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- Hachette Children's Books has won a three-way auction for debut author A.B. Hamilton's 'dazzlingly original' Beastwoven series www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Penguin Michael Joseph has signed the 'heart-pounding and captivating' four-book House of Devils series by 'romantasy superstar' Kayla Edwards www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- The Unbound for Gaza auction opens today, with lots from authors including Alice Oseman, Marian Keyes, David Nicholls, RF Kuang and Julia Quinn www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/free-ar... (£)
- The shortlist has been announced for the FT and Schroders Business Book of the Year Award www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Today's top story: LEAP at Bonnier Books UK has won an eight-way auction for the debut memoir by Lioness goalkeeper Mary Earps www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Chris Riddell has been announced as illustrator of FRESH, the first poetry collection by Rhiannon Oliver www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Waterstones has welcomed the Booker shortlist - it's 'a gift for booksellers: it is commercially strong, highly approachable, and wide in appeal' www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Today's top story: The Booker Prize shortlist has been announced, with four titles for Penguin Random House www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Mary Beth Keane is moving to Phoenix for her 'breathtaking' new novel Whale Harbor www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Emma Gannon has partnered with Whitefox to rerelease her memoir - A Year of Nothing chronicles Gannon's 'fallow year' as she switches off and 'rediscovers meaning in life’s simplest pleasures' www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- A federal judge has dismissed Trump's $15 billion lawsuit against Penguin Random House and The New York Times www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Today's top story: Macmillan Children's Books has won a six-figure, four-publisher auction for three books by Christopher Edge, starting with How to Steal the Future - it's 'pure, aspirational, thought-provoking entertainment' www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Last night, Bonnier celebrated one year of LEAP Publishing with its inaugural showcase www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Simon & Schuster has signed Bedtime for Little Digger, the first in a calming new series to gently encourage the bedtime wind-down by Smriti Halls and Sue Hendra www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Hodder has signed Generation Desperation by Guardian journalist Alexander Hurst, a memoir of winning and losing $1 million www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Today's top story: The BookBrunch Interview: Sebastian Faulks speaks to Lucy Nathan about his new memoir, Fires Which Burned Brightly www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Becky Brown has joined RCW from Curtis Brown to set up a new division, RCW Legacy www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Hodder is 'delighted' to announce promotions for Nico Parfitt, Kate Norman and Lucy Buxton www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Orbit has pre-empted The Shadows that Listen, a dystopian romantasy by Louisa Carmody, in a global six-figure Hachette deal www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Today's top story: Bloomsbury has hired top Guardian executive Keith Underwood as its new Chief Financial & Operating Officer www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Q4 focus at Amazon: Neill Denny reports on the IPG conference www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- NielsenIQ Bookdata’s Top of the (Book) Pops - Philip Stone and Belle Edelman on The Bestsellers podcast www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- The shortlists have been revealed for the 2025 Comedy Women in Print Prize www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Today's top story: Trump is suing Penguin Random House and the New York Times for $15 billion, accusing them of 'disparagement' www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Simon & Schuster Children's Books has signed two more titles by Andy Darcy Theo, completing his Descent into Darkness fantasy quartet www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- The book trade has paid tribute to publisher and writer Sareeta Domingo, who has died suddenly - she was an 'indefatigable champion of underrepresented voices' and a 'rare and radiant force' www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Bedford Square has signed An Ocean and a Day, a memoir from author Hannah Richell www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Today's top story: The Bread and Roses Award has announced joint winners: Pleasure Gardens: Blackouts and the Logic of Crisis in Kashmir by Skye Arundhati Thomas and Izabella Scott, and Intervals by Marianne Brooker www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- The five contenders for the BBC National Short Story Award with Cambridge University have been revealed www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Katya Balen and Jenny Pearson are teaming up at S&S for the fantasy middle-grade series Hex and Hilda www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Hodder has won a ten-way auction for Kids, Wait Til You Hear This!, the first memoir by the iconic Liza Minnelli www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Today's top story: Emma Farrarons has won the Klaus Flugge Prize for her 'vivid, playful depictions of the imagination and individuality in My Hair is as Long as a River' www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Babylonia by Costanza Casati has won the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Puffin has won an auction for Star Breakers, a new series of graphic novels created by Ed Caruana along with illustrator Chris Hazeldine www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton has won the Wainwright Book of the Year Prize www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Today's top story: Apple is being sued by authors Grady Hendrix and Jennifer Roberson for copyright infringement and unauthorized training of AI models using published books www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Parliamentarians and publishers gathered last night in Westminster 'to celebrate the economic, cultural and social impact of UK publishing' at the PA’s Annual Reception in Parliament www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Programme director Jo James is stepping down from Chiswick Book Festival after ten years www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Today's top story: Simon & Schuster has won a ten-way auction for Once Upon a Tiger, a picture book and 'future classic' written and illustrated by Sarah Massini www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Ebury has pre-empted Big Trust: Rewire Self-Doubt, Find Your Confidence and Fuel Success by peak performance expert Dr Shadé Zahrai www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- The British Academy Book Prize shortlist has been released - the award 'rewards and celebrates writing grounded in high-quality research' www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Good Housekeeping has announced its Good Books Autumn collection, with Carmel Harrington’s The Stolen Child leading the pack www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Today's top story: Simon & Schuster UK has won a ten-way, six-figure auction for four thrillers by Jeneva Rose, starting with The Real Lives of Serial Killer Wives www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- The BookBrunch Interview: Oti Mabuse speaks to Lucy Nathan about her debut romance novel, Slow Burn www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Bloody Scotland has announced the shortlist for the the McIlvanney Prize www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- HarperCollins has announced Famesick, a new memoir by Lena Dunham www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Today's top story: 4th Estate has announced Hooked, the 'delicious, unsettling and profound' new novel by Asako Yuzuki, the bestselling author of Butter - like Butter, it's translated by Polly Barton www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- The longlist for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction, 'which celebrates the best in non-fiction writing', has been announced www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Tributes have been paid to the 'legendary' bookseller Jonathan Main, who has died after a short illness www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
- Chicken House has signed a YA fantasy trilogy by Little, Brown publishing director Tig Wallace www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)
