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We are so excited to watch Chibundu Onuzo, the award-winning author of The Spider King's Daughter, Welcome to Lagos, and Sankofa (Virago), battle it out on this year's University Challenge Christmas S

James Wolff has been described as the next John le Carré in the Telegraph. James is the author of three spy novels: Beside the Syrian Sea, How to Betray your Country, and the latest, The Man in the Co

Simon Sebag Montefiore's The World: A Family History is just 99p on Kindle on Amazon. The World has also reached the bestsellers list on Amazon in Germany. The perfect gift for Christmas - get your c

For one day and one day only, the Kindle edition of Andrew Roberts' definitive biography Napoleon the Great is just 99p on Amazon! If you are interested in the truth behind the man, this is the perfec

We are thrilled to see four GCA authors have been mentioned on the Aspects of History Best Books of 2023 round up! They include: Andrew Roberts & David Petraeus for Conflict: A Military History of

We are thrilled to announce that five GCA authors have been named on The Times Best Books of 2023 lists! Lesley Thomson's The Mystery of Yew Tree House was named one of the best Crime books. The Times

We are excited to announce that Andrew Roberts and General David Petraeus' Conflict: A Military History of the Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine has been named Aspects of History's Book of the

We are pleased to announce that Jane Martinson's We May Never See You Again is a Best Business Book and Ben Judah's This is Europe is a Best Politics Book in the Financial Times for 2023! The lists we

We are pleased to announce that Em Strang's Quinn is a Scotsman Best Scottish Book of 2023! Of the book, critic Stuart Kelly described it as: '[A] remarkable novel... a work of genuine depth' The news

We are pleased to announce that Dan Jones' Essex Dogs is a Kirkus Reviews Best Historical Fiction Book of 2023, and Simon Sebag Montefiore's The World: A Family History if a Best World History Book of

We are pleased to announce that James Wolff's novel The Man in the Corduroy Suit has been shortlisted for the Best Indie Crime Novel in The Crime Fiction Lover Awards 2023. The shortlist was announce

We are pleased to announce that Simon Barnes' The History of the World in 100 Plants has been shortlisted for General Non-fiction in the East Anglian Book Awards 2023. The shortlist was announced on t

We are thrilled to announce that eight GCA authors have made the Waterstones Best Books lists of 2023! They include: Dan Jones' Wolves of Winter - a best Fiction book. Martin MacInnes' In Ascension -

We are thrilled to announce that Jessie Childs' book The Siege of Loyalty House has been shortlisted for the Historical Writer's Association Crown Awards for historical writing, fiction and non-fictio

We are pleased to announce that Victoria Manifold has been shortlisted for the Richell Prize for Emerging Writers 2023. The prize comprises a partnership between Hachette Australia and the Richell fa

We are thrilled to announce that Carmen Marcus' play And The Earth Opened Up Under Her is the winner of the Faber New Play Award. The award is granted to the best play written by an unpublished playwr

We are pleased to announce that the stunning Folio Society edition of Simon Sebag Montefiore's Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar has been shortlisted in the Scholarly, Academic and Reference Book cate

Dan Jones, bestselling historian and author of the Essex Dogs Trilogy, including the forthcoming sequel Wolves of Winter (out on 12 October 2023 from Head of Zeus), hosts the new series, 'Sex: A Bonke

Ben Okri will deliver a solo rendition of of T.S. Eliot’s iconic long modernist poem 'The Wasteland' at this year's Wimbledon Book Fest. The reading will be accompanied by live dance performed by cho

Lesley Thomson's new book The Mystery of Yew Tree House has been included in the Times best new crime fiction list for the month of September 2023. Of the book, reviewer Mark Sanderson states: Stella

Dan Jones, bestselling historian and author of the Essex Dogs Trilogy, including the forthcoming sequel Wolves of Winter (out on 12 October 2023 from Head of Zeus), hosts the new series, 'Sex: A Bonke

We are thrilled to announce that Dandelions by Thea Lenarduzzi has been shortlisted for the Ackerley Prize 2023. Dandelions was published by Fitzcarraldo Editions in September 2022. The Ackerley Priz

We are pleased to announce that Simon Sebag Montefiore's The World: A Family History (W&N, 2022) has reached the Sunday Times top ten bestselling paperbacks list. The World paperback has reached

We are pleased to see that Simon Sebag Montefiore's The World: A Family History is the Waterstones non-fiction book of the month. In a tweet, Waterstones stated: A dazzling achievement as spellbindi

The Cliveden Literary Festival 2023 will feature a host of GCA authors this year, including the three founders: Simon Sebag Montefiore, author of the recent The World: A Family History (W&N, 2022)

The Chelsea History Festival 2023 will feature a host of GCA authors this year. Talks include: Roger Moorhouse, author of the forthcoming The Forgers: The Forgotten Story of the Holocaust’s Most Aud

We are thrilled that Dan Jones' Essex Dogs (Head of Zeus, 2022) is a Richard & Judy Book Club Pick this summer. Essex Dogs is the first installment, and Dan's debut novel, in a Trilogy on the Hun

Dan Jones, bestselling historian and author of the Essex Dogs Trilogy, including the forthcoming sequel Wolves of Winter (out on 12 October 2023 from Head of Zeus), will host the new series, 'Sex: A B

We are thrilled to see that Katherine Pangonis' new book, Twilight Cities, is the Hatchards non-fiction book of the month. Of the book, Hatchards writes: In this history-meets-travelogue, Katherine

We are thrilled to see that Ben Okri's new book, Tiger Work, has been chosen by the New Yorker as one of the best books to read this week. Of the book, the New Yorker states: Okri, a Booker Prize win