Britney Spears book goes to Simon & Schuster in “one of the biggest non-fiction deals of all time.”
Britney Spears is going to have quite the story to tell. After being under conservatorship for nearly fourteen years, meaning she had no control over her finances, her career, and… Read more »
Solange unveils free library of rare works by Black artists and writers
Singer-songwriter, performance artist and actress Solange announced last week—via her Saint Heron foundation—that she would use the organisation’s site to host a free digital library of rare works by Black… Read more »
Bond returns to our screens in 2021 … and our shelves in 2022
Remember “going to the movies”? No, me neither. But it seems like it’s a thing again, and following a Covid-plagued release schedule, James Bond is finally, finally back on our screens in No… Read more »
Stormzy’s #Merky imprint to publish first children’s book
“There’s nothing more gangster than being well-read.” So said UK grime superstar Stormzy, 27, in 2018 as he announced the first wave of books to be published under his newly-launched… Read more »
Here comes “Get Back” do do do do
It’s hard to believe that nearly twenty years have passed since The Beatles Anthology was published by UK publisher Cassell & Co. For anyone unfamiliar with The Beatles Anthology 11+ hour television documentary,… Read more »
Matt Lucas resurrects baked potato song as hit single and book
This story begins in November 2002 with the fifth series of cult surrealist quiz show Shooting Stars, hitting its stride again after a five-year hiatus. Originally a ’90s hit, it provided… Read more »
Misfits file lawsuit against art book publisher
Earlier this week, Misfits—the famous punk band famously litigious about their famous monsters (and about one another)—has sued book publisher Abrams for what they claim are unlicensed reproductions of the… Read more »
Patti Smith helps out Portland bookshop following burglary
A couple of weeks ago we brought you news that The Petersfield Bookshop in, er, Petersfield, UK, had been given a much-needed sales boost with a little help from Neil… Read more »
Bob Dylan’s Tarantula to receive the audiobook treatment
At last, the art of Nobel-prize-winning literary icon Bob Dylan can be encountered in a new format … audio. Ok, so you’ve been able to listen to Bob Dylan’s work many decades… Read more »
New series A Quick Ting On… foregrounds black British culture
This week saw the heartening launch of a new series of nonfiction books focusing on elements of black British culture, which will publish with Jacaranda Books in October 2020. According to… Read more »