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Redmayne Resigns from HC UK, Elton Named Interim CEO HarperCollins UK chief executive Charlie Redmayne resigned from his role. Group managing director Kate Elton was appointed interim CEO, taking responsibility for UK and Irish operations while reporting to HarperCollins global CEO Brian...

PRH wins slow‑burn romantasy debut in six‑figure pre‑empt Penguin Random House Children’s pre‑empted Charlotte B. Plumb’s debut novel *Reap & Sow* in a six‑figure deal. Described as a slow‑burn, gothic romantasy with an atmospheric tone and emotionally resonant characters, the novel will lead...

And if you’re quick, you can get £1 off the usual price PLUS… a chance to win a unique piece of South American art… but only if you order from Bookshop.org before midnight this coming Wednesday… Preorder Now

… in Rainforest, my client Michelle Paver’s latest chiller. Here’s Michelle to tell you about it… :)

This Week’s Bestsellers: October 6, 2025 The U.S. bestseller list for early October saw Vice‑President Kamala Harris’s campaign memoir *107 Days* debut at number 1 overall. In hardcover fiction, SenLinYu’s *Alchemised* (based on her *Harry Potter* fanfic) topped the chart, followed by Brynne...

2025 Dayton Literary Peace Prize Winners Announced The Dayton Literary Peace Prize named novelist Kaveh Akbar winner of its fiction award for his debut novel *Martyr!*. Historian Sunil Amrith took the nonfiction prize for *The Burning Earth*, and Salman Rushdie received the Richard C. Holbrooke...

New deal, fyi. Very proud of this important book! :) p.

Panel Mania: ‘Absolute Wonder Woman Vol. 1: The Last Amazon’ by Kelly Thompson and Hayden Sherman DC Comics’ new “Absolute Wonder Woman” line reimagines the hero’s origin. Diana is raised by the sorceress Circe after Themyscira is destroyed and must confront a monstrous pilot named Steve...

This Week’s Bestsellers: September 22, 2025 Dan Brown’s thriller *The Secret of Secrets* shot straight to the top of Publishers Weekly’s hardcover fiction list, knocking Colleen Hoover’s *It Ends With Us* to #2. Mick Herron’s *Clown Town* joined his popular spy series on the list, and new titles...

It’s a new awards gig, from the publisher of The Bookseller… who also happens to publish The Stage (for actors). They will be hoping for some synergy between the two fairly differing markets.

Marco Jochum named PRH’s EVP and Director of Global Human Resources Penguin Random House promoted Marco Jochum to executive vice‑president and director of global human resources. In the new role he will convene HR leaders across the company and continue heading the HR function at PRH Germany...

Trump sues Penguin Random House for $15 billion Former U.S. president Donald Trump filed a defamation lawsuit against The New York Times, Penguin Random House and the authors of the book *Lucky Loser*, seeking $15 billion in damages. He claims the book and a series of Times articles disparage...

Robert Redford is dead. Didn’t really appreciate him enough at the time, yet in retrospect he seems like one of the giants of the screen. Feels like part of the best of America may have died, too… Or am I being too melancholic…? :(