Book News from Random House

Ruth Rendell's A Guilty Thing Surprised shortlisted

Mon, 1 Feb 2010 16:52:40 +0000

Ruth Rendell’s A Guilty Thing Surprised has been shortlisted for the Lost Man Booker prize.

The Times 100 best books of the decade

Mon, 1 Feb 2010 16:51:48 +0000

Click here to view a selection of Random House books listed in The Times 100 best books of the decade!

Congratulations! Five titles longlisted for the Man Booker Prize!

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:51:58 +0100

James Scudamore's Heliopolis, J. M. Coetzee’s Summertime, Sam Harvey's The Wilderness, Adam Foulds's The Quickening Maze, AS Byatt's The Children's Book - many congratulations and good luck!

Wallander wins BAFTA for Best Drama Series

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:55:46 +0100

The BBC One/Left Bank Pictures series Wallander, starring Kenneth Branagh, was named best drama series at the British Academy Television Awards on Sunday, beating previous winners Dr Who, Spooks and Shameless. The series is based on the novels One Step Behind, Firewall and Sidetracked by Harvill Secker author Henning Mankell.

Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol to be published by the Random House Group in September 15th 2009

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:08:55 +0100

‘This novel has been a strange and wonderful journey,’ said Brown. ‘Weaving five years of research into the story’s 12-hour timeframe was an exhilarating challenge. Robert Langdon’s life clearly moves a lot faster than mine.’

Book And Beyond

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:16:54 +0100

Random House today launches the first list of 'enhanced' ebooks to be released by a major UK publisher

Four Random House authors shortlisted for Man Booker International Prize

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 08:46:31 +0000

Arnost Lustig, Alice Munro and Ngugi Wa Thiong'o, together with Random House Australia author Peter Carey, are shortlisted for the third Man Booker International Prize.

Random House dominates Orange Longlist

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:12:51 +0000

Strange Music by Laura Fish, The Wilderness by Samantha Harvey, The Invention of Everything Else by Samantha Hunt, The Lost Dog by Michelle de Kretser, A Mercy by Toni Morrison and American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld have all been selected.] ]>

In Arabian Nights by Tahir Shah shortlisted for 2009 Muslim Writers Awards

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:18:15 +0000

The MWA celebrate and recognise the very best of Muslim literary talent.

Three Random House Group titles win Commonwealth regional prizes

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:27:04 +0000

A Case of Exploding Mangoes by Mohammed Hanif, Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri and Good to a Fault by Marina Endicott are regional winners of this year's Commonwealth Writers' Prize, the highly coveted award which aims to reward the best Commonwealth fiction written in English by both established and new writers.

Nine Random House Group titles shortlisted for ten Galaxy British Book Awards

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:16:15 +0000

Help your favourite author take home a prize buy voting for them now on the GBBA website.

Season of the Witch by Natasha Mostert voted The Book to Talk About 2009

Fri, 6 Mar 2009 12:19:34 +0000

Natasha Mostert was last night named the winner of the book to talk about, a World Book Day poll to find a discussion-worthy contemporary book with word-of-mouth appeal. Her psychological thriller-cum-gothic novel Season of the Witch won 25% of the public vote.

Shadow Forest wins Blue Peter Award

Thu, 5 Mar 2009 12:21:50 +0000

Matt Haig has won the Blue Peter book award for Shadow Forest! Matt says 'To say I was shocked is an understatement'

Martin Lewis more popular than Barack Obama and Britney Spears (in online searches)

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 13:14:32 +0000

Martin Lewis, author of three bestselling money-saving books, has become the most-searched-for-name online in the UK.

Kenneth J. Harvey Nominated for Commonwealth Writers' Prize

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 12:58:57 +0000

Blackstrap Hawco by Newfoundland author Kenneth J. Harvey has been nominated for the international Commonwealth Writers' Prize. The overall winner receives £10,000, and will take part in various international events including an audience with Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace.

Book Video Awards 2009 - vote for your favourite!

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 10:17:48 +0000

This year's Book Video Awards concentrate on three of the hottest new young adult titles from bestselling authors Malorie Blackman, Jonathan Stroud and Jacqueline Wilson. Watch the videos and select your favourite to win...

Sadie Jones wins Costa Book Award for The Outcast

Tue, 6 Jan 2009 09:52:37 +0000

Sadie Jones has won the First Novel award for her outstanding debut novel The Outcast.

Arise Sir Terry!

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 09:47:42 +0000

Congratulations to Terry Pratchett for his knighthood in the New Year's Honours List.

Five Random House titles in Romantic Novel of the Year Award longlist

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:41:25 +0000

Lesley Downer (The Last Concubine), Natasha Farrant (Diving into Light), Sophie Kinsella (Remember Me?), Belinda Jones (Out of the Blue) and Miriam Morrison (Recipe for Disaster) have all been nominated for this year's award.

Have your say - in the Random House eReading survey

Thu, 4 Dec 2008 16:49:11 +0000

Your view on reading eBooks is important to us so that we can make your eReading experience even more exciting. Click here and answer our mini survey. Thank you!

Get a gift subscription to The DFC

Thu, 4 Dec 2008 13:15:27 +0000

The DFC is the all-new weekly comic for children. Packed full of adventure, action, comedy and a few fiendish puzzles, it brings the highest quality stories from the best writers and artists in the world direct to children. And now you can get a one month gift subscription for just £12

Alistair Fury wins Children's Bafta

Wed, 3 Dec 2008 10:06:15 +0000

The Revenge Files of Alistair Fury has won the Children's BAFTA for best drama category. Check out the fantastic original books.

Juan Marse awarded the prestigious Premio Cervantes

Tue, 2 Dec 2008 09:04:29 +0000

Juan Marsé has been just awarded with the prestigious Premio Cervantes. Bestowed by the Ministry of Culture, is the highest recognition given to Spanish and Latin American writers, whose work has notably contributed to the enrichment of the literary heritage of the Spanish language.

