David Van Reybrouck awarded the Geschwister Scholl Prize
The judges said that Revolusi “presents Indonesia's liberation from colonial rule as a gripping global history that is highly topical.”
BRING NO CLOTHES: Charlie Porter in conversation
In celebration of his new book Bring No Clothes and the related Charleston exhibition ‘Bloomsbury and Fashion’, Charlie will be in conversation with Anastasiia Fedorova.
Elly Griffiths’ BLEEDING HEART YARD wins Crime Novel of the Year
Bleeding Heart Yard (Quercus) wins Crime Novel of the Year at the Fingerprint Awards 2023.
Xiaolu Guo at Edinburgh International Book Festival
Xiaolu Guo will be at the Edinburgh Festival talking about Radical: A Life of My Own.
Zephyr publish Tania Unsworth’s NOWHERE ISLAND
Tania Unsworth’s fifth novel for children is published on 3 August.
‘On writing non-fiction proposals’
An extract of Rebecca Carter’s piece in the Writers’ & Artists’ 2024 Yearbook.
Ithaka Press publish BBC’s Andrew Harding on Ukraine
A Small, Stubborn Town: Life, Death and Defiance in Ukraine is published on 6 July.
PMJ pre-empts Tim Coulson’s ‘dazzling’ history of the universe
A Universal History of Me, Coulson’s first book, explains the science of why we exist.
Viking wins THE IDEOLOGICAL BRAIN in 13-way auction
Leor Zmigrod’s “landmark” debut, based on her ground-breaking research, is about how ideologies take hold in the brain.
Ali Smith’s ‘Debut Writers’ with Nell Stevens
Nell Stevens, Michael Magee and Jyoti Patel feature on Ali Smith’s Debut Writers panel at the Cambridge Literary Festival 2023.
A LITTLE GIVE Book Launch
Marina Benjamin celebrates the launch of her memoir, A Little Give: the unsung, unseen, undone work of women.
Fig Tree wins auction for Ferdia Lennon's debut
Helen Garnons-Williams at Fig Tree has acquired Lennon’s debut Glorious Exploits.
Quercus publish Elly Griffiths’ THE LAST REMAINS
The Last Remains, the final instalment in the Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries, is published on 31 January.
BRIEFLY, A DELICIOUS LIFE longlisted for Dylan Thomas Prize 2023
Congratulations to Nell Stevens whose debut novel is on the Dylan Thomas longlist.
Rebecca Carter launches ‘Rebecca Carter Literary’
After 10 years at Janklow & Nesbit, Rebecca Carter sets up as an independent agent.