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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The Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize opened on 13 October for entries, welcoming unpublished women and non-binary writers to submit their work. Generously sponsored by WME, the Prize continues its mission to amplify new voices in fiction. Read more »
The Book Club Hub, formerly known as Reading Groups for Everyone, is packed with amazing features to keep you and your fellow readers connected — not just within your club, but with the entire Book Club Hub community. Find out how to have members join your online book club. Read more »
The next book to be featured this season on the Sara Cox Radio 2 Book Club is King Sorrow by Joe Hill—an epic horror opus in which six college friends summon the eponymous dragon-demon to wreak bloody vengeance on those who have wronged them. The book was released on 21 October and Joe’s interview with Sara is on BBC Sounds from Tuesday 11 November. Read more »
Flesh by David Szalay has been named the winner of the Booker Prize 2025. Read more »
The Booker Prizes are highlighting a title from their archive every month. This month we explore The Fishermen by Chigozie Obioma, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2015. Read more »
The next book to be featured this season on the Sara Cox Radio 2 Book Club is The Eleventh Hour by Salman Rushdie—an enthralling, profound collection of stories about the meaning of home and the questions that await us all at the end of our lives. The book was released on 4 November and Salman’s interview with Sara is on BBC Sounds from Tuesday 4 November. Read more »
The Blue Peter Book Club is back with six amazing titles for children to delve into in 2025-26! Read more »
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