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The Bookseller • 16 September 2025

Severn House nabs final novel by late ‘queen of romance’ Julie Garwood

Severn House has scooped The Swan, a romantic suspense novel from the late New York Times-bestselling author Julie Garwood, to be completed by her son Bryan Garwood.

The Bookseller • 16 September 2025

Mantle swoops on two novels from ‘rising star’ crime writer SA Cosby

Mantle, an imprint of Pan Macmillan, has acquired two novels from New York Times-bestselling crime author SA Cosby.

The Bookseller • 16 September 2025

Bookouture swoons for ‘escapist’ romance series from Debbie Johnson

Bookouture has acquired two novels in a new romance series by Debbie Johnson.

The Bookseller • 16 September 2025

Hera snaps up two ‘twisty and gripping’ psychological thrillers from Rae Starling

Hera Books is set to publish two standalone psychological thrillers from Rachel Sargeant, writing as Rae Starling.

The Bookseller • 16 September 2025

Bloody Scotland reveals 2025 winners of McIlvanney and Debut Prizes

Scottish international crime writing festival Bloody Scotland has announced this year’s winners of the McIlvanney Prize and the Bloody Scotland Debut Prize.

The Bookseller • 16 September 2025

Canongate to publish ‘unflinching and unforgettable’ novel from Tahmima Anam

Canongate’s publisher and commercial director Jenny Fry and editor-at-large Ellah Wakatama have acquired UK and Commonwealth rights (ex. Canada and the Indian subcontinent) for Uprising.

The Bookseller • 16 September 2025

Andy Darcy Theo signs two-book deal to conclude ‘thrilling’ fantasy quartet with Gallery YA

Gallery YA, imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Books, has acquired the final two instalments in Andy Darcy Theo’s bestselling Descent into Darkness quartet.

The Bookseller • 16 September 2025

‘Dragonish’ fantasy classic from Naomi Mitchison takes flight at Virago

Virago Modern Classics has signed classic fantasy novel Travel Light by Scottish writer Naomi Mitchison.

The Bookseller • 15 September 2025

Hodder Press acquires ‘eye-opening’ book on how we think from academic Ostrowski

Hodder Press has acquired How We Think: Ten Thinker Types to Understand Ourselves and Those Around Us by social scientist Dr Marius Ostrowski.

The Bookseller • 15 September 2025

Simon & Schuster Children’s swoops in for witchy middle-grade series with six-figure deal

Simon & Schuster Children’s Books has pre-empted the rights to Hex and Hilda, a middle-grade series from multi-award-winning authors Katya Balen and Jenny Pearson.

Muddy Stilettos • 31 August 2025

September sorted! 50+ of the best things to do in Warks & West Mids

There’s plenty to do in Warks and the West Mids this month, from literary and food festivals to supper clubs, as well as unforgettable stage and screen performances.

DIVA • 18 August 2025

Butch musicians to add to your playlist ASAP

If you feel like your playlists could be a little queerer, have a listen to some of these butch and stud music artists that we simply can’t get enough of.

The Bookseller • 18 August 2025

Hurst to publish 'searing' eyewitness account from Gaza historian Jean-Pierre Filiu

Hurst Publishers has signed A Historian in Gaza by Jean-Pierre Filiu, a searing eyewitness account from inside the besieged Palestinian enclave.

The Bookseller • 18 August 2025

Bonnier Books UK’s children’s trade managing director Helen Wicks to step down

Bonnier Books UK has announced that Helen Wicks, managing director of the company’s children’s trade division, will be stepping down at the end of August 2025.

DIVA • 15 August 2025

Want to make queer friends? Try one of these LGBTQIA+ running clubs

If you’re a fitness fan and up for embracing group exercise as a way to make some new besties, look no further than our list of UK-based run clubs.

DIVA • 14 August 2025

5 queer women speak about coming out in your 20s

At times, I’ve absolutely felt like I’m the only person in the world who didn’t realise their queerness until a little later in life. But thanks to the openness of new friends, friends of friends and social media, I’ve learnt that this is far from the truth...

DIVA • 12 August 2025

Cara Mahoney, Olive Gray and Bobby Lockwood to star in queer short film Full Fat

Halo’s Olive Gray and Fantastic Beasts’ Cara Mahoney lead alongside BAFTA-winning Bobby Lockwood as the headline cast of the upcoming queer short film Full Fat, from Sister Wives’ director Louisa Connolly-Burnham.

DIVA • 8 August 2025

I’m in my first queer relationship and adjusting to a new idea of parenthood

Sometimes I struggle to reconcile with the fact that my very own imagination had, until recent years, unknowingly slipped into nuclear-family mode when I pictured the future. But what does that mean for me now as a bisexual woman in a relationship with another woman?

DIVA • 6 August 2025

What to read, watch and listen to if you’re missing the 2025 Women’s Euros

Not sure what to do with yourself now that the 2025 Women’s Euro tournament is over? We’re right there with you. Here are four things to do to fill the Lioness-sized hole in your heart...

DIVA • 5 August 2025

New study finds 3/4 of queer women feel safer in public spaces that have a Pride flag

A YouGov study has found that 75% of LGBTQIA+ women feel safer when they see a Pride flag displayed in a public place.

DIVA • 4 August 2025

Kath Ebbs hard launches new relationship with footballer Tilly Lucas-Rodd

Kath Ebbs (they/them), non-binary influencer and Australian presenter, has hard-launched their new relationship with Australian rules football player Tilly Lucas-Rodd (they/them).

The Bookseller • 1 August 2025

‘They’re not inclusive, I’m inclusive’: the growth of specialist genre-based bookshops

Despite a tough few years for high-street bookshops, genre-specific independent bookshops seem to have been bucking the trend, with a steady stream opening across the UK.

The Bookseller • 24 July 2025

Borough Press wins four-way auction for Tara O’Sullivan’s coming-of-age thriller

The Borough Press has acquired The Quiet Ones by Tara O’Sullivan after triumphing in a four-way auction, to publish in spring 2027.

The Bookseller • 23 July 2025

Abacus acquires Keiran Goddard’s ‘lyrical and intense’ novel

Abacus is set to publish Keiran Goddard’s "lyrical and intense" novel.