Prizes Galore in the Random House Advent Calendar

Mon, 1 Dec 2008 01:09:20 +0000

Don't miss this year's advent calendar with great prizes every day, including a SONY eBook Reader.

Forgotten Fruits shortlisted for the Andre Simon Book Awards 2008

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 12:09:00 +0000

Forgotten Fruits by Christopher Stocks has been shortlisted for the Andre Simon Book Awards 2008. A prestigious annual award for food and drink books, the winner is announced in March 2009. The title was also runner up for Inspirational Book of the Year 2008 by the Garden Media Guild.

Andy Kirkpatrick Wins Boardman Tasker 2008

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:22:26 +0000

Mountaineer Andy Kirkpatrick's first book, Psychovertical has been awarded the Boardman Tasker Prize which recognises an outstanding contribution to mountain literature.

Five Random House titles shortlisted for 2008 Costa Book Awards

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:26:20 +0000

A Partisan's Daughter by Louis de Bernieres is up for the Novel award; The Broken Word by Adam Foulds is shortlisted in the Poetry category; and both Inside the Whale by Jennie Rooney and The Outcast by Sadie Jones are shortlisted for the First Novel award; while Ostrich Boys by Keith Gray is shortlisted in the Children's Book category.

From Where I Stand by Tabitha Suzuma has won the Young Minds Book Award 2008!

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:12:23 +0000

Tabitha picked up the award at the annual Young Minds Lecture and Book Award ceremony at the Unicorn Theatre last night.

The Peachgrowers' Almanac shortlisted for The Saltire Prize.

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:06:49 +0000

Elaine di Rollo's historical novel about two Victorian sisters, The Peachgrowers' Almanac, has been shortlisted for the First Novel category of the prestigious Scottish award, The Saltire Prize. The winner will be announced at a reception on 28 November.

The Terror by Dan Simmons wins best Novel of the Year Award from the International Horror Guild

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:59:48 +0000

Universally hailed a masterpiece, Dan Simmons' chilling re-imagining of the fate of Franklin expedition has just won the International Horror Guild Award for 'Best Novel of the Year' - the ultimate accolade from the world of horror and dark fantasy.

Ronan O'Gara and Dermot Gilleece long listed for William Hill Irish Sports Book of the Year

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:03:37 +0000

Ronan O'Gara's My Autobiography and Touching Greatness by Dermot Gilleece, both published by Transworld Ireland, have been long listed for this year’s William Hill Irish Sports Book of the Year Award. The winner will be announced in early December.

A Case of Exploding Mangoes by Mohammed Hanif shortlisted for The Guardian First Book Award

Thu, 6 Nov 2008 09:46:25 +0000

The judges praised this fantastical satire on megalomania, based around the assassination of General Zia, as "witty, clever and a pleasure to read". The winner is announced on early December.

The Broken Word by Adam Foulds shortlisted for The John Llewellyn Rhys Prize - browse the book

Wed, 5 Nov 2008 12:50:29 +0000

The prize celebrates the best work of literature (fiction, non-fiction, poetry or drama) by a UK or Commonwealth writer aged 35 or under. The winner is announced on Monday 24th November.

Bad Blood by Jeremy Whittle shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award

Tue, 4 Nov 2008 09:17:36 +0000

The winner is announced on Monday 24th November.

Malalai Joya wins 2008 RAW in WAR Anna Politkovskaya Award

Thu, 9 Oct 2008 10:49:05 +0100

Forthcoming Rider author and human rights activist, Malalai Joya is in London this week and was honoured on Monday with the 2008 RAW in WAR Anna Politkovskaya Award.

Sandy Lewis wins Women's Inspiration Award

Wed, 8 Oct 2008 13:49:33 +0100

On Tuesday at Cadogan Hall, Sandy Lewis, author of Living With Max, won the "Most Aspirational non-celebrity" award at the 2008 Inspiration Awards for Women

Blackstrap Hawco has been longlisted for the 2008 Scotiabank Giller Prize

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:53:39 +0100

The Scotiabank Giller Prize is named in honour of the late literary journalist Doris Giller and was founded in 1994 by her husband Toronto businessman Jack Rabinovitch.

David Fickling honoured by Oxford Brookes University

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:11:15 +0100

An Honorary degree was awarded to David Fickling, the Oxford-based children's publisher of books including Oxfordshire resident Philip Pullman's novels.

Win a set of 50 Vintage Classics with Homework for Grown-ups

Wed, 3 Sep 2008 11:31:00 +0100

Homework for Grown-ups is a brilliantly informative and entertaining book of old-school knowledge for adults. If you can answer some of the questions you could win a set of 50 Vintage Classics titles.

Novel written from the point of view of a horse wins major literary award

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:47:03 +0100

Our Horses in Egypt by Rosalind Belben has won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction.

The James Tait Black Memorial Prize is the UK's oldest literary prize and Scotland's most prestigious prize. Novelists who have won it in the past include D.H. Lawrence, E.M. Forster and Graham Greene.

Vote for Ruth Rendell to win the inaugural ITV3 Writer's Award for Classic TV Drama

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:52:38 +0100

Ruth Rendell has been nominated for the inaugural ITV3 Writer's Award for Classic TV Drama - and you decide who wins. Voting closes on the 3rd of October 2008.

Doug Jackson online chat a great success

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:08:04 +0100

Doug was flooded with questions about his novel Caligula and his publishing experience and will even take time within the next few days to answer any questions he was unable to respond to during the online chat.

Pratchett crowned 'evergreen' king

Tue, 5 Aug 2008 13:27:06 +0100

Only 12 books have never been out of the top 5,000 chart and three of them are by Terry Pratchett.

Random House launches Windmill Books

Mon, 4 Aug 2008 17:22:17 +0100

Windmill Books will be launched in 2009 and will showcase some of the best and brightest literary talent emerging today. The launch list will include Nick Harkaway's The Gone Away World.

