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Grab a hot drink and read through updates from the book world! Whether it’s the newest picks for the Radio 2 Book Club, winners of recent book prizes, the latest releases from publishers or the latest research from us at The Reading Agency, here you can find the latest news to help you pick your club’s next book.
We have news for groups of all ages, but you can filter it to find what you’re looking for.
The next book to be featured this season on the Sara Cox Radio 2 Book Club is Saoirse by Charleen Hurtubise—exploring the fine line between dishonesty and reinvention, it weaves an evocative and compelling story of a woman perpetually in flight. The book will be released on 26 February and Charleen’s interview with Sara is on BBC Sounds from Tuesday 24 February. Read more »
Hear from the librarian who won the Booker Prize 2025 display competition. Read more »
The International Booker Prize is the world’s most influential award for translated fiction. In championing works from around the world that have originated in a wide range of languages, it fosters an engaged global community of writers and readers whose experiences and interests transcend national borders. Read more »
The Libraro Reader Engagement Prize 2026 in partnership with LoveReading, is now open! Readers, here’s your chance to win £10,000 by discovering and championing new stories. Read more »
Book clubs can join in the celebrations and shadow The Libraro Prize 2026 and help discover the next BIG author (and be in with a chance of winning £10,000)! Read more »
As the International Booker celebrates 10 years in its current form, take a look back on a decade of powerful, prize-winning works, translated from 10 different original languages. Read more »
The next book to be featured this season on the Sara Cox Radio 2 Book Club is Keeper of Lost Children by Sadeqa Johnson—a sweeping story of one woman’s dream in post-World War II Germany and the three lives it changes forever. The book will be released on 12 February and Sadeqa’s interview with Sara is on BBC Sounds from Tuesday 10 February. Read more »
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