Books

Publishing Super Thursday: what are the best books going on sale today?

Today is super Thursday, the publishing industry's biggest day of pre-Christmas book launches. This year, 505 new hardbacks will be published.…

The Man Booker Prize shortlist 2017: These are the books still in the running

Headed by Baroness Lola Young, a group of judges made up of acclaimed authors and artists have selected the best…

Amazon Kindle has just launched an interactive Harry Potter book

When Amazon first announced the Kindle, there were plenty of people filled with doom and gloom. We were told this…

The Netflix book adaptations you need to watch

Book to screen adaptations are always a touchy subject. But with a stellar run of original series, can Netflix book…

Harry Potter 19 Years Later: There’s still plenty to come from the Wizarding World

Crowds gathered in King’s Cross Station this morning to await the departure of a fictional train. September 1, 2017 is…

National Book Festival authors: Who are the top 10?

There's plenty of authors heading down to the National Book Festival on 2nd September. In fact, there's so many you…

Strike: The adaptation of JK Rowling’s The Cuckoo’s Calling to air on BBC

The first screen adaptation of JK Rowling’s Cormoran Strike novels will be screened this weekend. The new TV series is…

Jackson Hole: 5 books by recent speakers that you should read

The annual Jackson Hole Economics Symposium in Wyoming kicks off today -- a yearly event, sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of…

7 modern Pulitzer Prize winning books that everyone should read

On this day, way back in 1903, Joseph Pulitzer donated $1m to Columbia University. This started the ball rolling on…

Harry Potter 20 years on: Bloomsbury is still reaping the benefits

UK publishing group Bloomsbury is celebrating the Harry Potter 20th anniversary with a rise in revenues and two new Potter…