Three Random House books on the Man Booker Prize longlist

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:13:38 +0100

A Case of Exploding Mangoes by Mohammed Hanif, The Enchantress of Florence by Salman Rushdie and The Lost Dog by Michelle de Kretser have all been longlisted for the Man Booker 2008 Prize.

Varjak Paw is now a brand-new opera for children.

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 09:17:55 +0100

S.F Said's bestselling children's book, Varjak Paw, has been transformed into a brand-new opera for children. Varjak Paw opens with three performances at The Haymarket, Basingstoke from 11th September, followed by a six-week tour to Oxford Playhouse; The Lighthouse, Poole; Linbury Studio Theatre at the Royal Opera House, London; Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Aldeburgh; Sherman, Cardiff and Warwick Arts Centre.

Two books shortlisted for the 2008 Booktrust Early Years Award

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:17:55 +0100

Is This My Nose? by Red Fox and Illustrated by Georgie Birkett is shortlisted for the Baby Book Category with Grizzly Dad by Joanna Harrison for the Pre-School Category.

Jenny Downham wins Branford Boase Award 2008

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:50:33 +0100

Before I Die by Jenny Downham has won the Branford Boase Award. The prize is awarded for an outstanding debut novel for children.

Craig Russell wins the CWA Dagger in the Library

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:07:44 +0100

Craig Russell has won the CWA Dagger in the Library which is nominated and judged by librarians and awarded to an author for a body of work, not one single title.

Robert Harris wins International Thriller award for best novel for The Ghost

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:42:20 +0100

On the evening of July 12th, 2008, the International Thriller Writers celebrated and announced the winners for their literary awards at a gala celebration at the Grand Hyatt in New York City. The Silver Bullet Award for Best Novel was won by Robert Harris for The Ghost.

Sir Salman Rushdie has won the Best of the Booker Prize for Midnight's Children

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:42:20 +0100

The one-off prize, created to celebrate the prestigious literary award's 40th anniversary, honours the best overall novel to have won the Man Booker Prize for Fiction since it was first awarded in 1969.

The DFC family fun day!

Fri, 4 Jul 2008 15:38:44 +0100

A special chance to meet the artists from Britain's newest comic, the DFC. Meet the illustrators, find out about the characters and do some cartooning yourself. Fun for everyone, FREE for kids. Find out more details here

Loveable Heroine Award

Fri, 4 Jul 2008 12:30:20 +0100

Fiona Neill author of The Secret Life of a Slummy Mummy received an award for most loveable heroine at the Melissa Nathan Awards on 18th June and was interviewed for BBC Breakfast News

Dannie Abse - Winner of the Wales Book of the Year 2008

Thu, 3 Jul 2008 09:57:40 +0100

Dannie Abse, one of Britain's most distinguished poets has received the £10,000 prize from the Heritage Minister, Rhodri Glyn Thomas.

'The Presence' was written after Abse's wife Joan was killed in a car accident in June 2005. It is both a journal of his grief and a portrait of a marriage which lasted more than fifty years. His book was described in The Independent as 'supremely fresh and vitalmatching profound emotion with witty observationa truly marvellous book.'

Enter The Random House Summer Listening Competition 2008!

Tue, 1 Jul 2008 10:02:35 +0100

Every day throughout July we're giving away an audio title from our top authors as a CD or as an audio download, the choice is yours!

Andy Murray into the Quarter Finals of Wimbledon 2008

Tue, 1 Jul 2008 10:07:05 +0100

Andy's autobiography reveals all about the long, testing, and sometimes difficult path to superstardom. Murray is the dazzling new face of British tennis and a greatly welcomed, new sporting hero!

Knighthood goes to author Rushdie

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:04:17 +0100

Author Salman Rushdie has been knighted by the Queen in London for his services to literature. In 1993 Midnight's Children was judged to be the 'Booker of Bookers', the best novel to have won the Booker Prize in its first 25 years.

The Outcast picked for Richard & Judy Summer Reads

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 01:34:27 +0100

The Outcast, the critically acclaimed debut novel by Sadie Jones, has been shortlisted for Richard & Judy Summer Reads

Malorie Blackman awarded OBE

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:34:27 +0100

Malorie Blackman is to be made an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours.

The Road Home by Rose Tremain wins the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction

Thu, 5 Jun 2008 09:40:33 +0100

Rose Tremain won the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction for her outstanding novel The Road Home. Congratulations also to Sadie Jones, who's brilliant debut novel The Outcast was shortlisted for the Orange prize, and both Patricia Wood and Lauren Groff, two of three novelists on the final shortlist for the Orange Broadband Award for New Writers, for Lottery and The Monsters of Templeton respectively.

Three Random House Audiobooks in The Guardian's Top 40 Audiobooks

Wed, 4 Jun 2008 12:26:23 +0100

The Broker by John Grisham, The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time by Mark Haddon and Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks will all be included in a supplement which will appear in The Guardian on 28th June.

Crisis, what Crisis? Don't miss The Gods That Failed Blog

Mon, 2 Jun 2008 17:36:10 +0100

The Gods That Failed by Larry Elliott and Dan Atkinson is published on Thursday. If you want to know the truth behind the mortgage crisis and escalating oil prices read The Gods That Failed Blog now...

The DFC is launched today!

Fri, 30 May 2008 09:38:18 +0100

Hooray! The first ever issue of The DFC is out now. 36 pages of the best all original comic stories created by some of the greatest authors and artists in the world! You can only get The DFC by subscribing so go on, what are you waiting for?

Three Random House books make the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize longlist

Wed, 28 May 2008 04:11:52 +0100

Before I Die by Jenny Downham, The Knife that Killed Me by Anthony McGowan and Bog Child by Siobhan Dowd have been long listed for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize 2008. The prize is announced in September.

Blood River and Crow Country shortlisted for Samuel Johnson Prize

Wed, 21 May 2008 10:04:27 +0100

Two Random House titles are among the six titles on the shortlist for the 2008 Samuel Johnson Prize of Non-Fiction, Blood River by Tim Butcher and Crow Country by Mark Cocker. The winner will be announced on 15th July.

