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Nottingham Playhouse’s genius ‘Eureka Day’ comedy is on stage now – here’s what we thought
Ten minutes before a weekend matinee performance of Jonathan Spector’s ‘Eureka Day’ at Nottingham Playhouse, I was expecting some bristling from the audience...
"Razor-sharp" comedy 'Eureka Day' makes its regional debut at Nottingham Playhouse - hear from star Adele James
Nottingham Playhouse’s Eureka Day premieres on 25th October. Adele James tells us more about what to expect…
Juniper swoops for 'exceptional' debut from Transworld's Alison Barrow
The "powerful" debut novel by Transworld’s director of media relations Alison Barrow has been snapped up by Juniper, the HQ literary imprint launched earlier this year and headed by Manpreet Grewal.
Quercus to publish Victoria Rose's 'confronting and urgent' diaries from Gaza
Quercus Non-Fiction is set to publish Dr Victoria Rose’s A Beautiful Place: A Doctor’s Diaries from Gaza.
Simon & Schuster UK bags ‘glossy’ New York whodunnit thriller
Simon & Schuster UK has acquired the “slick, glossy whodunnit thriller” Murder on the Upper East Side from Gigi Waldorf, the pseudonym for author Kit Frick.
DK RED acquires guide for travelling with kids from The Travel Mum, Jenna Carr
DK RED will publish Yes, You Can Travel with Kids: A No-Stress Guide to Easy, Affordable Family Travel by Jenna Carr.
Bloomsbury Archer signs Paul Tremblay’s AI horror in three-book deal
Bloomsbury Archer has won Paul Tremblay over with a three-book deal.
S&S announces series of promotions at Scribner UK
Simon & Schuster (S&S) UK imprint Scribner UK’s Sophie Missing, Chris White and Ella Fox-Martens have been promoted.
Scribner triumphs in five-way auction for Marlowe Granados’ ‘charismatic’ novel
Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster UK, has acquired Petty Intrigues, an “effervescent, charismatic London novel about art, freedom and forging a truly big life”, by author of Happy Hour, Marlowe Granados.
Gillian Anderson and Julia Donaldson shortlisted for 2025 Books Are My Bag Readers Awards
The shortlist for the 2025 Books Are My Bag Readers Awards has been announced.
Virago nabs Eleanor Davies' 'hypnotic' dark academia debut in six-figure deal
Virago Press, an imprint of Little, Brown Book Group, has pre-empted Once, I Was Fire, the debut novel by Eleanor Davies, in a six-figure, two-book deal.
HQ falls for Stevie Greene’s ‘cosy’ small-town romance series
HQ Digital, an imprint of HarperCollins, has acquired a three-book romance series by Stevie Greene.
HarperCollins Children’s Books signs ‘enchanting’ picture book series from Nahar and Leschnikoff
HarperCollins Children’s Books (HCCB) has acquired a “hilarious” picture book series from author Sunita Nahar and illustrator Nancy Leschnikoff.
Transworld devours Ellie Graves' culinary 'femgore' debut
Transworld has acquired horror-thriller crossover novel Maneater by debut author Ellie Graves.
Chatto signs Emma Cline’s ‘mesmerising portrait of an unravelling mind’
Chatto & Windus has signed Switzy, a new novel by bestselling author Emma Cline.
Scholastic UK signs Mangan siblings' middle-grade adventure in two-book deal
Scholastic UK has snapped up Welcome to Weird Street from author-illustrator, brother-sister duo, Stephen and Anita Mangan.
Positive Planners partner with Transworld for distribution of self-care and wellbeing journals
Lauren Whelan, non-fiction publisher at Transworld, has acquired world rights to the Positive Planners from Jane Graham Maw at Graham Maw Christie.
Nosy Crow swoops for superhero koalas series from Terrie Chilvers and David O’Connell
Nosy Crow has acquired Koalas in Capes, a “highly illustrated and hilarious” new chapter-book series.
Penguin Michael Joseph eats up Kate Llewellyn-Waters’ guide to a healthy immune system
Penguin Michael Joseph has acquired The Immunity Plan: How to Balance Your Immune System and Unlock the Secrets to a Healthier Body by award-winning TV nutritionist Kate Llewellyn-Waters.
Harvill sweeps up Ela Lee’s ‘heartbreaking’ cross-generational novel Minbak
Harvill, an imprint of Vintage, has acquired world rights to Ela Lee’s second novel Minbak from Hellie Ogden at WME.
New independent publisher of illustrated non-fiction Titchwell Press to launch in 2026
Titchwell Press is a new, independent start-up publisher of illustrated non-fiction books, founded by Jon and Jo Rippon (previously of Palazzo Editions).
Golda Rosheuvel is not your superwoman
The Bridgerton star on playing a Black queen, working with Letitia Wright and the power of human stories.
Pan Macmillan snaps up Goalhanger’s podcast tie-in quiz book The Rest Is Quiz
Pan Macmillan has snapped up Goalhanger’s The Rest Is Quiz quiz book.
LEAP acquires Lioness Mary Earps' 'unfiltered' memoir in eight-way auction
LEAP, the new imprint at Bonnier Books UK focused on "inspiring and informing positive change", has acquired Mary Earps’ debut memoir in a "fiercely fought" eight-way auction.
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