Tributes have been paid to “tireless” book promoter and editor Jennifer Creswick, who has died aged 72.
Borough Press lands ‘compulsive’ debut from Nworah
The Borough Press has landed a "compulsive" and "creepy" literary debut from writer Adorah Nworah.
Reese’s Book Club’s Latest Pick
Reese’s Book Club announced its late summer 2021 YA pick: The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee. Described as “the perfect end-of-summer escape” in the club’s Instagram announcement, The Downstairs Girl is YA historical fiction set in the post-Civil War (“New”) South. The story follows 17-year-old Jo Kuan who works as a lady’s maid in Atlanta by day and as the author of newspaper advice column, “Dear Miss Sweetie,” by night. Jo is faced with backlash and attempts to uncover her identity when she challenges ideas about race and gender in her popular column as a mysterious letter sends her on...
Picador signs Stuart’s ‘gripping’ second novel
Picador is to publish the second novel from Booker Prize-winning Douglas Stuart: Young Mungo, said to be about “the dangerous first love of two young Glaswegian men”.
Megamonster spends fourth week at number one
David Walliams and Tony Ross' Megamonster (HarperCollins) has notched up a fourth week in the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, selling 23,401 copies through Nielsen BookScan's Total Consumer Market.
5 Online Book Marketing Strategies that Don’t Work
Reading Time: 4 minutesI talk a lot about online book marketing strategies that work – but what doesn’t work? What is a time waster? Well, as it turns out – a lot of online book marketing really is a time suck and doesn’t move the needle on book sales.Let’s look at a few things that you should stop doing immediately: Online Book Marketing Strategies That Fail First let’s address the obvious elephant in the room. Lots of authors subscribe to random book marketing. Like a mishmash of book marketing done haphazardly with little to no planning and no real connection...
Martin Compston, Tuppence Middleton and Weruche Opia star in ‘Our House’ adaptation
Martin Compston, Tuppence Middleton, Rupert Penry-Jones and Weruche Opia are to star in the ITV adaptation of Louise Candlish's thriller, Our House (Simon & Schuster).
The Works chairman Hoyle to step down
The chairman of the high street retailer The Works, Dean Hoyle, will be stepping down from September, to be replaced by Carolyn Bradley.
Cowell, Wicks and Adeola on Bath Children’s Literature Festival bill
Cressida Cowell, Sophy Henn, Joe Wicks and Dapo Adeola are among the big names lined up for this year's Bath Children's Literature Festival, which runs from 24th September to 3rd October.
5 Audiobooks for Your Next Road Trip
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