P.G. Wodehouse classics re-issued - get 3 for 2 from rBooks

Thu, 8 May 2008 16:35:35 +0100

May sees the reissue of 18 of P.G. Wodehouse's classic works of fiction with fresh vibrant new covers. To celebrate, rBooks are offering 3 for 2 on selected P. G. Wodehouse titles. Simply add three of these titles to your basket and receive the cheapest free! Offer ends 31st May 2008.

Join the Online chat tomorrow with author Dan Gardner

Wed, 7 May 2008 13:04:23 +0100

This Thursday Dan Gardner will be logging on to the Readers' Group forum from Canada to join us for an online chat about his fascinating new book Risk. In the book Dan looks at why our irrational fears are on the increase, despite being the safest and healthiest people in history. You can read more about Risk by going to www.whatareyouafraidof.co.uk

To take part alongside our reading groups and put your questions to Dan sign in to the chat forum on Thursday evening by 7pm!

Random House Group professionals review the bestsellers

Mon, 5 May 2008 10:52:26 +0100

Random House Group professionals review the Top Ten on the writing community website YouWriteOn.com. Read what they think of April's Top Ten.

Random House books dominate the Inaugural Desmond Elliott Prize Longlist

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:19:28 +0100

Sadie Jones' The Outcast, Marie Phillips' Gods Behaving Badly, Kill Your Friends by John Niven and Danny Scheinmann's Random Acts of Heroic Love have all been longlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize, a new award for a first novel published in the UK.

Named in honour of literary agent and publisher Desmond Elliott, who died in August 2003, the Prize celebrates sparkling new fiction.

The Gathering by Anne Enright wins Irish Novel of the Year award

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:19:28 +0100

Anne Enright has followed last year's Man Booker win by securing the Irish Novel of the Year award for The Gathering at last night's Irish Book Awards.

Kat Got Your Tongue shortlisted for Our Best Book Award

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:27:44 +0100

Kat Got Your Tongue by Lee Weatherly has been shortlisted for Leicester's 2008 Our Best Book Award. The winner will be announced on the 3rd July.

Happy St. George's Day

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:15:04 +0100

Celebrate like a Walloon...

Joe Calzaghe storms Las Vegas - read his inspirational biography

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:27:44 +0100

No Ordinary Joe is the critically acclaimed story of the triumphs and trials that made Calzaghe a legend.

Random House has one third of the 20 books on the Samuel Johnson Prize longlist

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:27:44 +0100

The longlist for the Samuel Johnson Prize includes Blood River by Tim Butcher, Nothing to be Frightened Of by Julian Barnes, Crow Country by Mark Cocker, Confessions of an Eco Sinner by Fred Pearce, Great Hatred, Little Room: Making Peace in Northern Ireland by Jonathan Powell, A Life of Picasso: Triumphant Years, 1917-1932 vol 3 by John Richardson and The Brother Gardener

Three Random House Authors on Orange Prize Shortlist

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:00:19 +0100
Lottery by Patricia Wood, Outcast by Sadie Jones and The Road Home by Rose Tremain are all shortlisted for the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction.

Sebastian Faulks interviews the Prime Minister

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:15:23 +0100
Sebastian Faulks yesterday pulled off the coup of the London Book Fair when he interviewed Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

Sebastian Faulks is Author of the Day at the London Book Fair

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:32:06 +0100
Find out more about Sebastian and the stories behind his bestselling books on his new website.

Ian McEwan wins first ever Galaxy Book of the Year

Wed, 9 Apr 2008 22:39:11 +0100
The Galaxy Book of the Year, went to Ian McEwan for On Chesil Beach (Vintage). The award is chosen by a 12-strong panel of experts from the Academy of the British Book Awards. The night marked a significant "double" for McEwan, who was also was named Reader's Digest Author of the Year.

See Martin Boroson talk about new ideas for new ways of living.

Mon, 7 Apr 2008 09:23:33 +0100
Martin Boroson, author of The One Moment Master: Stillness for people on the go, explains his ideas for new ways of living.

Goodbye Lucille wins Best First Novel Award

Thu, 3 Apr 2008 12:26:34 +0100
Segun Afolabi has won the Authors' Club Best First Novel Award for Goodbye Lucille. Organisers of the prize described Afolabi as "one of the freshest and most original voices in contemporary literature".

006 and a Bit wins 2008 Nottingham Childrens Book Award

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:05:33 +0100
006 and a Bit by Kes Gray and Nick Sharratt has been awarded the 2008 Nottingham Children's Book Award in the Emerging Readers' category.

Jacqueline Wilson comments on new poll

Mon, 3 Mar 2008 11:05:33 +0100
Jacqueline Wilson has commented on a new poll which reveals British children are growing up too fast: "I think children act like adults at an alarmingly early age."

Random House supports Book Video Awards

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:19:53 +0100
Random House supports the inaugural Book Video Awards launched today. The winners provided trailers for The Outcast by Sadie Jones, The Monsters of Templeton by Lauren Groff and Small World by Matt Beaumont.

Delia gives us an exclusive Live Web Chat

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 17:00:18 +0100
Delia Smith visited Random House to give a live web chat for her new book How to Cheat at Cooking.

A Great Day for A L Kennedy

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:08:38 +0100
A L Kennedy has won the £25,000 Costa Book Award for her highly acclaimed novel Day.

Atonement dominates Golden Globes and BAFTAs

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:14:24 +0100
Atonement, based on the bestselling novel by Ian McEwan, took the main prize of Best Drama at the Golden Globes and also received 14 nominations for the Orange British Academy Film Awards.

A L Kennedy has won the Costa Novel Award for her highly acclaimed novel Day

Thu, 3 Jan 2008 12:15:03 +0100
A L Kennedy has won the Costa Novel Award for Day. Jean Sprackland also won the Costa Poetry Prize for her collection Tilt.

