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Matt Lucas signs four book deal
Wednesday 9th September 2020
Matt Lucas has signed a deal with a publisher to release four new books. The first of the offerings will be a family-friendly joke book called My Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Silly Book of Jokes, released on 1st October.
Comics contribute to new 'Futures' book series
Monday 17th August 2020
Comedians Grace Campbell and Frankie Boyle have penned essays for a new series of books promising "an original future vision".
Clare In The Community highlights book to be published
Tuesday 11th August 2020
Writer and illustrator Harry Venning is to publish The Clare In The Community Collection, a book celebrating twenty five years of his Guardian cartoon strip.
David Baddiel to publish book about antisemitism
Tuesday 11th August 2020
David Baddiel is to publish a new book on the social-media-led wave of antisemitism sweeping modern society, challenging the implicit notion that it is a "lesser" form of racism.
Vic Reeves to publish his first art book in a decade
Wednesday 5th August 2020
Vic Reeves is publishing an art book in October. He is also, with his son, making the documentary film A Brush With Comedy, and development continues on The Glove, the comic film he is making with Bob Mortimer.
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Meet the author: Richard Osman
Genial giant and quiz show host Richard Osman stumbled on the idea for his debut novel while visiting the mum of a friend in her retirement village.
The Sunday Post, 19th September 2020Why does Only Fools and Horses work... in Serbia?
Del Boy and co are big in the Balkans, so we went straight to the (only fools and) horse's mouth and asked Boycie actor John Challis why that is.
Steven MacKenzie, The Big Issue, 18th September 2020Puffin reveals all-star cast for Kay's Anatomy audio
Puffin has unveiled an all-star cast to read the immersive audiobook of Kay's Anatomy by Adam Kay, featuring Sandi Toksvig, Reece Shearsmith, Lolly Adefope and Mark Gatiss.
Mark Chandler, The Bookseller, 18th September 2020The Thursday Murder Club tops e-book chart
Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club (Penguin) has charted top of the Bookstat e-book top 10 in its second week on sale, rising from third to score an across-formats double, after its hardback claimed the UK Official Top 50 number one through Nielsen BookScan's Total Consumer Market.
Kiera O'Brien, The Bookseller, 17th September 2020Thursday Murder Club hits charts top spot for 2nd week
Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club (Viking) has renewed its membership to the UK Official Top 50 number one spot for a second week, selling 34,485 copies in its first full week on sale.
Kiera O'Brien, The Bookseller, 15th September 2020Al Murray takes a look at the 20th century with Quercus
Quercus will publish Al Murray's look at 20th-century British history, The Last 100 Years (Give or Take) And All That.
Tamsin Hackett, The Bookseller, 14th September 2020