We are very pleased to announce that Henrietta Maria: Conspirator, Warrior, Phoenix Queen by Leanda de Lisle has been shortlisted for the Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography 2023. The Pr
We are thrilled to hear that Andrew Robert's award-winning biography George III: The Life and Reign of Britain's Most Misunderstood Monarch was a primary source in Corey Mylchreest's research for his
We are pleased to announce that Linda Kinstler's Come to this Court and Cry is the inaugural Foyles Non-Fiction Book of the month for May 2023. Of this promotion, Foyles said: The idea [is] to shine a
Jerry Brotton, author of This Orient Isle (Allen lane, 2017), presents a new series for The Essay on BBC Radio 3 called We Other Tudors. In the series, Jerry looks at those from around the world who
We are pleased to announce that Martin MacInnes has been selected from Edinburgh as the Wonju Writer for the two month City of Literature Residency in 2023. Martin was selected out of 53 applicants fo
We are pleased to announce that LEVIATHAN, OR THE WHALE by Philip Hoare is a contender for the Baillie Gifford 25th anniversary prize. The prize is a Winner of Winners Award, recognising the work of t
This week Asma Khan, author of AMMU (Ebury, 2022), and Thea Lenarduzzi, author of DANDELIONS (Fitzcarraldo, 2022), have been involved in new podcasts. Asma Khan provides the voiceover for the narratio
Martin MacInnes's new book IN ASCENSION features in the round ups for the best books to look out for in 2023, including in The Times, The Guardian, and The Journal. In The Times: In Ascension by Mart
Asma Khan, author of ASMA'S INDIAN KITCHEN (Pavilion, 2018) and AMMU: Indian Home-Cooking To Nourish Your Soul (Ebury, 2022), will relaunch the newest incarnation of her famous restaurant Darjeeling E
In a statement, Fay Weldon's family announced: 'It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Fay Weldon (CBE), author, essayist and playwright. She died peacefully this morning 4th January 2
We are very pleased to announce that Walking With Nomads by Alice Morrison and The Po: An Elegy for Italy’s Longest River by Tobias Jones have been shortlisted for the Edward Stanford Travel Book of t
We are very pleased to announce that COME TO THIS COURT AND CRY by Linda Kinstler has been longlisted for the 2022 Wingate Prize. The prize is awarded to the best book, fiction or non-fiction to tran
We are thrilled to announce the following authors and their fantastic books are among The Times Best Books of 2022. Asma Khan's book AMMU: Indian Home-Cooking To Nourish Your Soul (Ebury, March), is
We are thrilled to announce that The HISTORY® Channel is teaming up with Simon Sebag Montefiore to develop a project based on his new book, THE WORLD: A Family History. If greenlit, the series will b
We are pleased to announce that Josh Glancy is a finalist for the Foreign Press Association Media Awards in the Travel and Tourism Story of the Year category, for his Sunday Times Magazine article tit
Congratulations to Professor Marion Turner, author of the forthcoming The Wife of Bath: A Biography (Princeton University Press), who has been appointed to the J. R. R. Tolkien Professorship of Englis
We are please to announce that twelve of GCA's authors were listed in Waterstones' Best Books of 2022. They include: The Best Books of 2022: Biography Robert Hardman's QUEEN OF OUR TIMES Matthew Denni
We are very pleased to announce that AFRICAN EUROPEANS: An Untold Story by Olivette Otele has been shortlisted for the 2023 Laura Shannon Prize for the best book in contemporary European studies. Car
On 20 September, the first episode of Dan Jones' new Podcast series, This is History: A Dynasty to Die for came out. The first season of the podcast follows the story of the Plantagenets, starting wi
On 11 September, the first episode of The Serpent Queen starring Samantha Morton as one of history’s most powerful and poisonous women, Catherine de Medici, aired on STARZ. This new historical drama
Asma Khan, author of AMMU: Indian Home-Cooking To Nourish Your Soul (Ebury Press, March 2022), stars on BBC One's Celebrity MasterChef, alongside Greg Wallace, John Torode, and a host of competing cel
Head of Zeus has kicked off its campaign for Dan Jones’ debut historical novel ESSEX DOGS, the first in his new Hundred Years War trilogy. The campaign began with a series of character murals painted
We are pleased to announce that Carmen Marcus, author of HOW SAINTS DIE (Harvill Secker, 2017), is one of the 18 recipients of the New Play Commission Scheme (NPCS), announced on 17 August 2022. The
Andrew Roberts' new biography, THE CHIEF: The Life of Lord Northcliffe Britain's Greatest Press, explores the life of Lord Northcliffe - based on exclusive access to the Harmsworth family archive - th
On 28 July, ET exclusively shared the first trailer for 'The Serpent Queen' starring Samantha Morton (Minority Report, Harlots, The Walking Dead) as one of history’s most powerful and poisonous women,
On 14 July, Entertainment Weekly exclusively shared the first look at The Serpent Queen starring Samantha Morton (Minority Report, Harlots, The Walking Dead) as one of history's most powerful and pois
On Sunday 3rd July, Chibundu Onuzo, author of the recent Reese Witherspoon Book Pick and Amazon Best Book of the Year SANKOFA, joined presenters Sean Fletcher and Jacqui Joseph for an interview about
We are thrilled to announce that GEORGE III: THE LIFE AND REIGN OF BRITAIN’S MOST MISUNDERSTOOD MONARCH by Andrew Roberts is the winner of the Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography 2022.
We are very pleased to announce that SANKOFA by Chibundu Onuzo has been shortlisted for the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize, Best Published Novel 2022. Niso Smith, Founder of The Wilbur & Ni
We are very pleased to announce that GEORGE III: THE LIFE AND REIGN OF BRITAIN'S MOST MISUNDERSTOOD MONARCH by Andrew Roberts has been shortlisted for the Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biogr