Jacqueline Wilson made a Dame in the New Year's Honours List

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 10:12:44 +0100
Congratulations to Jacqueline Wilson who was made a Dame in the New Year's Honours List for her outstanding contribution to literature.

Matt Haig wins Nestle Book Prize for his debut novel Shadow Forest

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 10:12:44 +0100
Matt Haig has won a gold medal in the 9-11 category of the Nestle Book Prize for his novel Shadow Forest. Joel Stewart won the bronze medal in the 0-5 category for his book Dexter Bexley and the Big Blue Beastie

The Outlaw Varjak Paw scoops a 2007 Blue Peter Book Award.

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:19:40 +0100
The Outlaw Varjak Paw by SF Said, illustrated by Dave McKean has won the Book I Couldn't Put Down category of the 2007 Blue Peter Book Awards.

Discuss The Night Watch on Second Life.

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 17:07:55 +0100
The nextond Life book group will take place on November 13th and will be discussing The Night Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko

One third of all books on the Bo Prize shortlist are from Random House

Thu, 6 Sep 2007 19:17:13 +0100
Both Ian McEwan's On Chesil Beach and The Gathering by Anne Enright remain on the shortlist for the Man Booker Prize. We wish them both well when the winner is announced on 16th October.

Random House has four titles on the longlist for The Guardian First Book Award.

Tue, 28 Aug 2007 09:37:37 +0100
St Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves by Karen Russell, ten short stories charting loss, love and the difficult art of growing up; Children of the Revolution by Dinaw Mengestu, a portrait of an African immigrant's search for the American dream; Live Working or Die Fighting by Paul Mason an historical account of how the working class became global; and A Guinea Pig's History of Biology by Jim Endersby, a non-fiction book revealing a different view on the history of evolution.

Yipppeeeeeeee! The 13th of September is Roald Dahl Day!

Tue, 14 Aug 2007 12:21:03 +0100
See the website for more delumptious details...

Ian McEwan is Bookies favourite to win the Booker Prize

Wed, 8 Aug 2007 14:17:39 +0100
Ian McEwan returns to the Booker longlist with On Chesil Beach. Other contenders this year include The Gathering by Anne Enright, Consolation by Michael Redhill and Winnie & Wolf by A N Wilson.

Win a plot of land and Linden dollars on Second Life in our How to Get Rich by Felix Dennis competition

Fri, 3 Aug 2007 14:18:26 +0100
Join Felix Dennis in the Forest of Dennis and win a plot of land on our island with a sum of Linden dollars to start your own business.

New Vintage Classics launched!

Thu, 2 Aug 2007 09:45:45 +0100
Discover the difference between Vintage Love and Lust by visiting the incredible new Vintage Classics website.

Win a Summer Reading title! Chill, relax, love Summer Reading.

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 16:34:57 +0100
Win a new summer read EVERY DAY until 31st July!
Competition starts on Sunday, 1st July.

The Richard & Judy Book Club Summer Reads 2007

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 16:54:19 +0100
The Richard & Judy Book Club has chosen Relentless by Simon Kernick and The Other Side of the Bridge by Mary Lawson as a Summer Read 2007

Karen Connelly has won the 2007 Orange Broadband Award for New Writers with her novel The Lizard Cage.

Thu, 7 Jun 2007 15:05:34 +0100
Canadian debut author Karen Connelly has won t 200adband Award for New Writers with her novel The Lizard Cage.

Jackie Kay, Chair of the Judges said of the book: "Extraordinary, lyrical, visionary and compelling, universal in its depiction of the way the human spirit can survive the greatest brutality; this is a book that will open the eyes of every reader and raise the spirits."

Mark Haddon starts his virtual tour

Fri, 1 Jun 2007 17:56:11 +0100
Read Mark Haddon's daily blogs as he takes a virtual tour to announce the publication of the paperback of A Spot of Bother.

Random House Group titles dominate Daily Telegraph poll of the best books of the past 25 years

Fri, 18 May 2007 11:08:21 +0100
From The Time Traveler's Wife at number 2 to Bill Bryson's Notes from a Small Island at 24, 12 out of the top 25 books voted by Daily Telegraph readers are published by Random House.

Sebastian Faulks voted Best Author

Tue, 15 May 2007 09:51:53 +0100
Sebastian Faulks has been voted Best Author by the Good Housekeeping readers in their new book awards.

Random House has one third of the titles on the Orange Prize shortlist

Tue, 17 Apr 2007 15:18:02 +0100
Digging to America by Anne Tyler (out now in Vintage paperback) and A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers by Xiaolu Guo

The Random House Group welcomes the Court of Appeal's decision to uphold the original judgement in the case against The Da Vinci Code.

Wed, 28 Mar 2007 16:15:55 +0100
Read our response to the decision.

Inside by Kenneth J. Harvey has won the 2006 Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize.

Mon, 12 Mar 2007 18:21:27 +0100
Read an extract.

Naeem Murr has won a Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best Book in the Europe and South Asia region for The Perfect Man.

Wed, 7 Mar 2007 17:13:45 +0100
Pre-order your copy of the paperback.

The Chateau by William Maxwell is The Times Books Group book of the month.

Thu, 1 Mar 2007 11:41:44 +0100
Join the discussion here. The best comment wins a £20 book token.

Inside by Kenneth J. Harvey has been nominated for the 2006 Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize.

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 17:54:24 +0100
Read an extract.

Go Bareback - have you played the Bareback game?

Fri, 9 Feb 2007 18:19:39 +0100
'Gritty and original' Guardian

'My quirky favourite of the year... a weird, astonishing book.' Independent

Ricky Hatton regains IBF crown in Vegas

Fri, 26 Jan 2007 18:07:59 +0100
In Ricky, Britain at last has a boxing hero to warrant the adulation: a hard-grafting ex-carpet fitter, who has no time for the usual pose and hype.
Read The Hitman
by Ricky Hatton

70 Million Dead!

Fri, 5 Jan 2007 17:28:46 +0100
Chairman Mao caused the death of over 70 million of his own people, welcomed Japanese occupation of much of China and destroyed centuries of its culture.

