Hello, and welcome to the long-overdue (apologies!) round-up of the best UK book covers released in August. As is usual for these round-ups, a few designs were uncredited when this post went live (thankfully, now rectified).To that end, a quick pointer to a recent tweet by Ebyan Egal, which flagged some really pertinent points in terms of crediting cover designs.
Books in the Media: Grand slam for King and Osman
Two Viking titles stood out to critics this week: Bille Jean King's All In: An Autobiography and Richard Osman's second novel The Man Who Died Twice.
Kingsolver and Lafarge longlisted for The Laurel Prize
Barbara Kingsolver and Daisy Lafarge are in the running for Poet Laureate Simon Armitage’s Laurel Prize, with the longlist dominated by indie presses from across the world.
Gardners and Raynor among award winners at BA Conference
Awards celebrating figures from across the publishing industry have been announced at the Booksellers Association Conference, with recognition for Gardners and Headline's Caitlin Raynor among others.
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for September 13, 2021
Today's Featured Deals In Case You Missed Yesterday's Most Popular Deals Previous Daily Deals The Return by Rachel Harrison for $2.99 Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi for $2.99 The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri for $2.99 Priestdaddy by Patricia Lockwood for $1.99 Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson for $1.99 The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix for $1.99 The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes for $2.99 Fight or Flight by Samantha Young for $1.99 Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas for $2.99 The Midnight Lie by Marie Rutkoski for $2.99 Every Heart a Doorway by...
Picture power
Far too many times, I’ve been in a bookshop or a school and heard adults persuade a child away from a picture book and encouraged them to read ‘something more appropriate’. There’s a huge notion in this country that picture books are for younger children and a step into ‘proper reading’.
Thames & Hudson former president Peter Warner dies, aged 79
Peter Warner, former president and publisher of Thames & Hudson, has died at the age of 79 from complications of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS).
Bowden swaps Picador for Fourth Estate
Fourth Estate has appointed Katie Bowden from Picador as editorial director.
Travel Writing With Jeremy Bassetti
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