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Pushkin Press has ventured through The Door of No Return, acquiring the latest novel by Booker International winner David Diop.

Avon has landed a two-book deal with author, playwright and deputy headteacher of a primary school J M Hall.

Little, Brown imprint Constable has acquired The Lighthouse of Stalingrad: The Epic Siege at the Heart of WWII’s Greatest Battle from Headline publishing director Iain MacGregor.

Meg Mason's Sorrow and Bliss (Weidenfeld & Nicolson), Sarah Winman's Still Life (Fourth Estate) and Chibundu Onuzo's Sankofa (Virago) are among the six books to be featured in the third series of BBC2's "Between the Covers", hosted by Sara Cox.

Hilary Mantel is among a roster of award-winning authors headlining the Baillie Gifford Borders Book Festival, which returns this year after a hiatus owing to the pandemic.

Camilla Reid, editorial director and co-founder of Nosy Crow, will be stepping back from the day-to-day running of the pre-school and novelty list to work as an independent author on individual projects.

To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Beano’s longest-running character, comic strip The Epic Yarn of Awesomeness will tell the garment’s backstoryCruella de Vil was recently given a new backstory by Disney; the Wicked Witch of the West’s past was reimagined by Gregory Maguire in Wicked. Now the Beano is to reveal an origin story…

In praise of resilience, creativity, and its cultural 'Singular Plurality,' Guest of Honor Canada is looking for 'where we discover the raw material of inspiration." The post Frankfurt’s Once and Future Guest of Honor: Canada on ‘Quite the Journey’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

In praise of resilience, creativity, and its cultural 'Singular Plurality,' Guest of Honor Canada is looking for 'where we discover the raw material of inspiration." The post Frankfurt’s Once and Future Guest of Honor: Canada on ‘Quite the Journey’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Frankfurter Buchmesse: Programming highlights and registration details, as trade visitors prepare to travel–physically and digitally. The post Frankfurter Buchmesse Welcomes 1,500 Exhibitors from 74 Nations appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.