Puffin has acquired The Secret of Haven Point and one other book from Lisette Auton, a 2018 graduate of Penguin's WriteNow programme.
Arrow buys second from Cousens
Cornerstone imprint Arrow has acquired Sophie Cousens' second novel Just Haven’t Met You Yet, a "high-concept love story" about a hopeless romantic.
Parmar and Shihab Nye to judge Ledbury Poetry Prize
Naomi Shihab Nye and Sandeep Parmar are to judge this year's £5,000 Ledbury Poetry Prize for Second Collections.
Grown Ups has the Keyes to the top spot
Marian Keyes' Grown Ups (Penguin) has risen into the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, ending the six-week reign of Kay Featherstone and Kate Allinson's Pinch of Nom Quick & Easy (Bluebird) at the top.
Claire McGowan turns to true crime with Audible
Claire McGowan's first non-fiction title The Vanishing Triangle will be released exclusively on Audible in April 2021.
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for February 16, 2021
NOVL.Today's edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by NOVL. Today's Featured Deals In case you missed yesterday's most popular deals Previous Daily Deals Infinity Son by Adam Silvera for $2.99 A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer for $1.99 The Beautiful by Renée Ahdieh for $2.99 A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank Green for $1.99 The Escape Room by Megan Godin for $1.99 The Stars and the Blackness Between Them for Junauda Petrus for $2.99 Rent a Boyfriend by Gloria Chao for $1.99 All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson for $2.99 The Lager Queen of Minnesota...
What Authors Need to Understand about Different Book Publishing Options
Reading Time: 6 minutesAs authors, we’re really fortunate when it comes to getting our books out there because we have more book publishing options than ever. That’s the good news. The bad news is, not all of those options are good.A few years ago, I wrote a post on how the wrong book publishing options (or publisher) can kill your success, but it’s worth revisiting again. Because now, more than ever, there are so many ways for authors to get their books in print. The issue is that once you’ve finished your book, you really just want to turn over...
What do we want from the new normal?
It’s almost a year since the great exodus from workplaces happened almost overnight. By and large, we have adapted and made it work, as an emergency measure, because we had to. But is it something we want to see continue as we move beyond the pandemic restrictions?
Alison Jones on 1,000-day run for NLT
Alison Jones, founder of Practical Inspiration Publishing, is coming to the end of a 1,000-day running challenge to raise funds for the National Literacy Trust.
Printing Charity rebrands awards and opens for entries
The Printing Charity has rebranded its annual Print Futures Awards as the Rising Star Awards, and they are now open for online entries.
