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29/11/2025

Congratulations to Tim Gregory and Joey D'Urso on making The Times and The Sunday Times Best Books of 2025 with and respectively 👏 📚

Our team of critics have picked out their favourite titles of this year, including novels, histories, memoirs, biographies and more

28/11/2025

🇩🇪 Congratulations to Mary Newnham as her hilarious laugh-out-loud debut novel is published today in Germany by Pola (Bastei Lübbe)!

🇬🇧 AMY ELMAN DOESN'T FEEL SEXY is published January from Hodder Books

25/11/2025

Congratulations to JD Kirk Books whose Audible original thriller HIM won Best Audiobook: Crime & Thriller at the first British Audio Awards ( )!

🎧 As Audible UK's best-performing thriller of the year, HIM took the author of the bestselling DCI Logan series into the dark realm of a techno-thriller, with narration by Louise Brealey and David Tennant.

Northbank Talent Management Agent Marissa Constantinou accepted the award on the author's behalf, along with Tennant, Brealey and the Audible team.

🎭 The prize was announced at a star-studded ceremony at the Royal Opera House on 24th November 2025, hosted by Sally Phillips.

🎤 David Tennant told The Bookseller: 'As a customer of audiobooks, I’m so thrilled; I listen to something every day, it’s part of my life... It’s very transportive, the act of listening.'

💞 It was a very special night for Northbank authors, as BAD PUBLICITY by Bianca Gillam was shortlisted in the Best Audiobook: Romance category.

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing UK and narrated by Lucy Boynton, BAD PUBLICITY is an irresistibly bookish enemies-to-lovers second chance romance, 'filled with heart, humour and the swoon-worthy moments every romance reader craves' (Laurie Gilmore).

🎬 OFF SCRIPT, Bianca's thrilling new second chance romance set in the world of film, is set for publication in February 2026.

🎧➡️ HIM by JD Kirk is out now on Audible. BAD PUBLICITY by Bianca Gillam is available on all audiobook platforms.

20/11/2025

Congratulations to Sophie Crawford as her debut novel MY EX-GIRLFRIEND'S WEDDING is published today by Verve Books!

💕 A quirky new romcom filled with magic, heart and the absurdities of the sapphic dating scene.

🎸 Hope has nothing going for her. She's in a job she hates, she's been forced to quit her band after losing the ability to play guitar and, to make matters worse, her ex - the love of her life, Julia - is now getting married to her best friend's ex (messy, right?). But there's one silver lining: Hope has been invited to play at their wedding... and she's going to get Julia back.

🔮 However, the road to true love is never easy, and Hope's journey is blocked by tarot readers, hen parties, visions from the past and, worst of all, Ruby. With their big eyes and extremely kissable mouth, Ruby is new to London's convoluted q***r scene and a much-needed breath of fresh air for Hope.

💫 Will Hope win back the woman she loves, or does the universe have something else in store?

'Full of wit, chaos and charm, My Ex-Girlfriend's Wedding is a perfect debut. Crawford is a brilliant new talent, with a sharp eye and an even sharper pen' - Charlie Gilmour, author of Featherhood

MY EX-GIRLFRIEND'S WEDDING is out now.

17/11/2025

We thrilled to share that HIM by JD Kirk Books was selected as one of Audible’s Top 20 Picks for for 2025!

'In a world where our mannerisms, words, and personality can be so easily duplicated, is dead really dead? That’s the question this timely thriller wrestles with. The tension builds masterfully, thanks in no small part to Louise Brealey and David Tennant's performances. Unpredictable and unputdownable, Him is exactly what you want in a psychological thriller.'

The full list:

Presenting our Audiobook of the Year, plus an obsessively curated selection of editor and listener favourites.

14/11/2025

Congratulations to Gabriel Astorga who has won Books and Learning Creator of the Year at the TikTok Awards UK & Ireland 2025 (with headline partner Sky)!

🦠 Gab ( on TikTok) is a microbiologist and award-winning science communicator based at the Quadram Institute and University of East Anglia. He has gained more than 400k followers on TikTok, with his videos on life and biology amassing more than 24 million likes.

In recent months he has worked with the likes of The Royal Society, New Scientist Events, Microsoft and ITV, in between completing his PhD and volunteering at an animal sanctuary in Belize.

🏆 Accepting the award at a star-studded event last night in London, Gab told the audience: 'The whole reason I do this is I want to make education equitable'.

Dominic Burns, Head of Operations, TikTok UK, Ireland and Nordics, said: 'The TikTok Awards celebrate and recognise the incredible creators and brands who are shaping British and Irish culture, setting trends, and inspiring millions every day on TikTok. Congratulations to all of this year's winners and nominees, and thank you to the millions of fans who voted and make TikTok the thriving community it is today.'

📩 To work with Gab, get in touch: [email protected]

10/11/2025

Every year, Waterstones share their selections of the very best publishing has to offer and we're thrilled that four Northbank titles have been selected for 2025:

⚛️ Going Nuclear by Tim Gregory
A bold, provocative, and knowledgeable case for why nuclear power is essential to achieving net zero and the pivotal role of nuclear science in shaping the future of medicine, space exploration, and beyond. Published by Bodley Head.

