ICYMI: Epic fantasy, literary fiction, romance and SF all find a place on the 2026 New Adult Book Prize shortlist, which boasts six debut authors and four established writers to make up the complement of 10 nominees for this year’s award. 👇
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- ICYMI: Candice Carty-Williams has withdrawn from participating in this year’s Cheltenham Literary Festival over its sponsorship by the Times, due to her disappointment by the lack of comment from the newspaper in the wake of the death of Cambridge professor Jason Arday. 👇
- ICYMI: Bonnier Books UK has said it will no longer publish true-crime author Christopher Berry-Dee and is terminating all existing agreements with him, following a Guardian investigation that reported a series of allegations against the author and raised questions about aspects
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- Bloomsbury General has signed gardener and birdwatcher Jonny Fox’s Men with Birds on Their Heads, a “charming celebration of birds” written and illustrated by Fox. The book will be published on 24th September and publication will be complemented with live bookshop window
