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2024 August


Daily listens of Colleen Hoover’s It Ends with Us audiobook soar 712% on Spotify

Daily listens of Colleen Hoover’s It Ends with Us audiobook soar 712% on Spotify

The audiobook of Colleen Hoover’s It Ends with Us, narrated by Olivia Song (Simon & Schuster), has seen a 712% increase in average daily listening in the UK since the film starring Blake Lively was released on 9th August, in comparison with the same period the previous month.


Riposte launches new collection of literary journals

Riposte launches new collection of literary journals

The creative team behind RiposteMagazine has launched the inaugural edition featuring poetry, short stories and essays from some of contemporary writers, including Amy Key, K Patrick, Sheena Patel, Kaliane Bradley, Charlie Porter and Halima Jibril.


Transworld promotes Beci Kelly to deputy art director in fiction

Transworld promotes Beci Kelly to deputy art director in fiction

Over the past few years in my focused role as head of design at Doubleday, I have truly cherished the opportunity to oversee and shape the visual identity of our literary imprint.


Colleen Hoover claims a rare chart hat-trick while Yungblud’s You Need to Exist sings in Non-Fiction

Colleen Hoover claims a rare chart hat-trick while Yungblud’s You Need to Exist sings in Non-Fiction

While the Pinch of Nommers recorded their eighth non-consecutive HBNF summit last week, Stewart’s quest for an 11th pole position on the paperback list was arrested by Dominic “Yungblud” Harrison, the Doncaster-born singer-songwriter and provocateur to people who think Imagine Dragons is a bit too edgy.


David Nicholls and Harriet Walter to appear at Cambridge Literary Festival’s Winter Weekend

David Nicholls and Harriet Walter to appear at Cambridge Literary Festival’s Winter Weekend

The organisers added: “With a range of talks to inspire audiences across a dazzling array of subjects – from the workings of the ocean to the legacy of James Baldwin – the festival continues to shine a light on the very best contemporary books and thinkers, leading the cultural conversation with over 35 speakers due to appear across the weekend.”


Bloomsbury announces all-female cast and production team for the audio version of Gillian Anderson’s Want

Bloomsbury announces all-female cast and production team for the audio version of Gillian Anderson’s Want

Sam Halstead, head of audio at the publisher, said: "We knew that creating a safe environment for this recording was crucial in getting the most sincere readings of the letters, so the entire production process has been a solely female endeavour.


Spellow Lane Library crowdfunder raises ÂŁ250k as council reveals plans for ‘ambitious’ future

Spellow Lane Library crowdfunder raises ÂŁ250k as council reveals plans for ‘ambitious’ future

Spellow Lane Hub has now raised around £250,000 towards its recovery and 300 writers have donated books, enabling a more “ambitious” future for the riot-damaged library, Liverpool County Council has told The Bookseller.


Hay Festival Global to ‘cross borders’ with renewed Lviv BookForum partnership

Hay Festival Global to ‘cross borders’ with renewed Lviv BookForum partnership

Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022, two hybrid editions of the Lviv BookForum have taken place in partnership with Hay Festival, featuring guests like Abdulrazak Gurnah, Margaret Atwood, Yuval Noah Harari and many others.