The Arab of the Future series, written by Riad Sattouf - former contributor to the satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo - will hit UK shelves next year. This, since news has reached us that British Commonwealth rights have been acquired by publisher Two Roads.
Read MoreOne thing we're sure of - other than there not being enough books coverage on TV - is that the coverage there is damn sure doesn't need to go anywhere. So our hearts skipped when we saw this news...fearing that Meet the Author would be disappearing as Higham departs.
Read MoreWe don't see books on TV enough for our liking. And we hardly ever see an advert for one. Well done Pan Macmillan then, for putting together this creatively excellent Christmas advert with a twist on 'Twas the Night Before Christmas...'
Read MoreThis is why - and because it's Brian Blessed - we have to tell you about a competition celebrating the launch of Blessed's memoir, Absolute Pandemonium. Being run at www.absolutepandemonium.com, the competition offers the chance to win one of five sets of prizes. Each set of prizes will include:
Read MoreThey're all authored by women, and they're all excellent. These are the top 10 bestselling Kobo books of 2015 (all available in other formats). Kobo or no, take a look!
Read MoreAmidst warfare on any level, it's hard to know what to do. Yet for his part, author Michel Faber has (in a self-described gesture of "exasperation and rage"), sent a copy of his latest novel The Book of Strange New Things to David Cameron.
Read MoreMany things indirectly inspire young minds, but the newly launched Letters to a Young Generation 2 takes a direct approach. Specifically in appealing to an audience of young, black, females to inspire and encourage them in life, leading and entrepreneurship.
Read MoreNot here we're afraid, we're not quite there yet. But Ms Wax will be at an event to talk about her new title A Mindfulness Guide for the Frazzled. She'll be in-house at Blackwell's Bookshop Oxford on Wednesday, 13th January, and the talk is completely free.
Read MoreShould you be stuck for a gift for someone, and that person loves a bit of narrative nuance then here's an idea. Paula Hawkins number one bestseller The Girl on the Train has been named the WH Smith book of the year.
Read MoreLike everyone on the High Streets of Britain, bookshops have now set off the Christmas marketing klaxons. Here, then, are our appraisals of this years' Christmas posters with campaign notes.
Read MoreAs part of Diverse December, book lovers are tweeting recommendations of works by BAME (black, Asian and minority ethnic) authors. Yesteray evening, reader Karen O tweeted a recommendation for Huma Qureshi's collection of short stories, In Spite of Oceans.
Read MoreWritten by H.G Wells between 1895 and 1897, The War of the Worlds is the iconic story telling the battle of Earth's inhabitants against a Martian invasion. And now, more than a century after its writing, Stephen Baxter's sequel to the classic is going to print.
Read MoreChildren's book and app publisher, Nosy Crow, has responded to the book world's discussion on diversity in the best way possible: in requesting more submissions from BAME writers.
Read MoreIf there's a book industry debate going on about diversity, it's clear there's a healthy appetite for new views and broader horizons. Nothing could make that clearer than funding for editor Nikesh Shukla's The Good Immigrant anthology soaring from 31% to 63% (now 67%!) in just one hour!
Read MoreDecember, a time for community, celebration and coming together, has just become even more excellent and - importantly - more diverse. On Twitter the #DiverseDecember hashtag has been seen trending, and a @DiverseDecember account has been registered. So what's going on?
Read MoreKirsty Logan's The Rental Heart and Other Fairytales has won the Polari First Book prize. The annual award selects the 'very best debut books that explore the LGBT experience', and selects an overall winner from a shortlist of five titles. Logan's The Rental Heart... is described by publisher Salt Publishing thus:
Read MoreA confusing picture of whether 'traditional' or ebooks are winning the 'format war' is further cluttered by a report about slowing Kindle sales.The report(paywall) by the Sunday Times, revisited by theMail Online, suggests that traditional books are now on the rise as ebook sales fall. The news is backed by word of an 8.9 percent increase in paperback sales, and a fall of 7.5 percent in ebooks (in the United States).
Read MoreThis is a first-person account of an unusual evening...
Read MoreWell it's about time. Justice Secretary, Michael Gove, has confirmed that the much hated restrictions on books being sent to inmates have been lifted.
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