Today, Thursday 25 August 2016, Men by Marie Darrieussecq is published in the UK by Text Publishing

America Uncovered and Millennial Lives are the festival's main themes, with appearances from American Ambassador Matthew Barzun, Oliver Stone, Karl Ove Knausgaard, Ian McEwan, Alan Cumming, Cheryl Strayed, PJ O’Rourke, Lionel Shriver, Jonathan Safran Foer, Teju Cole, Michael Connelly, Ed Balls, Ken Clarke, Graham Swift, Sebastian Faulks, Edna O’Brien, Clare Balding, Jilly Cooper, Armando Iannucci, Wilko Johnson, Simon Armitage, Joe Wicks, Deliciously Ella, Joey Barton, Vivienne Westwood, Chris Riddell, Dame Jacqueline Wilson and Chris Hadfield. Plus: comedians Alan Carr, Sara Pascoe and Alexei Sayle, and illusionist Derren Brown

Today, Sunday 14 August, 2016 the full-length official book trailer for The Protector, the new novel from #1 New York Times best selling and Sunday Times best selling author was launched:

Today, Thursday 11 August 2016, The Regulars by Georgia Clark is published in the UK by Simon & Schuster

The Outrun (Canongate), Amy Liptrot’s debut account of reconnecting with her native Orkney, has been named winner of The Wainwright Golden Beer Prize 2016, a £5,000 award to celebrate the best UK nature and travel writing.

The shortlist for the Polari First Book Prize was announced last night (Thursday 28 July, 2016) at the Polari Literary Salon in London’s Southbank Centre by founder and chair of judges Paul Burston.

For every copy of refugee story The Bone Sparrow sold in the UK, a book will be donated to a refugee child

National Poetry Day launches ‘Messages’ theme with spectacular balloon machine releasing poetic messages from London’s National Theatre

Georgia Clark, author of The Regulars has shared her views on writing a body positive novel, watch the video here

Published globally today, 30th June 2016, Francis Bacon: Catalogue Raisonné is a landmark publishing event that presents the entire oeuvre of Bacon’s paintings for the first time and includes many previously unpublished works.