Publication Day Desk
The Good Time, Nell Stevens’ first collection of short stories, is published today by Scribner!
If you believe books matter, please read this
We urge you to support Ukrainian publishing, in the aftermath of a Russian attack which destroyed approximately 8 million books
Leor Zmigrod’s TED talk released
‘How to Protect Your Brain From Extremism’ selected as top pick by TED’s Global Editor
Sceptre pre-empts Jessie Thompson’s non-fiction debut, THE MAIN CHARACTER
The Main Character: How Five Great Women Turned Their Lives into Literature is a “witting and insightful” consideration of women’s life-writing
Elly Griffiths wins Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2026
After being shortlisted for the award eight times over the years, Elly won last night with The Frozen People
Rebecca Stott’s A MEDITATION ON MUD comes to BBC Radio 4
Don’t miss these five brilliant short essays on our relationship to quagmires of all sorts which have aired throughout this week
Chiara Barzini shortlisted for 2026 Jan Michalski Prize
Aqua has been recognised by a prize awarded annually for an outstanding work of world literature
Granta pre-empts Zaheer Allam’s VOLATILE CITY: A STORY OF SHOCKS AND SURVIVAL
The book will be a 2028 superlead title
Gavin McCrea’s ROUSSEAU’S LOST CHILDREN longlisted for the American Library in Paris Book Award
The award celebrates works of literature that draw on France as a timeless source of inspiration
NOVA SCOTIA HOUSE wins prestigious Lambda Literary Award 2026
Charlie Porter’s debut novel wins in the Gay Fiction category
Kathy Willis and Tim Coulson elected as Fellows of the Royal Society
RCL authors are amongst 90 outstanding researchers from across the world
THE FROZEN PEOPLE on Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Shortlist 2026
Vote for the first novel in Elly Griffiths’ time-travelling detective series!
The desk where Olivia Laing’s THE SILVER BOOK was written
Hamish Hamilton publish the paperback edition today
Publication Day Desk
Julia Bell’s Between the Lines: Life Lessons from the Creative Writing Workshop is published by Simon & Schuster
THE FROZEN PEOPLE up for Crime Novel of the Year 2026
Congratulations to Elly Griffiths who has been longlisted for the Theakstons Old Peculiar crime writing prize
Chiara Barzini embarks on AQUA US tour
Aqua: A Story of Water and Lost Dreams was published by Unnamed Press in the US this week
Exciting deals for Hannah Morrish’s debut novel in the UK, Canada, US and Spain
Such Stuff has been pre-empted by Sceptre, Spiegel & Grau, Knopf Canada and Alfaguara in Spain
Oliva Laing shortlisted for the Tadeusz Bradecki Prize 2026
The Silver Book is one of 6 books up for the prize which rewards a work in which ‘story-telling fiction and non-fiction writing combine in an original and exciting way’
Celebrations for ONCE UPON AN ISLAND
Alice Albinia’s beautiful first children’s book, with illustrator Helen Cann, is Stanford’s Children’s Book of the Month
Events for HOW TO SAVE THE AMAZON
The paperback publication of the book written by Dom Phillips and finished by others after he was killed will be marked by special events in Oxford and London