The British Book Awards 2025 opens for entries marking 35th year
Now run by The Bookseller, previous winners have included Michelle Obama, Salman Rushdie, Davina McCall, Marcus Rashford, Marian Keyes, GT Karber and Sally Rooney.
The 11 best books we read in November 2024, ranked and reviewed
About the book: âSelling Sexy: Victoriaâs Secret and the Unraveling of an American Iconâ explores how the once-dominant lingerie brandâs over-reliance on a narrow, sexually charged image and failure to adapt to changing cultural and consumer values led to its decline.
Exclusive | Simon & Schuster staffers slam âScroogeâ-like owner KKR for canceling Christmas party: âThey are being cheapâ
The disappointment for the rank and file follows last yearâs party being called off after S&S top brass pointed to a ritzy Manhattan bash that was being planned for this past April to celebrate the publisherâs 100th birthday, the insider told The Post.
Parents horrified by original âWickedâ book â warning itâs not for kids: âThey would be traumatizedâ
People on BookTok â the book nerds of TikTok â are slamming publishers for re-releasing Maguireâs 1995 novel with a cover image using the movie poster with Grande and Erivo, who play Glinda and Elphaba, respectively.
Lindsay Straube’s self-published monster romance pre-empted by Quercus
Kiss of the Basilisk was originally self-published in instalments on Straubeâs website, and then uploaded in its entirety to Amazon, where it became an overnight sensation and Kindle Unlimited bestseller.
Book Marketing Society Q3 award winners announced
The judges also noted that the book faced with an Election Day clash ahead of publication, so "pivoted to a Vote Miriam activation that beautifully brought her personality to the fore, underpinned by smart execution of digital ads".
Plans to split France’s Vivendi into four companies contested in court
CIAM, which bills itself as an independent alternative investment manager, wants to postpone the shareholder meeting until the courts have ruled on the validity of the carve-up and an obligation for the billionaire Vincent Bolloré to make a full takeover bid for Vivendi.
Historian Alice Loxton’s Eighteen crowned Blackwellâs Book of the Year 2024
In this week's issue: University Presses: Interview with Oxford Languages president Casper Grathwohl leads our 2024 focus Author Profile: Garrett Carr talks his adult fiction début, The Boy from the Sea New Titles: Paperback Previews: February 2025 Bestsellers:Orbital shoots straight to the top of the charts after Booker win
Jo Bennett joins edpr as associate director
In this week's issue: University Presses: Interview with Oxford Languages president Casper Grathwohl leads our 2024 focus Author Profile: Garrett Carr talks his adult fiction début, The Boy from the Sea New Titles: Paperback Previews: February 2025 Bestsellers:Orbital shoots straight to the top of the charts after Booker win
Libraro appoints David Roche as chairman
He was previously group sales and marketing director at HarperCollins, held board positions at Waterstones and HMV, was chair of New Writing North and a trustee of BookTrust, as well as being a published author.
Hachette UK appoints Alexandra Cooper as group marketing director
She will take up the role in the new year, based at Hachette UKâs headquarters in Carmelite House, and will report to Maura Wilding, group communications director.
Freedom from Torture launches literary auction with donations from Margaret Atwood and Julian Barnes
It includes abookmark raffle, with entrantswinning a signed book and an original bookmarkhand-drawn by this yearâsauthors, whichinclude Stephen Fry, Kate Mosse, Tracy Chevalier and 26 others.
Book News: Breaking news on authors, publishers, and book-related topics.
Nov 04 2024: After a favorable legal ruling in August, freedom to read advocates in Alaska have scored a significant victory in court over would-be book banners.
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 settlersâ colonization of Indigenous Americans as fiction.
Books in the Media: Hanif Kureishi triumphs across the nationals
The Timesâ Patrick Kidd noted that Smith âputs 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 dangerousâ.
Liberal societies are under siege from authoritarians and extreme capitalism. But âself-help for liberalsâ wonât fix us
Equally disappointing â but in line with its origins in Rawlsâ ideas â 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
The festivalâs 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.