Nada has won the International Prize for Arabic Fiction - his novel The Prayer of Anxiety tells the story of a transformative period in Egypt's history www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Today's top story: After six years at Knights Of, Eishar Brar is joining Macmillan Children's Books as publisher, fiction and non-fiction www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
