Submissions are open for the Sareeta Domingo Prize, honouring the dearly missed author, editor and champion of diverse voices. Apply here: www.thefuturebookshelf.co.uk/tfb-blog/202... Submissions close at midnight on 21st September 2026. Good luck!

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The Sareeta Domingo Prize is a free-to-enter writing prize created to discover and support unpublished writers from Black and Global Majority backgrounds, founded by bestselling author Dorothy Koomson...

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It's #LibrariesWeek, celebrating how #LibrariesChangeLives! ⭐ We'd like to thank all the librarians working in communities & schools to make a difference to children and families every day. Stella Hine, librarian and Carnegie Medals Chair of Judges, sums this up perfectly: https://bit.ly/4u658Ua

Happy publication day to #BowsAndArrows 📚️ This is the explosive, no-holds-barred autobiography from Julian Lloyd Webber. ‘Written with honesty, courage and rare emotional clarity, this is a memoir that resonates far beyond the concert hall.’ Dame Evelyn Glennie

Proofs are in for #NotWithABang by Temi Oh out MAY 2026 from Solstice Books. On the morning of the Minton Family wedding, an extinction-level event tears the world apart, and they must fight their way through a devastated city – back to safety, survival, and each other.

A very joyful publication day for #TheHouseThatJoyBuilt by Holly Ringland! A book for those who yearn to write and those who find their creativity in other ways, The House That Joy Built is already a bestseller in Australia, and now available in the UK for the first time from Batsford Books.

CONGRATULATIONS Lesley Pearse on your SUNDAY TIMES Top 3 Bestseller! Amazing news for #TheGirlWithTheSuitcase @michaeljbooks.bsky.social

Happy Publication Day to #MeetMeInMalta ! A #SublimeRetreats romance from Joy Skye, published in paperback by Vinci Books. Belinda McGuire, fifty and freshly divorced escapes to a luxury villa in Malta but the villa’s chef is Noah, her childhood friend, now all grown up and seriously handsome...

Happy Publication Day to Dorothy Koomson! #TheQuietGirls is published today by Headline. Profiler Kez Lanyon goes undercover at a boarding school to investigate a series of sinister disappearances. The latest from the Queen of the Big Reveal is out now 📘 afroribooks.co.uk/products/the...

Happy Publication Day to Joff Winterhart! #DearHistorian is out today, published by Jonathan Cape. The cult-favourite graphic novelist returns with his trademark sensitivity and humour. An irresistible portrait of two women navigating their age gap, loss, and bad knees.

Happy #WorldBookDay ! It’s an extra special one during the National Year of Reading #GoAllIn 🥳 We are celebrating the amazing joy of reading today by sharing some of the incredible children’s titles we’ve had the privilege of working on over the past year.

It's publication day for the paperback of #TheGirlwiththeSuitcase by Lesley Pearse! 🤩 During the London Blitz, Mary's life changes overnight from housemaid to heiress, but how long until she is found out? This is an unputdownable historical novel from one of the nation’s best-loved storytellers.

Happy Valentine's Day! It is the perfect opportunity to show some love for these gorgeous finished copies of #MeetMeInMalta, the latest Sublime Retreats romance novel from Vinci Books 🌹 💕

Happy Publication day to #OurNumberedBones ! The debut adult novel from Carnegie Medal winner Katya Balen, published by Canongate, this is unsettling, propulsive and fiercely tender novel about buried loss and renewal 📖 canongate.co.uk/books/5415-o...

Revealing the longlist for the #Carnegies2026 Medal for Writing! 🏅✒️ Highlighting diversity and community, these 19 works span from humorous narratives and creative reimaginings to artfully using history to explore identity and relationships . 💫📖 https://carnegies.co.uk/2026-longlists-announced/

Announcing the longlist for the #Carnegies2026 Medal for Illustration!🏅🎨 Featuring lively colours and immersive mediums, these 19 works beautifully portray themes of identity, relationships, nature, and life’s journey. 📚🌟 https://carnegies.co.uk/2026-longlists-announced/

It's publication day for #LearnLikeALobster by Sunday Times bestsellers Helen Tupper and Sarah Ellis! The hosts of the Squiggly Careers podcast reveal why lobsters are the role model we can learn from and how being a lifelong learner accelerates career progression www.penguin.co.uk/books/463488...

