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
JS Tennant in Cuba
Mrs Gargantua: Reports from Cuba will be published by William Collins in July
Charlie Porter recognised by prestigious Lambda Literary Awards
Nova Scotia House shortlisted for the Gay Fiction Award
THE ORIGINAL shortlisted for 2026 James Tait Black Prize
Nell Stevens’ story of imitation and forgery has been shortlisted in the fiction category of the UK’s longest running literary prize
CALL ME ISHMAELLE longlisted for 2026 Jhalak Prize
Xiaolu Guo’s bold retelling of Moby-Dick has been longlisted for the Prose Prize
Happy Publication to ROUSSEAU’S LOST CHILDREN
Gavin McCrea’s new novel takes to the streets
Carrie Gracie shortlisted for 2026 Unwin Award
Equal is considered to have made ‘a significant contribution to the world’
THE KILLING TIME a bestseller in its first week
Elly Griffiths in this week’s Sunday Times Top Ten
Lauren J. Joseph joins RCL
Ahead of publication of Lean Cat, Savage Cat, novelist and playwright becomes an RCL client
10th anniversary of Olivia Laing’s THE LONELY CITY
With a special new hardback edition, Tilda Swinton reading the audiobook and a live event
THE SPIRIT LEVEL author Kate Pickett publishes new book
The Good Society is out from Bodley Head this week
Upcoming in February
Fiction: Elly Griffiths & Gavin McCrea / Non-Fiction: Kate Pickett, Leor Zmigrod, Chris Summerfield
Chiara Barzini joins RCL
Ahead of US publication of Aqua, award-winning Italian writer becomes RCL client