Read the astonishing, bestselling, groundbreaking biography of the man and his myth...

Last few days to go to win a hamper of great books and other goodies in our great Advent Calendar 2006

Fri, 22 Dec 2006 15:24:08 +0100
Don't miss out!

Costa Book Awards feature 3 Random House titles on their short list.

Fri, 15 Dec 2006 16:59:18 +0100
Costa Book Awards feature A Spot of Bother by Mark Haddon; The Amnesia Clinic by James Scudamore and The Book of Blood by Vicki Feaver on their short list.

Hannibal Rising - the origins of the world's most renowned serial killer... read an extract

Fri, 8 Dec 2006 17:52:41 +0100
HE IS ONE OF THE MOST HAUNTING CHARACTERS IN ALL OF LITERATURE.

AT LAST THE EVOLUTION OF HIS EVIL IS REVEALED.

Win a hamper of great books and other goodies every day until Christmas in our great Advent Calendar 2006

Fri, 1 Dec 2006 17:34:11 +0100
With a wealth of great books, audiobooks, DVDs and other great merchandise, the Random House Advent Calendar is a great way to stock up for Christmas. Don't miss our hilarious Inside Britain collection TODAY only!

Kerry Katona: Too Much, Too Young

Fri, 24 Nov 2006 17:23:50 +0100
From abused childhood to tabloid fame, from Atomic Kitten to single mother, from the Australian outback to Iceland, Kerry tells the truth behind the headlines.

Against the Day - Thomas Pynchon's epic new novel - released 21.11.06

Fri, 17 Nov 2006 18:18:28 +0100
Thomas Pynchon is up to his usual business. Characters stop what theyâre doing to sing what are for the most part stupid songs. Strange sexual practices take place. Obscure languages are spoken, not always idiomatically. Contrary-to-fact occurrences occur. Maybe it's not the world, but with a minor adjustment or two it's what the world might be...

Doctor Who - The Inside Story...

Fri, 10 Nov 2006 17:28:52 +0100
The insiders scoop on the how, why, who and where of all things Doctor Who. The latest official Doctor Who tie-in from BBC Books.

Only one month to go before Hannibal Rises again...

Fri, 3 Nov 2006 18:01:07 +0100
Hannibal Rising - the evolution of his evil will soon be revealed.

Long list for Irish Black Football Hero Paul McGrath

Fri, 27 Oct 2006 15:39:01 +0100
Back from the Brink by Paul McGrath has been long-listed for the William Hill Irish Sports Book of the Year Award 2006.

Anna Polikovskaya, author and journalist, was murdered last week - read the tributes

Fri, 20 Oct 2006 16:58:49 +0100
'Beyond mourning her, it would be more seemly to remember her by taking note of what she wrote'

James Meek, Guardian

The Long Tail has been shortlisted!

Fri, 13 Oct 2006 16:14:32 +0100
Chris Anderson's The Long Tail has been shortlisted for the FT Business Book of the Year Awards.
In this ground-breaking book, Chris Anderson shows that the future of business does not lie in hits.

Meet our authors at the Cheltenham Literature Festival.

Fri, 6 Oct 2006 19:04:24 +0100
The Times Cheltenham Literature Festival starts in October. Meet our authors at this years Literature Festival.

Inside Little Britain tells the story of how Little Britain took on Great Britain - and won!

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 18:02:58 +0100
In 2005, Little Britain took to the streets of Great Britain to give live performances to more than 800,000 of its most intelligent people.

This book is the story of that momentous year and of how, from small beginnings, Matt and David got there...

A Spot of Bother is the latest from Mark Haddon - check out the site

Fri, 8 Sep 2006 17:40:40 +0100
George Hall doesnât understand the modern obsession with talking about everything. âThe secret of contentment, George felt, lay in ignoring many things completely.â Some things in life, however, cannot be ignored.

George discovers a sinister lesion on his hip, and quietly begins to lose his mind.

The way these damaged people fall apart â and come together â as a family is the true subject of Mark Haddonâs disturbing yet very funny portrait of a dignified man trying to go insane politely.

Land of Pope and Glory! The Religion is the latest epic novel from Tim Wilcocks

Fri, 25 Aug 2006 16:55:17 +0100
In 1994 Tim Willocks burst onto the scene with an unforgettable novel called Green River Rising. Hailed as 'the best thriller since The Silence of the Lambs' (Daily Telegraph), it was particularly praised for the quality of Tim's prose and for his extraordinarily dark imagination. Both these qualities are very much in evidence in his new novel, The Religion.

Irvine Welsh does it again!

Fri, 18 Aug 2006 17:38:35 +0100
How do you follow Porno?

Easy - The Bedroom Secrets of the Master Chefs.

Is your favourite author at Edinburgh?

Mon, 14 Aug 2006 18:08:16 +0100
Find out when, where and why your favourite author will be appearing at the Edinburgh International Book Festival.

It's time to chase the Long Tail...

Fri, 11 Aug 2006 18:06:09 +0100
The future of business does not lie in hits, but in what used to be regarded as misses - the endlessly long tail of mass production.

'A brilliant and important book - as i-intelligent and it is e-entertaining' The Times

Don't miss Mark Thomas's double whammy Ebury Podcast

Wed, 9 Aug 2006 18:16:04 +0100
Catch a slice of Mark Thomas's view on the arms trade. As Used On the Famous Nelson Mandela is out now!

Hear more from the cream of Ebury Publishing's comedy talent, with the latest in this series of exclusive podcasts.

Tanoshimi has arrived!

Fri, 4 Aug 2006 18:59:26 +0100
Tanoshimi, the best range of new manga, is now live. Check out the coolest manga on the coolest manga site in town...

Last chance to win an iPod Nano and FREE Manga.