ICYMI - Deborah Cohen, the author of #BadInfluence was on BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour this morning discussing how the internet has hijacked our health, from patient influencers to wearable health trackers 📻Listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... 📖 www.amazon.co.uk/Bad-Influenc...

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Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.

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An all star line up for the 2026 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival has been revealed! Ann Cleeves & Brenda Blethyn, Anthony Horowitz, Holly Jackson, Jane Harper, Chris Brookmyre, Chris Whitaker, LJ Ross, join a list curated by Programming Chair Lisa Jewell @harrogatefestivals.bsky.social

Copies are in for #TheGirlWithTheSuitcase 🥳 An unforgettable story, this historical novel from No. 1 bestselling author Lesley Pearse is out in paperback on the 26th Feb #LoveLesley

It's publication day for #BadInfluence by Deborah Cohen, published by Oneworld! 'An essential guide to the wild world of internet health – a series of cautionary tales, brilliantly told, about the perils of health influencers and the messages they peddle.’ Chris van Tulleken 🛍️ bit.ly/49Mcsfw

An unsettling, propulsive and fiercely tender novel about buried loss and renewal, #OurNumberedBones by Carnegie Medal winner Katya Balen explores how we must unearth the past in order to make peace with the present Publishing 12th Feb from Canongate 📘 canongate.co.uk/books/5415-o...

Copies are in for #LearnLikeALobster 🦞 by Helen Tupper & Sarah Ellis! We can learn a LOT from Lobsters. They never stop growing & they turn vulnerable moments into energy that fuels their next stage. Grow as you go. Fuel your own progress. Accelerate your career 💼 www.penguin.co.uk/books/463488...

It's publication day for #TheIslandBetweenUs by Dougie McHale! Spanning two generations and one unforgettable island, this is a powerful story of love, loss, & the ties that transcend time. Part of the Hellenic Collection of novels set between Edinburgh and Greece and published by Vinci Books

We're so pleased you're enjoying this series so much @jacquisydney.bsky.social - thanks for the brilliant review!

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Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for brilliant middle grade fantasy Royal Institute of Magic: The Shadowseeker by Victor Kloss. Out today from #VinciBooks @edpr.bsky.social #KidlitUK #UKKidlit worldssmallestlibrary.wordpress.com/2026/01/15/b...

Happy publication day to #OnTheCharge by Kerry J Donovan! The latest high-octane action-packed thriller in the Ryan Kaine series, for fans of Lee Child and Greg Hurwitz published by Vinci Books.

Ben Greenwood is back for another action-packed adventure and this time he’s in a race against time to save his parents from a deadly trap and secure his place at the #RoyalInstituteOfMagic. Written by Victor Kloss, this is the second spellbinding tale of magic and fantastical creatures. Out Now!

Submissions are open! Chair of Judges Di Speirs, plus Saba Sams, Tahmima Anam, Will Eaves and Andrew Michael Hurley will be judging the entries for the BBC National Short Story Award for 2026 #BBCNSSA #ShortStories

Fancy a slice of Greek sunshine? 🇬🇷 Dougie McHale’s latest novel in his Hellenic collection is publishing soon and we have a limited number of advance copies available for any keen bloggers! #TheIslandBetweenUs

Keep your eyes peeled for next week's blog tour celebrating the release of 'The Shadowseeker', the second book in the fantastical Royal Institute of Magic series by Victor Kloss, published by Vinci Books. Full of magic, dragons and adventure, this is definitely a book for your 2026 TBR pile!

One for the January TBR: The book Stylist called “mandatory reading in 2026” #BadInfluence by Deborah Cohen is a thought provoking look at how social media is reshaping healthcare and an essential guide through unregulated medical advice online. Out January 22 from @oneworldbooks.bsky.social