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2024 October


A Hot Mess at the top of the charts: Jeff Kinney returns to the summit after five years

A Hot Mess at the top of the charts: Jeff Kinney returns to the summit after five years

Huang has shifted a million copies of her spicy contemporary romances since the beginning of 2023 and shows no signs of slowing down with her sports-based love story scoring sales of 15,612 – her highest single week performance to date.


DK appoints Caroline Brown as group marketing and communications director

DK appoints Caroline Brown as group marketing and communications director

During her 11 years at Octopus, Brown has built a combined publicity and marketing team and created campaigns for authors such as Diana Henry, Sabrina Ghayour, Alexandra Shulman, Dr Alex George and Sam Heughan among others.


Midas PR renews partnership with Women’s Prize Trust on pro-bono basis

Midas PR renews partnership with Women’s Prize Trust on pro-bono basis

Midas PR has today announced that it has renewed its partnership with Women’s Prize Trust on a pro-bono basis for the next two years.


RSL launches free writing residencies in Bernardine Evaristo’s Ramsgate cottage

RSL launches free writing residencies in Bernardine Evaristo’s Ramsgate cottage

"The RSL Scriptorium Awards will reward excellent writers of all literary genres who are struggling to find the time and space to write," Evaristo said.


FutureBook 2024 programme reveals 50+ speakers ready to help the book trade ‘explore, unlock and voice our value’

FutureBook 2024 programme reveals 50+ speakers ready to help the book trade ‘explore, unlock and voice our value’

The day will start with keynotes from DK chief executive Paul Kelly and BA president Fleur Sinclair, along with an interview with Penguin Random House’s global head of audio Amanda D’Acierno and a new piece of research from Enders Analysis exploring the value of publishing in the context of the wider media landscape.


The Kitschies Prize to end after 15 years, announces final shortlist

The Kitschies Prize to end after 15 years, announces final shortlist

We’ve looked at different scenarios for managing the workload, but were unable to find a solution that continues The Kitschies at a quality that we would be proud of, while also maintaining our ethos as an inclusive award.”


Over 60% of horror and true crime readers believe they could solve real-life mysteries

Over 60% of horror and true crime readers believe they could solve real-life mysteries

“It’s interesting and so relatable to see all the things we’ve done after reading a scary book,” said Barbara Hagen, vice president of sales and marketing at ThriftBooks.


Walker Books launches Inaugural Michael Rosen Day alongside ‘manifesto for reading’

Walker Books launches Inaugural Michael Rosen Day alongside ‘manifesto for reading’

We are delighted to be sharing in the Michael Rosen Day festivities, celebrating his passion for the vital role words, stories, rhymes and reading have in helping children and young people thrive in today’s world.”


Women’s Prize 2025 judging panels announced

Women’s Prize 2025 judging panels announced

The Fiction Prize judging panel is made up of chair, author Kit de Waal, alongside novelist, journalist and inaugural winner of the Orange Award for New Writers (the Women’s Prize for debut novelists in 2006), Diana Evans; author, journalist and mental-health campaigner, Bryony Gordon; magazine editor, most recently editor-in-chief of Glamour UK, Deborah Joseph; and musician and composer known for award-winning film scores, Amelia Warner.


Severn House’s ‘most prolific author’ Alan Rustage dies after short illness

Severn House’s ‘most prolific author’ Alan Rustage dies after short illness

She added: “He was a remarkable talent, his novels consistently making me gasp with their twisty, nail-biting plots and three-dimensional characters, which sprung from the page, and a pleasure to work with.


Gollancz pre-empts Mahmud El Sayed’s ‘blistering’ dĂ©but science fiction epic

Gollancz pre-empts Mahmud El Sayed’s ‘blistering’ dĂ©but science fiction epic

El Sayed was inspired to write the story by the real-world events of the Arab Spring; Gollancz said it was an ambitious epic, “perfect for fans of The Expanse [series], A Memory Called Empire and Children of Time”.


Ravi Mirchandani scales first Summit with six-figure pre-empt for Tara K Menon’s debut

Ravi Mirchandani scales first Summit with six-figure pre-empt for Tara K Menon’s debut

S&S’s adult rights team of Amy Fletcher and Ben Phillips have inked 11 deals in the two weeks since the book’s acquisition, including to DuMont (Germany), Anaya (Spain), Grasset (France) and Ambo Anthos (the Netherlands).