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This week in Books in the Media, a debut, two crime novels and a biography of a former UK prime minister made it into the critics’ top picks 👇 #BookSky
Books in the Media: Madeline Cash declared an 'energising' new voice
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February 9, 2026 at 8:12 PM
This week in Books in the Media, a debut, two crime novels and a biography of a former UK prime minister made it into the critics’ top picks 👇 #BookSky
ICYMI: The Little Rebels Award for Radical Children’s Fiction has been paused for 2026 due to a lack of funding.
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Little Rebels Award paused due to lack of funding
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February 9, 2026 at 7:29 PM
ICYMI: The Little Rebels Award for Radical Children’s Fiction has been paused for 2026 due to a lack of funding.
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ICYMI: Headline Eternal and Curtis Brown Creative (CBC) are joining forces to launch Modern Stories: It Must Be Love, a romance novel-writing competition seeking to "uplift and support" emerging writers from Black, Asian, mixed heritage and/or multiple ethnic backgrounds.
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Headline Eternal and Curtis Brown Creative launch new romance fiction competition
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February 9, 2026 at 7:02 PM
ICYMI: Headline Eternal and Curtis Brown Creative (CBC) are joining forces to launch Modern Stories: It Must Be Love, a romance novel-writing competition seeking to "uplift and support" emerging writers from Black, Asian, mixed heritage and/or multiple ethnic backgrounds.
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ICYMI: Faber has acquired Sebastian Barry’s "exquisite" new novel, The Newer World, which will be published on 10th September 2026 👇
Faber acquires Sebastian Barry's 'exquisite' new novel
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February 9, 2026 at 6:24 PM
ICYMI: Faber has acquired Sebastian Barry’s "exquisite" new novel, The Newer World, which will be published on 10th September 2026 👇
Publishing needs to ditch old assumptions and embrace the power of apprenticeships, says Elinor Potts in our recent Comment piece 👇
Apprenticeships in book publishing matter more than ever
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February 9, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Publishing needs to ditch old assumptions and embrace the power of apprenticeships, says Elinor Potts in our recent Comment piece 👇
Rory MacLean discusses the Sherborne Travel Writing Festival, its inaugural prize and his genre-busting book that explores humans’ ideas of spiritual destinations in our recent interview 👇 #BookSky
Rory MacLean: Pushing the boundaries of travel writing
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February 9, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Rory MacLean discusses the Sherborne Travel Writing Festival, its inaugural prize and his genre-busting book that explores humans’ ideas of spiritual destinations in our recent interview 👇 #BookSky
Penguin Random House has recalled a number of Peppa Pig books and a Hey Duggee book.
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PRH recalls multiple Peppa Pig books due to ‘choking hazard’
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February 9, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Penguin Random House has recalled a number of Peppa Pig books and a Hey Duggee book.
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The Bodley Head has snapped up All the Wrong Moves, a new book by Anthony Scaramucci, the co-host of The Rest Is Politics: US podcast, which will be published in September 2026.
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The Bodley Head snaps up 'major' new book by The Rest Is Politics: US co-host Anthony Scaramucci
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February 9, 2026 at 4:01 PM
The Bodley Head has snapped up All the Wrong Moves, a new book by Anthony Scaramucci, the co-host of The Rest Is Politics: US podcast, which will be published in September 2026.
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Viking has promoted Shyam Kumar and Alex Mulholland to editorial director and editor respectively 👇
Viking promotes Shyam Kumar and Alex Mulholland
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February 9, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Viking has promoted Shyam Kumar and Alex Mulholland to editorial director and editor respectively 👇
Corsair, an imprint of Little, Brown Book Group has acquired Broken Toys, the debut novel by journalist Marie-Claire Chappet.
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Corsair bags journalist Marie-Claire Chappet’s ‘searing’ debut in four-way auction
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February 9, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Corsair, an imprint of Little, Brown Book Group has acquired Broken Toys, the debut novel by journalist Marie-Claire Chappet.
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Picador has snapped up The Winter Guest by Sarah Moss, which will be released in a small-format hardback, e-book and audio in autumn this year 👇
Picador to publish Sarah Moss' The Winter Guest for Christmas 2026
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February 9, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Picador has snapped up The Winter Guest by Sarah Moss, which will be released in a small-format hardback, e-book and audio in autumn this year 👇
Faber has acquired Sebastian Barry’s "exquisite" new novel, The Newer World, which will be published on 10th September 2026 👇
Faber acquires Sebastian Barry's 'exquisite' new novel
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February 9, 2026 at 11:53 AM
Faber has acquired Sebastian Barry’s "exquisite" new novel, The Newer World, which will be published on 10th September 2026 👇
Simon & Schuster has appointed Ruth Bennett as publisher, children’s fiction.
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Simon & Schuster appoints Ruth Bennett publisher, children’s fiction
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February 9, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Simon & Schuster has appointed Ruth Bennett as publisher, children’s fiction.
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The Little Rebels Award for Radical Children’s Fiction has been paused for 2026 due to a lack of funding.
