London Book & Screen Week 2018 announces programme celebrating women's suffrage and iconic adaptations
LBSW Ambassador Jojo Moyes champions week of events featuring Fiona Sampson, Nick Harkaway and Helen Pankhurst.
How to be Human: The Manual by Ruby Wax, with a neuroscientist and a monk, out today
From the Number one bestselling author of Sane New World and A Mindfulness Guide for the Frazzled, RUBY WAX, comes a major new book.
Two volumes of Helen Garner's work published to celebrate her 75th birthday
Helen Garner is one of Australia’s most beloved authors. In a prolific career spanning decades, she has produced an extraordinary range of fiction and non-fiction, cementing her status as a national treasure.
Under the Table by David Hargreaves, out today
A heartwarming and humorous debut novel from a former teacher about absurd social climbing, the enduring ties of family and friendship, and the importance of being true to oneself.
I'm Supposed to Protect You from All This by Nadja Spiegelman, out in paperback
Published 25 January by Text Publishing in PB, priced at £9.99.
A memoir of mothers and daughters, traced through four generations, from Paris to New York and back again.
Bidisha to chair 2018 Forward Prizes for Poetry
The writer, critic and broadcaster Bidisha is to chair the jury of the 2018 Forward Prizes for Poetry, which will be awarded at the Southbank Centre on 18 September 2018.
New Book to Audio category announced as CAMEO Awards return for second year
London Book & Screen Week 2018 Ambassador Jojo Moyes, who was shortlisted in 2017, will present the 2018 CAMEO awards. Entries close 5th February 2018.
British Book Awards launch into 2018 with new awards for authors, illustrators, and audiobooks
The British Book Awards, or Nibbies, has further expanded its definitive celebration of the
UK’s leading creative industry with the introduction of three new categories this year. Two new
awards – Author of the Year and Illustrator of the Year – will put the spotlight on individuals,
and a new category has been introduced to celebrate audiobooks.
Ireland’s Sally Rooney wins THE SUNDAY TIMES / PETERS FRASER + DUNLOP YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR AWARD 2017 with debut novel CONVERSATIONS WITH FRIENDS
Sally Rooney has been awarded The 2017 Sunday Times/Peters Fraser + Dunlop Young Writer of the Year Award, in association with the University of Warwick for her fearless, sensual novel Conversations With Friends (Faber & Faber), at a special ceremony in The London Library on the evening of Thursday, 7th December.
Monocle launches The Winter Weekly following success of summer edition
Following the success of its four Summer Weekly newspapers, Monocle is returning to the presses to deliver a winter expedition into crisp white paper. Throughout December, Monocle – The Winter Weekly will be on newsstands each weekbringing readers a snowier, high-altitude view of the world—from gritty reports to fireside fiction reads.