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2024


Book News: Breaking news on authors, publishers, and book-related topics.

Book News: Breaking news on authors, publishers, and book-related topics.

Oct 21 2024: Anti-censorship advocates have joined book publisher Penguin Random House in condemning a Texas county that reclassified an account of European settlers’ colonization of Indigenous Americans as fiction.


Books in the Media: Hanif Kureishi triumphs across the nationals

Books in the Media: Hanif Kureishi triumphs across the nationals

The Times’ Patrick Kidd noted that Smith “puts up a diligent attempt to correct the record, and no one can deny after reading it that the life of a woman in ancient Rome, even a very wealthy and well-connected one, was based on control by men and was often very dangerous”.


Liberal societies are under siege from authoritarians and extreme capitalism. But ‘self-help for liberals’ won’t fix us

Liberal societies are under siege from authoritarians and extreme capitalism. But ‘self-help for liberals’ won’t fix us

Equally disappointing – but in line with its origins in Rawls’ ideas – Lefebvre at no point asks liberals to reflect on the legitimacy of the repressive powers of the state, the police, national borders or the prison system.


Wimbledon BookFest reaches biggest audience since London festival was founded

Wimbledon BookFest reaches biggest audience since London festival was founded

The festival’s bookseller Waterstones reported a 92% increase in growth in book sales at the series of events which concluded on Sunday 27th October and took place at Merton Arts Space at Wimbledon Library.


The Glencairn Glass launches crime fiction anthology to raise money for charity

The Glencairn Glass launches crime fiction anthology to raise money for charity

Other writers featured in the book include the published crime author Morgan Cry, as well as Gayle Thompson, Louise Sharland, Ewan A Dougall, Ben Colley, Julian Benson, Shona MacBryer, Anna Wallace, Bryce Main and B V Lawson.


Ali Smith’s new novel Gliff is a dystopian nightmare with flashes of fairytale enchantment

Ali Smith’s new novel Gliff is a dystopian nightmare with flashes of fairytale enchantment

Smith gives a horrifying vision of a future world of work in which unprotected or unwanted children are forced to scavenge metal from waste in dangerous conditions and adult workers are ruthlessly surveilled, punished, fined and controlled.


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.”