Headline has acquired an “eloquent and thought-provoking" book, The Uncomfortable Truth About Racism, by former Liverpool and England footballer John Barnes.  

Katie Loughnane is leaving Avon to join Century's fiction team as senior commissioning editor.  

Independent publisher Pushkin Press is to release its first audiobook, read by author and BBC Radio 4 presenter Johny Pitts.

Sandstone Press has acquired Lipstick and Leather: On the Road With the World’s Most Notorious Rock Stars by Kim Hawes.

Hodder Studio has landed The Insider’s Guide to Inside No. 9, “an access-all-areas backstage pass” to the Bafta-winning BBC series.

Little, Brown imprint Sphere has acquired Mixed in Minutes: 50 Quick & Easy Cocktails to Make at Home by mixologist Dan Whiteside. 

The Bridge Street Press will publish the UK edition of Michael Wolff's new book on the "tumultous" final days of the Trump presidency.

The longlist for the 2021 Goldsboro Books Glass Bell Award has been announced, dominated by debut novels, including Richard Osman's bestseller The Thursday Murder Club (Viking) and Abi Daré's The Girl with the Louding Voice (Sceptre).

Hachette UK says it has been continually reviewing Enid Blyton's work for years but still wants her "at the heart of childhood" after it was revealed English Heritage updated its blue plaque information, pointing out her work has been critcised for xenophobia and racism.   

Bloomsbury has said it will now require staff to be vaccinated before returning to its offices from July.

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Author of Fire and Fury’s final book on Trump, Landslide, will cover his ‘tumultuous last months at the helm of the country’Michael Wolff’s third book about Donald Trump, focusing on the final days of his presidency, will be published in July under a provocative title: Landslide. Related: Trump tells Fox News he ‘didn’t win’ election…