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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 Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid—a passionate and soaring story about the transformative power of love, this time among the stars. The book will be released on 24 June and Taylor’s interview with Sara is on BBC Sounds from Tuesday 24 June. Read more »
Women’s Prize for Fiction 2025 shortlist was announced earlier this year and our six book clubs have been reading, discussing and reviewing the shortlisted titles ahead of the winner announcement on 12 June. Keep reading to find out what they thought. Read more »
Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction 2025 shortlist was announced earlier this year and our six book clubs have been reading, discussing and reviewing the shortlisted titles ahead of the winner announcement on 12 June. Keep reading to find out what they thought. Read more »
The Big Tasty Read is inspiring people from across the UK to rediscover the joy of books, through food – stirring appetites with a smorgasbord of stories from food writers and novelists. Read more »
‘Here is humour, mystery, intrigue, pathos and more’ – announcing the 2025 Society of Authors’ Awards winners including the ADCI Literary Prize, the Gordon Bowker Volcano Prize and the Queen’s Knickers Award. Read more »
The next book to be featured this season on the Sara Cox Radio 2 Book Club is The Rush by Beth Lewis—a gripping historical crime novel, rich in its setting and characters. The book will be released on 10 June and Beth’s interview with Sara is on BBC Sounds from Tuesday 10 June. Read more »
The Booker Prizes are highlighting a title from their archive every month. This month, we’re reading Deborah Levy’s Hot Milk—an exploration of the strange and monstrous nature of motherhood. The book was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2016. Read more »
‘Relationships, Power and Consequences’: £10,000 Adventure Writing Prize Shortlist Announced! Read more »
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