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Little Rebels Award paused due to lack of funding
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February 9, 2026 at 11:29 AM
The Little Rebels Award for Radical Children’s Fiction has been paused for 2026 due to a lack of funding.
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Read more 👇
Scribner UK has acquired My Only Boy by Rosa Rankin-Gee, which will be published in May this year.
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Scribner UK acquires new novel by Dreamland author Rosa Rankin-Gee
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February 9, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Scribner UK has acquired My Only Boy by Rosa Rankin-Gee, which will be published in May this year.
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Tor UK has scooped novelist, poet and editor Mina Templeton’s historical horror in a two-book deal.
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Tor UK scoops Mina Templeton's historical horror in two-book deal
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February 9, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Tor UK has scooped novelist, poet and editor Mina Templeton’s historical horror in a two-book deal.
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Headline Eternal and Curtis Brown Creative (CBC) are joining forces to launch Modern Stories: It Must Be Love, a romance novel-writing competition seeking to "uplift and support" emerging writers from Black, Asian, mixed heritage and/or multiple ethnic backgrounds.
Read more 👇
Read more 👇
Headline Eternal and Curtis Brown Creative launch new romance fiction competition
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February 9, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Headline Eternal and Curtis Brown Creative (CBC) are joining forces to launch Modern Stories: It Must Be Love, a romance novel-writing competition seeking to "uplift and support" emerging writers from Black, Asian, mixed heritage and/or multiple ethnic backgrounds.
Read more 👇
Read more 👇
ICYMI: Amazon has announced a range of free workshops and resources for the National Year of Reading 2026, a campaign aimed at helping people rediscover the joy of reading 👇 #BookSky
Amazon launches initiatives to support the National Year of Reading
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February 8, 2026 at 6:31 PM
ICYMI: Amazon has announced a range of free workshops and resources for the National Year of Reading 2026, a campaign aimed at helping people rediscover the joy of reading 👇 #BookSky
ICYMI: The Reading Agency has expanded its Quick Reads programme for 2026's National Year of Reading, and has garnered the support of Stormzy, as it marks its 20th year 👇 #BookSky
The Reading Agency expands Quick Reads programme for National Year of Reading
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February 8, 2026 at 5:00 PM
ICYMI: The Reading Agency has expanded its Quick Reads programme for 2026's National Year of Reading, and has garnered the support of Stormzy, as it marks its 20th year 👇 #BookSky
ICYMI: The Hyena’s Daughter by Jupiter Jones and Pink Soap by Anju Gaston have been jointly awarded the 2026 Weatherglass Novella Prize, chosen by author Ali Smith 👇 #BookSky
Ali Smith selects joint winners of the 2026 Weatherglass Novella Prize
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February 8, 2026 at 3:26 PM
ICYMI: The Hyena’s Daughter by Jupiter Jones and Pink Soap by Anju Gaston have been jointly awarded the 2026 Weatherglass Novella Prize, chosen by author Ali Smith 👇 #BookSky
ICYMI: Submissions for the #YABookPrize 2026, celebrating the best young adult novels from the UK and Ireland, are now open! 🏆💐
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YA Book Prize opens entries for 2026
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February 8, 2026 at 1:48 PM
ICYMI: Submissions for the #YABookPrize 2026, celebrating the best young adult novels from the UK and Ireland, are now open! 🏆💐
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February 8, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Planning for Spring/Summer 2026? 📚💐
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ICYMI: Riverrun has acquired Arthur: A New Life by Amy Jeffs, the bestselling author of Storyland: A New Mythology of Britain, Wild, Saints and Old Songs 👇 #BookSky
Amy Jeffs’ reimagined life of King Arthur signed by riverrun
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February 8, 2026 at 9:35 AM
ICYMI: Riverrun has acquired Arthur: A New Life by Amy Jeffs, the bestselling author of Storyland: A New Mythology of Britain, Wild, Saints and Old Songs 👇 #BookSky
ICYMI: Liza Marshall of Hera Pictures, the film producer of Maggie O’Farrell’s novel Hamnet (Tinder Press), has secured the screen rights to Land (Tinder Press) 👇 #BookSky
Maggie O'Farrell's Land to be adapted for the screen by Hamnet producer Liza Marshall
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February 8, 2026 at 7:09 AM
ICYMI: Liza Marshall of Hera Pictures, the film producer of Maggie O’Farrell’s novel Hamnet (Tinder Press), has secured the screen rights to Land (Tinder Press) 👇 #BookSky
ICYMI: Titan Books has acquired a “sharp, insightful and scary” time-loop horror novel by Rachel Harrison, titled Kiss Slay Replay. Kiss Slay Replay will publish in September 2026 👇 #BookSky
Titan snags Rachel Harrison’s time-loop wedding horror
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February 7, 2026 at 6:53 PM
ICYMI: Titan Books has acquired a “sharp, insightful and scary” time-loop horror novel by Rachel Harrison, titled Kiss Slay Replay. Kiss Slay Replay will publish in September 2026 👇 #BookSky