Remarkable breakout novel ELEANOR OLIPHANT IS COMPLETELY FINE crowned Book of the Year As PHILIP PULLMAN wins Author of the Year at the British Book Awards
The remarkable breakout, number-one bestselling debut novel, Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman has been crowned Book of the Year at the British Book Awards 2018.
PHILIP PULLMAN CROWNED AUTHOR OF THE YEAR As the Gruffalo’s AXEL SHEFFLER scoops Illustrator of the Year at THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS
Giant of the children’s book world Philip Pullman has been crowned Author of the Year at the 2018 British Book Awards.
Harrowing, inspiring work on the aftermath of Japan's tsunami wins 2018 Rathbones Folio Prize
A work of literary non-fiction that travels deep into the grief, the trauma and the mysteries of the remote communities that lived through the Japanese earthquake and tsunami is tonight, Tuesday, 8th May, named the winner of the 2018 Rathbones Folio Prize.
The Indigo Press announces first title by Panashe Chigumadzi
The Indigo Press, the publishing arm of the MILD group, has today announced details of its first title to be published in June 2018, written by novelist and journalist Panashe Chigumadzi titled These Bones Will Rise Again.
Balham Literary Festival announces Summer Loving line-up for 2018
Balham Literary Festival returns this June with a dazzling line-up to celebrate summer in the city. Under its theme - summer loving - the festival will welcome a hotpot of the world’s best food and fiction writers to south London for a month of great food and escapist reads featuring talks from Melissa Hemlsey, Tim Winton, Elif Shafak, Holly Bourne, Tessa Hadley, Hanan al-Shaykh, Antti Tuomainen and Michael Ondaatje.
Mirror Books acquire multi-award winning Scandi Noir from the third best-selling author in Denmark
Mirror Books have acquired a five-book series by multi-award winning Scandi noir sensation, Jesper Stein, it was announced today. The third best-selling author in Denmark (over 250,000 copies sold), Stein has already won huge critical and commercial success across Denmark but this is the first time his work is being translated into English.
Submissions open for The Sunday Times / Peters Fraser + Dunlop Young Writer of the Year Award 2018 in association with the University of Warwick
Submissions are now open for The Sunday Times / Peters Fraser + Dunlop Young Writer of the Year Award 2018 in association with the University of Warwick. To be eligible books must have been first published in the UK and/or the Republic of Ireland, in the English language, between 3 June 2017 and 8 June 2018. The author must be aged 18-35.
Poetry market is growing as audiences – and poets - diversify: Verdict from the first-ever Poetry Summit at London Book Fair
‘The poetry market is growing as audiences for poetry – and poets – are diversifying,’ said speakers at the first ever Poetry Summit at London Book Fair on Wednesday.
Out Now - HALF A WORLD AWAY By Sue Haasler
Love can transcend walls, borders and politics. But when you fall in love with the wrong person, it can be destructive…
Out Now - DANCING BEARS: True Stories About Longing for the Old Days by Witold Szablowski
‘Witold Szablowski is a born storyteller. His reports from the post-Communist world read like fairy-tales with the stench of reality. Absurd, darkly funny, compassionate, his book is a literary jewel.’ Ian Buruma