Head of Zeus acquires two more George Cross mysteries by Tim Sullivan

Head of Zeus, a division of Bloomsbury Publishing, has acquired two further George Cross mysteries by Tim Sullivan 👇 #BookSky

Allen Lane wins four-way auction for history of warfare in the Middle East

Allen Lane has signed Weapons Against Humanity, a “paradigm-remaking” history of warfare in the Middle East by anthropologist Narges Bajoghli 👇 #BookSky

Piatkus acquires three-book deal with Lauren Asher

Piatkus, an imprint of Little, Brown Book Group, has acquired a new standalone romance and two further novels by Lauren Asher 👇 #BookSky

Around 230 authors quit French publisher in protest of owner

Around 230 authors signed with Grasset have quit the French publisher, following the departure of CEO Olivier Nora and in protest of billionaire owner Vincent Bolloré 👇 #BookSky

Simon & Schuster UK acquires memoir from Cambridge professor Jason Arday

Simon & Schuster UK has acquired Great and Unfortunate Things, a memoir by Jason Arday, in a pre-empt 👇 #BookSky

Children ‘trying to zoom in on pages’ as survey finds third of new pupils unable to use books

Nearly a third of children cannot use books when they start school, with some even trying to swipe and zoom on the pages, a survey from Kindred Squared has shown 👇 #BookSky

HarperFire signs new Divergent YA duology from Veronica Roth

HarperFire has signed a new YA duology set in the world of Veronica Roth's Divergent series 👇 #BookSky

Radio 2 Book Club Award shortlist revealed

The Radio 2 Book Club Award 2026 shortlisted books have been announced by Sara Cox 👇 #BookSky

Book Shop Boys: Visual record of Pet Shop Boys hits indie number one

It has been something of a red letter day for authors Chris Heath and Philip Hoare as Pet Shop Boys Volume (Thames & Hudson), a complete visual record of the synth-pop duo, has been released in the UK 👇 #BookSky

Farshore scoops Maz Evans’ new middle-grade series in a six-figure deal

Farshore has acquired Murder by Midnight, a new middle-grade series from bestselling author Maz Evans 👇 #BookSky

Gallery UK snaps up Dustin Hoffman memoir

Gallery UK, an imprint of Simon & Schuster UK, has acquired Dustin Hoffman‘s memoir, Look at Me 👇 #BookSky

Katharine Hepburn biographical fiction novel goes to Allison & Busby

Allison & Busby has acquired The Original by Priya Parmar, a biographical fiction about Katharine Hepburn 👇 #BookSky

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David Owen’s ‘slice of monstrous, middle-grade perfection’ goes to Usborne

Usborne has acquired Graveyard Gladiators, a middle-grade adventure for readers aged eight and up, by David Owen 👇 #BookSky

WH Allen to publish Monty Halls' 'untold story of the Commandos'

WH Allen, an imprint of Ebury, is set to publish Marine Monty Halls' "untold story of the Commandos" 👇 #BookSky

HarperNonFiction acquires Blondie drummer Clem Burke’s posthumous memoir

HarperNonFiction has acquired The Other Side of the Dream: My Life In and Out of Blondie, the posthumous memoir of Clem Burke, the founding member and drummer of Blondie 👇 #BookSky

W&N acquires ‘intoxicating’ debut novel from June Aming

W&N has acquired Yellow Is Not for Girls Like Me, the debut novel by British-Trinidadian author June Aming 👇 #BookSky

Simon & Schuster Children's Books acquires Battle Master series from Jennifer Bell and Mel Taylor-Bessent

Simon & Schuster Children’s Books has acquired Battle Master, an illustrated comedy series by Jennifer Bell and Mel Taylor-Bessent, illustrated by Jacopo Moruzzi 👇 #BookSky

The Reading Agency to deliver 480,000 books to prisons

The Reading Agency will deliver 480,000 books to prisons across the UK 👇 #BookSky

Chloe Michelle Howarth moves to PMJ in two-book pre-empt deal

Chloe Michelle Howarth, author of Sunburn and Heap Earth Upon It, has moved to Penguin Michael Joseph for her next novel, which was pre-empted in a two-book deal 👇 #BookSky

Short Books acquires Jade Beer's This Is Not a Book About Cancer

Short Books has acquired This Is Not a Book About Cancer by journalist Jade Beer 👇 #BookSky

Post Wave acquires William Grill's illustrated history of energy

Post Wave Children’s Books has acquired Power: The Story of Energy by the award-winning creator of Shackleton’s Journey, William Grill 👇 #BookSky

Poetry isn't bullet-proof

In times of war, poetry can document devastation – and offer grassroots resistance, says Nick Barley in his recent Comment piece 👇 #BookSky

Walker wins auction for George Wigzell debut

Walker Books has acquired Skelly Boy, a ’high octane LitRPG’ debut upper-middle-grade novel from George Wigzell in a four-way auction 👇 #BookSky

Little Tiger snaps up picture book Where Thunder Roars from Kati Närhi

Little Tiger has acquired Where Thunder Roars, a "powerful, dramatic" picture book from Kati Närhi 👇 #BookSky

Bologna Children's Book Fair 2026: Horace Bent – Name, and passport number, of the Rosen

Airport killjoys hit the ’Super Hans’ award, while the fizz flies at Puffin, Horace Bent reports at Bologna 2026 👇 #BookSky

Simon & Schuster Children's inks Abi Elphinstone to a new multi-book deal

Abi Elphinstone will write three new titles for Simon & Schuster Children’s across middle-grade and picture books, the first of which is an “enthralling" fantasy 👇 #BookSky

Bologna 2026 upbeat, despite challenging geopolitical landscape

This year’s Bologna Children’s Book Fair has been busy and optimistic, despite the challenging geopolitical landscape, lacklustre weather and travel issues 👇 #BookSky

4th Estate lands Raven Leilani's 'stunning' new novel

4th Estate has landed Raven Leilani's "stunning" new novel 👇 #BookSky

Bookshop Crawl UK releases first County Bookshop Map

Bookshop Crawl UK has launched The Kent Bookshop Map, the first of its UK County Bookshop Maps 👇 #BookSky