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Bonnier Books UK imprint LEAP has won an eight-way auction for the debut memoir by Mary Earps.It will be published in ha...
26/09/2025

Bonnier Books UK imprint LEAP has won an eight-way auction for the debut memoir by Mary Earps.

It will be published in hardback, ebook and audio on 6 November.

The currently untitled memoir tells the story of the goalkeeper who was part of the Lionesses team that changed football forever
“This book is me, unfiltered. It’s the truth behind the headlines, the setbacks behind the saves. I’m so proud to finally share it with the world.”

This year, Vintage is marking the 40th anniversary of Atwood’s seminal novel. On 24 September, handmaids were projected ...
26/09/2025

This year, Vintage is marking the 40th anniversary of Atwood’s seminal novel.

On 24 September, handmaids were projected onto landmarks such as the Tate Modern, the British Library, and Whitehall Palace in London, public libraries in Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Chicago, and City Hall in Atwood’s hometown.

Four exclusive videos have been created for social media to celebrate the lasting appeal and cultural and political resonance of the novel, with contributions from Sir Salman Rushdie, Elisabeth Moss, Lauren Groff, Cheryl Strayed and Samira Wiley.

Special anniversary editions have been produced for independent bookshops and Waterstones, featuring a previously unpublished essay written by Atwood in 1986.

The autumn celebration of the novel will culminate in the publication of Atwood’s memoir, Book of Lives, on 4 November.

This year’s shortlist is:- - House of Huawei: Inside the Secret World of China’s Most Powerful Company by Eva Dou, publi...
26/09/2025

This year’s shortlist is:-

- House of Huawei: Inside the Secret World of China’s Most Powerful Company by Eva Dou, published by Abacus (UK), Portfolio (US)
- Chokepoints: How the Global Economy Became a Weapon of War by Edward Fishman, published by Elliott & Thompson (UK), Portfolio (US)
- How Progress Ends: Technology, Innovation, and the Fate of Nations by Carl Benedikt Frey, published by Princeton University Press (UK and US)
- Abundance: How We Build a Better Future by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson, published by Profile Books (UK), Simon & Schuster (US)
- Breakneck: China’s Quest to Engineer the Future by Dan Wang, published by Allen Lane (UK), W. W. Norton & Company (US)
- The Thinking Machine: Jensen Huang, Nvidia, and the World’s Most Coveted Microchip by Stephen Witt, published by The Bodley Head (UK), Viking (US)

Penguin Michael Joseph has pre-empted for ‘heart-pounding and captivating’ four-book House of Devils series by ‘romantas...
26/09/2025

Penguin Michael Joseph has pre-empted for ‘heart-pounding and captivating’ four-book House of Devils series by ‘romantasy superstar’, Kayla Edwards, with November release date for entire series.

Full story on BB today.

Tweens and teens around the country celebrated yesterday when Alice Oseman announced that Heartstopper Volume 6, the fin...
25/09/2025

Tweens and teens around the country celebrated yesterday when Alice Oseman announced that Heartstopper Volume 6, the final instalment in the graphic novel series that has been a global bestseller, will be published in paperback on 2 July in the UK and Ireland by Hodder Children’s Group. It will be published simultaneously in Australia and New Zealand.

Oseman said: “It truly is the end of an era. I have worked on Heartstopper, in one way or another, for the best part of a decade. What started as a fun side-project has become something bigger than I could ever possibly have imagined. It has been a dream come true to watch fans across the globe accept Nick, Charlie and the whole gang into their hearts.”

PRH’s Transworld has acquired Buyer Beware by number one bestselling Irish author Catherine Ryan Howard: the book ‘marri...
25/09/2025

PRH’s Transworld has acquired Buyer Beware by number one bestselling Irish author Catherine Ryan Howard: the book ‘marries a genius, page-turning plot with a thrumming emotional core’

Senior Commissioning Editor Imogen Nelson acquired UK and Commonwealth rights from Sara O’Keeffe at Andrew Nurnberg Associates in ‘a significant deal.’

New lifestyle imprint Paper Sailor, led by Richard Atkinson, ‘will specialise in distinctive and highly covetable books....
25/09/2025

New lifestyle imprint Paper Sailor, led by Richard Atkinson, ‘will specialise in distinctive and highly covetable books... with an emphasis on food, craft, gardens and nature…It seeks to become a magnet for the very best authors in these fields.’

Paper Sailor’s launch is also marked by the announcement of its first acquisition, Supertaster by Niki Segnit

What do you think of this year’s Booker shortlist? It was announced last night and PRH has scored four out of the six sh...
24/09/2025

What do you think of this year’s Booker shortlist?

It was announced last night and PRH has scored four out of the six shortlisted titles. The winner will be announced on Monday 10 November.

BookBrunch’s Neill Denny analyses the runners and riders. 🔗 in stories and in bio

Do not miss the BookBrunch interview with Sebastian Faulks. The bestselling author talks to BookBrunch’s Lucy Nathan in ...
24/09/2025

Do not miss the BookBrunch interview with Sebastian Faulks. The bestselling author talks to BookBrunch’s Lucy Nathan in a wide-ranging, thoughtful and insightful interview. His new memoir, Fires Which Burned Brightly is out now (Hutchinson Heinemann)

🔗 in bio and on stories

Congratulations to Maria Whelan, who joins the stellar team at Mushens Entertainment as an agent, after more than eight ...
24/09/2025

Congratulations to Maria Whelan, who joins the stellar team at Mushens Entertainment as an agent, after more than eight years at New York agency InkWell Management, where she worked as assistant and agent. She starts the new role on 29 September, and is relocating to London, selling directly into both the US and UK market.

NEWSFLASH: Booker shortlist revealed Four nationalities (three Americans), one previous winner, two previous shortlistee...
23/09/2025

NEWSFLASH: Booker shortlist revealed

Four nationalities (three Americans), one previous winner, two previous shortlistees, three making their Booker debut, six authors who have spent years honing their craft. The Booker shortlist is here.

The list in full:
Flashlight - Susan Choi (Jonathan Cape)
The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny - Kiran Desai (Hamish Hamilton)
Audition - Katie Kitamura (Fern Press)
The Rest of Our Lives - Ben Markovits (Faber)
The Land in Winter - Andrew Miller (Sceptre)
Flesh - David Szalay (Jonathan Cape)

The 2025 judging panel is chaired by the writer and 1993 Booker Prize winner Roddy Doyle, who is joined by Booker Prize-longlisted novelist Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀; award-winning actor, producer and publisher Sarah Jessica Parker; writer, broadcaster and literary critic Chris Power; and New York Times bestselling and Booker Prize-longlisted author Kiley Reid.

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