These are the bestselling books of the year so far, and crime writer Freida McFadden makes two appearances on the list.

Birmingham’s thriving literary scene shines as The Heath Bookshop wins the UK's Independent Bookshop of the Year 2025 award.

But there could only be one winner. For 2025, the Independent Bookshop crown went to The Heath Bookshop in Birmingham’s Kings Heath. It’s the first Brum-based book store to receive the award.

A new academic publication by Dr Charles Goode of the University of Birmingham draws attention at a pivotal time for housing ...

Evidence suggests male writers and readers are in decline – in Australia and elsewhere. Is a male-only publishing house the ...

Two lighter reads, particularly for those with a taste for quirky travel books, are Ben Aitken’s witty Shitty Breaks: A Celebration of Unsung Cities (Icon Books), and Nigel Tassell’s charming ...

A new publisher, Conduit Books, founded by UK novelist and critic Jude Cook, will focus on publishing literary fiction and memoirs by men: at least initially. Conduit is currently seeking its ...

Just as with the Spanish-language Culpables films, the UK adaptation of Mercedes Ron’s bestselling books will be a trilogy.