🌤️ The Path of Light by Anthony Seldon
Walking 1,300km from Kilometre Zero to Auschwitz, Anthony Seldon uncovers stories of courage and resistance during the Second World War, and reflects on how their legacy can inspire a more peaceful world today. Published by Atlantic Books

👕 More Than a Shirt by Joey D'Urso.
This compelling and eye-opening combination of on-the-ground reporting with sharp analysis explores the twenty-two football shirts that best explain the modern world, and will change the way you think about football's most universal symbol. Published by Seven Dials

⚽ The Changing Game by Martin O'Neill with Joey D'Urso.
Charting the evolution of the top levels of professional football from the beginning of Martin O'Neill's legendary career in 1971 all the way to the present day, this book is an unmissable read for anyone passionate about the beautiful game. Published by Headline Books

06/11/2025

Out now in ebook! A quirky new romcom filled with magic, heart and the absurdities of the sapphic dating scene.

Finally, a book for chaotic London q***rs 🙂‍↕️ MY EX-GIRLFRIEND’S WEDDING is out in ebook! Read this new quirky romcom filled with magic, heart and the absurdities of the sapphic dating scene.

31/10/2025

A fantastic evening at Foyles Charing Cross Road yesterday, where Chloe Michelle Howarth captivated the audience with a reading and insights into writing her new novel HEAP EARTH UPON IT.

In the midst of her tour of bookshops around the country, Chloe spoke in conversation with Barry Pierce and connected directly with her readers through the subsequent Q&A and signing.

The discussion explored Chloe's creative process and the choice to craft a second novel that contrasts with her acclaimed debut; a shift in tone, palette, time period and season that highlights her versatility as a writer while preserving the same intensity of feeling that captivated readers of SUNBURN.

HEAP EARTH UPON IT is out now in hardback and ebook from Books and audiobook from W. F. Howes.

31/10/2025

𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐧 '𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐈𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐜'

We're thrilled that Dr. Becky Smethurst, astrophysicist and host of YouTube channel Dr Becky, features in the latest campaign for Apple

💻 Created by TBWA\Media Arts Lab and produced by MJZ, the Mike Mills-directed film captures the moment where creativity begins – when the cursor first blinks on a white screen, and the potential of what could be takes hold.

🌌 Becky's image - from her YouTube video 'A day in the life of an Astrophysicist at Oxford University', which has over 4.4 million views - joins images of artists sketching, scientists experimenting, filmmakers editing, and designers building, creating a portrait of the creative process. Narration is by the late Dr Jade Goodall.

The campaign has launched globally across broadcast, YouTube, out-of-home and social platforms.

👉 To work with Becky, get in touch: [email protected]

30/10/2025

Congratulations to Chloe Michelle Howarth whose new novel Heap Earth Upon It is published today by Verve Books!

A creeping story of sapphic obsession with Gothic undertones and a delicious mid-century feel, from the acclaimed author of Sunburn.

January 1965. The orphaned O'Leary siblings - Tom, Jack, Anna and Peggy - arrive in the village of Ballycrea, tight-lipped about their troubled past and desperate for a fresh start.

After being met with suspicion from most of the locals, the family are thrilled when they're taken under the wing of their well-respected neighbours, Bill and Betty Nevan, who offer them work, companionship and an opportunity to fit in.

But for one of the O'Learys, this new friendship sparks an intense attachment that makes the dynamic dangerous for all. It's difficult to bury secrets, but almost impossible to bury feelings...

Crackling with suspense, Heap Earth Upon It revisits the rural Ireland of Howarth's critically acclaimed debut and delves into claustrophobic relationships and tangled identities, leaving you wondering who to trust until the very last page.

'A slow-burn rural Gothic perfect for chilly autumn nights' - Daily Mail

Heap Earth Upon It is out now in hardback, ebook and audiobook.

30/10/2025

Congratulations to Anthony Seldon whose new book THE PATH OF LIGHT is published today by Atlantic Books.

In 2021, Anthony Seldon, inspired by a fallen First World War soldier who dreamed of a ‘Via Sacra’ to commemorate the war dead and stand as a marker for the triumph of peace, set out on a 1,000km walk tracing the historic route of the Western Front. He went on to recount that story in the widely acclaimed THE PATH OF PEACE. But there wasn’t to be lasting peace, with the continent falling into an even more horrific war two decades later.

In The Path of Light, Seldon sets out to walk a new 1,300 km route from the same starting point at Kilometre Zero to Auschwitz, discovering in the towns and villages through which he walks stories of women and men who bravely protected the vulnerable and stood up to evil in the face of unimaginable brutality during the Second World War.

As he ruminates on these ‘figures of light’, whose uplifting stories he encounters along his path, a pattern begins to emerge about how we can draw on their lives to build a better and more peaceful world, never more needed than now, with the ominous and increasing drumbeat of belligerence globally that month by month is the constant backdrop of his walk between 2023 and 2025. It proved a harder book to write than The Path of Peace. But it was a project he knew he had to complete, whatever the cost.

Praise for The Path of Peace:
‘A formidable achievement’ - Rory Stewart
‘Thoughtful [and] heartfelt’ - The Observer
‘Profound [and] compelling’ - The Spectator
‘A noble endeavour’ - The New Statesman

The Path of Light is out now in hardback and ebook from Atlantic Books.