Bloomsbury's Green Tree is to publish Liz Fraser's memoir Coming Clean: A True Story of Love, Addiction and Recovery next year.
Head of Zeus acquires Elodie Harper’s Pompeii-inspired trilogy
Head of Zeus will publish the first title in a Pompeii-set trilogy by Elodie Harper, The Wolf Den, in May 2021.
Booker-longlisted author Tsitsi Dangarembga arrested in Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwean novelist Tsitsi Dangarembga has been arrested in Harare. It comes as police and armed soldiers enforce an aggressive strategy ahead of scheduled anti-corruption demonstrations, the Guardian has reported.
The 2020 Booker Prize longlist announced
Jul 28 2020 The longlist, or 'The Booker Dozen', for The 2020 Booker Prize is announced today, Tuesday 28 July 2020. The list was chosen from 162 novels published in the UK or Ireland between 1 October 2019 and 30 September 2020. The Booker Prize for Fiction is open to writers of any nationality, writing in English and published in the UK or Ireland. The 13 novels are: Diane Cook (USA) The New Wilderness (Oneworld Publications) Tsitsi Dangarembga (Zimbabwe) This Mournable Body (Faber & Faber) Avni Doshi (USA) Burnt Sugar (Hamish Hamilton, Penguin Random House) Gabriel Krauze (UK) Who They Was (4th Estate, HarperCollins)...
Collins, Nzelu and Lance Black shortlisted for 2020 Polari Prizes
Books by Sara Collins, Okechukwu Nzelu and Dustin Lance Black and Kirsty Logan have been shortlisted for this year's Polari Prizes, celebrating LGBTQ+ literature.
O, The Oprah Magazine ends regular print editions in favor of greater digital presence
Jul 31 2020 In a July 29 statement Hearst announced that the last regular edition of "O, The Oprah Magazine" would be December. Instead it will focus on OprahMag.com which launched in 2018. According to Kristen O’Hara, chief business officer of Hearst Magazines, "there will be a print expression of 'O, The Oprah Magazine' in alignment with an even more robust digital presence, with details to be announced at a later date." “O, The Oprah Magazine launched as a personal growth guide to help women live their best lives,” said Editor-in-Chief Lucy Kaylin. “As we embark on this next chapter,...
Mantel, Evaristo, Mitchell set for ElBF’s August online programme
The Edinburgh International Book Festival is planning 140 online events over 17 days this August, spotlighting 200 authors and illustrators from over 30 countries including Hilary Mantel and Bernardine Evaristo.
Lockdown diaries: the book club founder
It happened so suddenly. One moment I was at work, bleaching everything in sight, using extra splashes of Dettol - that infamous Caribbean Aunty staple with a distinct smell that will instantly take a first generation immigrant child back to memories of early Saturday morning cleaning sessions - whenever I suspected a colleague may have compromised my office. Drinking cups of cerasee tea, a Jamaican cure-all, to ward off 'The Virus' - which at that point I wasn't taking very seriously at all.
W&N to publish a guide to understanding news statistics
W&N has acquired "a toolkit for understanding numbers in the media" by cousins Tom and David Chivers.
Amazon sees sales and income soar during lockdown
Amazon has reported a 40% rise in net sales for the second quarter compared to the same time last year, while operating income soared by 87%.