Fri, 28 Jul 2006 17:40:29 +0100
Tanoshimi, the best range of cool new manga, is about to be launched.  Can you name the Tanoshimi characters?

Buy Cafe Tropicana by Belinda Jones and WIN a fabulous holiday to Costa Rica

Mon, 24 Jul 2006 17:22:40 +0100
WIN a fabulous holiday for two to Costa Rica with Headwater and Cafe Tropicana - the latest from Belinda Jones.

The sixth and seventh Ebury Podcast presents Guy Browning and Stuart Maconie.

Mon, 17 Jul 2006 12:31:09 +0100
Hear more from the cream of Ebury Publishing's comedy talent, with the latest in this series of exclusive podcasts.

Love France! Love sport and cycling

Wed, 5 Jul 2006 18:10:54 +0100
Following Le Tour de France 2006 with Yellow Jersey

Fred Vargas has won the Crime Writers' Association Duncan Lawrie International Dagger!

Tue, 4 Jul 2006 14:10:42 +0100
Fred Vargas, the French crime writer published with the Random House group, has won an âInternational Dagger Awardâ in London for The Three Evangelists.
"The Three Evangelists" was originally published in French in 1995, as "Debout Les Morts," and was translated into English in 2006 by the Harvill Secker imprint, part of the Random House group.

The fourth and fifth Ebury Podcast presents Andrew Collins and Will Storr.

Fri, 30 Jun 2006 19:43:16 +0100
Hear from the cream of Ebury Publishing's comedy talent, with this series of exclusive podcasts.

The Random House Group welcomes BBC Books.

Wed, 28 Jun 2006 11:20:45 +0100
Read more about this exciting development.

For World Class Football - look no further...

Fri, 23 Jun 2006 18:15:41 +0100
Check out our World Class Team of books on the best and worst of international football.

Watch a video introduction to Bloody Heroes.

Mon, 19 Jun 2006 17:57:57 +0100
One Team. One Mission. Bloody Heroes by Damien Lewis is the action packed true story of Britain's secret warriors in Afghanistan.

Danny Wallace stars in the latest Ebury Goes Live Podcast!

Mon, 5 Jun 2006 18:32:47 +0100
Hear Danny Wallace live on stage, discussing the dangers of being a Yes Man and the literary delights to be found in the Ebury back catalogue.

Poseidon, the film based on the bestselling book by Paul Gallico, is out now.

Thu, 1 Jun 2006 18:12:19 +0100
This extraordinary novel captures the true essence of human courage and spirit in a gripping fight for survival.
If you thought the film was gripping, wait until you read the book...

Tony Hawks launches the first Ebury Goes Live Podcast!

Fri, 26 May 2006 17:46:10 +0100
Hear from the cream of Ebury Publishing's comedy talent, with this series of exclusive podcasts.

Available in three flavours - audio-only, enhanced and video.

The Second Wives Club by Jane Moore storms up the hardback bestsellers list!

Mon, 22 May 2006 11:01:22 +0100
Behind every good man there's the other woman ...
View the minisite and read an extract.

On The Corinthian Spirit by D.J. Taylor is out now!

Fri, 12 May 2006 18:13:27 +0100
In January 1929, before 20,000 spectators, Norwich City of the Third Division South went down 0â5 in the third round of the FA Cup to an amateur side composed of ex-public school boys who disdained professional tactics in favour of instinct and teamwork. Within a decade, the Corinthians, the club that for forty years had supplied the entire English national side, had all but ceased to exist.
Read on...

Cast your vote in the 2006 Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award

Mon, 8 May 2006 17:12:07 +0100
Remember to look out for Flesh and Blood by John Harvey. Vote from the the following link...

View the brilliant new Karin Slaughter site.

Fri, 5 May 2006 16:07:53 +0100
Faithless by Karin Slaughter is out now in paperback. View our new minsite for more information and other titles.

Innocent Traitor by Alison Weir straight in at number 10 Sunday Times Bestseller List.

Tue, 2 May 2006 16:55:47 +0100
Historian Alison Weir will be in conversation with Philippa Gregory at the HAY FESTIVAL, with her debut novel, based on the life of Lady Jane Grey.

The new John Harvey blockbuster is out now. Read an extract.

Mon, 24 Apr 2006 18:11:25 +0100
Darkness And Light is the eagerly awaited follow-up to the acclaimed Inspector Frank Elder novels - Ash and Bone and Flesh and Blood.

Nature Cure is a book of hope, not just for individuals, but for our species....

Fri, 21 Apr 2006 17:48:48 +0100
'A book of which only he could have written a single pageâ¦ marvellously observed, deeply felt from sentence to sentence. The writing is exquisite.' Evening Standard

If you miss Sex and the City read this book immediately!

Thu, 13 Apr 2006 17:56:24 +0100
Chelsea loves men. All kinds of men - but she can't seem to pick the right one - or doesn't want to.
Read all about her valiant effects to find Mr Right, Mr Wrong
and Mr In-Between in My Horizontal Life.

Have you seen the new official website for Dan Brown?

Fri, 7 Apr 2006 17:59:58 +0100
Visit the new Dan Brown website for all the latest information on the world-wide bestselling author of The Da Vinci Code.

International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award

Thu, 6 Apr 2006 10:20:00 +0100
Swallows Of Kabul by Yasmina Khadra and Don't Move and Margaret Mazzantini have been shortlisted for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award

2006 British Book Awards: deciBel Writer of the Year Winner

Mon, 3 Apr 2006 17:53:05 +0100
Diana Evans is named deciBel Writer of the Year for 26a.

2006 British Book Awards: The Sainsbury's Popular Fiction winner

Mon, 3 Apr 2006 17:46:33 +0100
Audrey Niffenegger's The Time Traveler's Wife has won The Sainsbury's Popular Fiction Award.

Life is a unique publishing event - find out more

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 18:13:19 +0100
The world's leading scientific photographer, Lennart Nilsson, has created the greatest photographic document of human life ever made.

View some of these unique photographs.

It's got all you need to know about Ireland and more...

