Octopus is to release Happy Healthy Strong, the new exercise and lifestyle guide from fitness technology entrepreneur, personal trainer and author Krissy Cela.
The Thursday Murder Club sweeps the regions
Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club (Penguin) has topped all but one of the UK's regional bestseller charts, with only Central Scotland crowning Douglas Stuart's Booker-winner Shuggie Bain (Picador) instead.
Kate Byrne promoted to editorial director at Headline
Headline's Kate Byrne has been promoted to editorial director with immediate effect, and is to take on the responsibility for the Headline Accent imprint, alongside Headline Eternal.
The Thursday Murder Club boomerangs back into the top spot
Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club (Penguin) has bounced back to the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, for an 11th week in total and a sixth week in paperback.
S&S lands Woodward and Costa on the transition to Biden
Simon & Schuster has bagged Peril, the "spell-binding" analysis of the transition from President Trump to Biden by Bob Woodward and Robert Costa.
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for August 17, 2021
Today's Featured Deals In Case You Missed Yesterday's Most Popular Deals Previous Daily Deals I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara for $4.99 Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari for $4.99 Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert for $1.99 The Empire of Gold by S.A. Chakraborty for $2.99 The Diplomat's Daughter by Karin Tanabe for $1.99 Lobizona by Romina Garber for $2.99 All Adults Here by Emma Straub for $1.99 A Dream So Dark by L.L. McKinney for $2.99 Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman for $1.99 The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert for $1.99 Originals...
How to Market a Self-Published Book with Local Media
Reading Time: 4 minutesWhen it comes to how to market a self-published book, I have to admit that local media pitching is one of my fun and maybe best-kept secrets. (Not anymore!) Why? Well, for one, local media is one of the most underused resources for authors, and second–and maybe even more important–local media loves local authors; there’s almost no exception to when you can pitch them. Unlike bigger, national media, local media isn’t as sensitive about release dates or how old your book is. How Local Media Marketing Is Ideal for Self-Published Books Local Author: At its most basic,...
Hodder snaps up Dylan’s ‘compulsive’ near-future SF novel
Hodder & Stoughton has acquired Mindwalker, a "compulsively page-turning" science fiction novel from Kate Dylan.
PMJ to publish Marian Keyes’ sequel to Rachel’s Holiday
Michael Joseph will publish Marian Keyes' sequel to Rachel's Holiday next year, revisiting one of the author's most loved characters almost 25 years on.
Hamnet summer campaign employs ‘living billboard’
The marketing and publicity team behind Maggie O'Farrell's Hamnet (Tinder Press) have unfurled a living billboard in south London, as part of their summer reading campaign.
