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Stormzy launches third year of #Merky Books writing prize

Grime star Stormzy has launched the third year of the #Merky Books New Writers’ Prize. The annual prize aims to discover unpublished and under-represented writers aged 16-30 from the UK and the Republic of Ireland. Writers can submit fiction, ...

11 Aug 2022 at 18:09

Harry’s ‘raw, unflinching’ memoir to be released in January

Harry’s memoir to be released in January

The Duke of Sussex’s highly anticipated memoir, billed as a book of “raw, unflinching honesty”, will be published in the new year, it has been announced. Harry’s book is called Spare, a reference to the phrase the “the heir and the spare” ...

27 Oct 2022 at 18:09

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US judge blocks Penguin Random House merger with rival publisher

A US judge has blocked Penguin Random House’s purchase of Simon & Schuster, agreeing with the Justice Department that the merger of two of the world’s biggest publishers could “lessen competition” for “top-selling books”. The ruling was ...

01 Nov 2022 at 09:38

English language edition of Spare sells more than 1.4 million on day one

The English language edition of the Duke of Sussex’s controversial memoir sold more than 1.4 million copies on its first day of publication. Penguin Random House, who published the headline-grabbing autobiography Spare on Tuesday, have ...

12 Jan 2023 at 02:00

Widget and Pringle the penguins join care home residents for Christmas carolling

Residents at a care home in Essex were treated to a visit from some special guests when a pair of penguins waddled through the door for a Christmas sing-along. Care UK’s Colne View in Halstead organised the arrival of Widget and ...

19 Dec 2022 at 16:48

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Oprah teams up with author Arthur C Brooks on book about happiness

Oprah Winfrey has teamed up with the author, educator and Atlantic columnist Arthur C Brooks on a new book, Build The Life You Want: The Art And Science Of Getting Happier, to be published in September. “I started reading ...

10 May 2023 at 15:40

World

First emperor penguin known to reach Australia found on tourist beach

A malnourished emperor penguin found far from its Antarctic home on the Australian south coast is being cared for by a wildlife expert, a government department said. The adult male was found on November 1 on a popular ...

11 Nov 2024 at 18:35

World

Stephen King set to testify in books merger trial

Renowned author Stephen King is set to give evidence at a competition trial over the proposed merger of two publishing giants. King is scheduled to be a witness for the US justice department in Washington, DC, as it ...

02 Aug 2022 at 16:33

Ruth Jones and James Corden book to show how friendship forged Gavin And Stacey

Ruth Jones and James Corden have revealed they will release a new book about Gavin And Stacey, exploring their “own real-life friendship” as the show ends. The pair, who co-created the BBC sitcom about a ...

20 Dec 2024 at 11:56

Toy penguins used to care for chicks named in honour of Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

Zookeepers are using toy penguins to help care for several one-month-old chicks, after their parents were unable to look after them. The five Humboldt penguin chicks at ZSL London Zoo have been named ...

18 May 2022 at 13:55

The Snowman creator Raymond Briggs dies aged 88

Author and illustrator Raymond Briggs, best known for the 1978 classic The Snowman, has died aged 88. His family said in a statement through his publisher Penguin Random House that Briggs died on ...

10 Aug 2022 at 11:38

Keepers find creative ways to measure animals at zoo housing 14,000 creatures

Zookeepers will be challenged to find creative ways of taking measurements at London Zoo, which houses 14,000 animals, as part of its annual weigh-in. The zoo staff will need to gently tempt ...

19 Aug 2024 at 16:41

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