Fri, 17 Mar 2006 10:20:09 +0100
Did you know that the flavoured crisp was invented in Dublin by Joe Murphy, who first produced the Tayto cheese and onion crisp at his works in OâRahillyâs Parade, off Moore Street, in 1954.

For more tasty bites, read I Never Knew That About Ireland by Christopher Winn.

Listen to The Chemistry of Death - the skin-crawling debut novel from Simon Beckett

Mon, 13 Mar 2006 17:59:09 +0100
'The Chemistry of Death has to be the best thriller I've read all year' Tess Gerritsen

Katie Fforde does it again with Flora's Lot.

Wed, 8 Mar 2006 12:39:07 +0100
'A fairytale-like, gently witty read...Heartwarming - made for sunny days in the park.'
Cosmopolitan
Read an extract and hear Katie talk about the book.

Read the definitive biography of Pete Doherty

Wed, 1 Mar 2006 11:38:40 +0100
Alex Hannaford, former rock and pop editor on the London Evening Standard, has studied the British icon that is Pete Doherty, and has produced his definitive biography.

Win a copy of Confessions of an Economic Hit Man!

Fri, 24 Feb 2006 18:50:06 +0100
'Perkins has ripped open the belly of the financial buccaneers from his unique place on the inside. Here are the real-life details - nasty, manipulative, plain evil - of international corporate skullduggery spun into a tale rivaling the darkest espionage thriller.'
Greg Palast, author of The Best Democracy Money C

RECEIVE A BOOK by taking part in our survey!

Wed, 22 Feb 2006 18:23:09 +0100
Guaranteed to be a top title. If you love books then you'll love to enter this draw.
We are giving away a top-selling book to the first 75 people to be drawn at random after the closing date 10th March 2006 who complete the survey.
Just let us know some answers in complete confidence and we'll send you a book if you are one of the 75 random entries.

The Rosary Girls - Only a Killer hears their Prayers

Fri, 17 Feb 2006 19:03:52 +0100
The Rosary Girls is one of the most chilling books you'll read this year - and we've got one of the most chilling websites to prove it...

Around the world in 80 dates - One year on...

Wed, 15 Feb 2006 16:41:11 +0100
Jennifer Cox went Around the world in 80 dates - what happened next.  Discover the updated story - one year later.

Download Beautiful Ride by Don Winslow for free

Thu, 9 Feb 2006 18:25:33 +0100
BMW has a unique series of specially-commissioned short story audiobooks from Random House to download. Beautiful Ride by Don Winslow, the first in the series, is available now.

Jordan beats Arctic Monkeys to Number 1

Mon, 6 Feb 2006 11:29:46 +0100
Katie Price's new book Jordan: A Whole New World went straight to number 1 after only 3 days of sales.

Why did Felix steal his mother's cash card and travel half way around the world?

Fri, 3 Feb 2006 15:14:56 +0100
Find out with this 'otterly' brilliant trailer for Sea Otters Gambolling In The Wild, Wild Surf.

Hamas and the road to Making Terrorism History

Tue, 31 Jan 2006 17:06:42 +0100
Read an exclusive online article by the co-author of Making Terrorism History, Gabrielle Rifkind, on Hamas's victory in Israel.

Discover what is really going on the world - read Confessions of An Economic Hit man.

Sun, 29 Jan 2006 12:35:02 +0100
Confessions of An Economic Hit Man by John Perkins is the shocking inside story of how America REALLY took over the world.

Read Arthur Golden's opinions on the film of his novel, Memoirs Of A Geisha.

Thu, 26 Jan 2006 12:43:47 +0100
Arthur Golden takes the hot seat this month on the Random House Readers' Group website.  Win a copy of his bestselling book.

Russell Grant can help you change your life.

Thu, 26 Jan 2006 12:29:53 +0100
In this ground-breaking book, Russell Grant reveals how to tap into our own personal solar system to cope with the challenges we encounter every day of our lives.

Diana Evans up for Breakthrough Award.

Fri, 20 Jan 2006 12:42:45 +0100
Diana Evans, author of 26a, has been shortlisted as the Literature nominee for this year's Times/ South Bank Show Breakthrough Award.

Beat those commuting blues with Carol Vorderman's How to Do Extreme Sudoku.

Mon, 16 Jan 2006 12:09:57 +0100
Carol Vorderman returns once again with the perfect book for all those Sudoku addicts champing at the bit to take their skills to the next stage.

New Year Competition must end tomorrow.

Sun, 15 Jan 2006 12:21:14 +0100
Win our collection of New Year books for a better you.

Memoirs Of A Geisha is in cinemas from today.

Fri, 13 Jan 2006 15:18:52 +0100
Read an extract from the book by Arthur Golden.

Hear an extract from the audiobook of Vanish by Tess Gerritsen.

Tue, 10 Jan 2006 15:00:17 +0100
Tess Gerritsen's new audiobook is now available read by Laurel Lefkow.

The Broker by John Grisham continues to top the bestseller chart.

Mon, 9 Jan 2006 12:29:42 +0100
John Grisham's latest paperback enters the new year still at number one - find out more.

Win a fabulous holiday for two on the island of Gozo

Sun, 8 Jan 2006 14:40:51 +0100
Tell us why Gozo is Simply Heaven - the new 'Giggle aloud social comedy' (You Magazine) from Serena Mackesy.

Kate Thompson wins Whitbread Book Award

Sat, 7 Jan 2006 16:38:16 +0100
The New Policeman by Kate Thompson was the winner in the Children's Book Category - read an extract.

It's been Another Weird Year...

Fri, 6 Jan 2006 15:38:16 +0100
In time-honoured fashion, Another Weird Year 4 brings you the stories that no lover of bizarre, inexplicable and downright hilarious news items can afford to miss...

Arthur and George is out now in paperback

Thu, 5 Jan 2006 17:38:16 +0100
The Booker Shortlisted new book from Julian Barnes is now available in paperback - read an extract.