Sheridan Smith has written her first memoir, Honestly, to be published by Ebury Spotlight this autumn.
Titan scoops Winning fantasy The Shadow Glass
Titan Books has scooped The Shadow Glass, a contemporary modern fantasy by author and entertainment journalist Josh Winning.
Queer Lit backs campaign for trans/non-binary guide for schools
Queer Lit sends hundreds of copies of Juno Dawson’s trans/non-binary guide to schools after campaign strikes a chord.
Derbyshire indie Bearded Badger opens bookshop
A Derbyshire independent publisher that launched during the pandemic has opened up its own bookshop with a focus on small presses.
Sceptre snaps up Goldin’s ‘optimistic’ look at post-Covid world
Sceptre will publish “an optimistic vision" of the future after Covid-19, Rescue: From Global Crisis to a Better World, by leading professor of globalisation, Ian Goldin of Oxford University
Waterstones boss Daunt hails ‘exceptionally busy’ week post-reopening
Waterstones m.d. James Daunt has said the chain was “exceptionally busy” after reopening last week while reiterating that the decision to close bookshops, particularly during the second lockdown, “made no sense”.
Phonics publishers’ joy as government steps back from Letters and Sounds
Educational lists have spoken of their relief after the Department for Education said it would not further develop its Letters and Sounds programme for phonics learning.
Michaela Coel’s ‘agenda-setting’ debut scooped by Ebury
A debut title from Bafta-winning actor and writer of “I May Destroy You” Michaela Coel, Misfits: A Personal Manifesto, has been scooped by Ebury Press.
Puffin welcomes Donaldson and Oxenbury’s ‘lyrical’ picture book
Puffin has picked up Welcome to the World, a “tender and lyrical picture book” from Julia Donaldson and Helen Oxenbury.
Spread the Word to fundraise for Saint Vincent volcano devastation
London writers development charity Spread the Word is supporting an online fundraising event for writers in Saint Vincent, in the wake of the La Soufriere volcano eruption.
