Applications for HarperCollins’ 2026 Author Academy were up 343% in 2026 compared to 2025, with 1,200 submissions received ...

A health scare led Caitlyn Payne to launch Bearsden’s bookshop and cheese emporium, one of Scotland’s many new cutting-edge ...

Inspired by a Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale, A Snake Among Swans examines women’s agency when confronted with war and ...

The children’s writer talks about why a strong campaign is just as important as a great story when it comes to encouraging ...

‘Sometimes, our job is just to witness. To record. To say we saw it happen.” Hannah Lavery, the former Edinburgh Makar (the ...

Transworld has acquired a “powerful” collection of letters from the Reasons to Stay project, launched in January 2026 by ...

Solaris has signed Joan Tierney’s eco-fantasy What Comes from Picking Flowers for release in spring 2027. Editor Amy Borsuk ...

Fritha Saunders has been promoted to publisher of DK RED, part of DK’s Life division, as the publisher looks to expand its ...

Polygon editor Edward Crossan has acquired UK and Commonwealth rights from Caro Clarke at Portobello Literary for Then the ...

Simon & Schuster UK has acquired The Goddess Queen, the first novel from Sunday Times bestselling author Alice Roberts. The synopsis says: "There was a moment, just over 2,000 years ago, when the ...

Harvill has acquired The Hunters by Kate Bailey, described as a “thrilling” dystopian novel for fans of I Who Have Never ...

Creators debate whether the BookTok chart is representative of the titles trending on the platform or whether it simply pays ...