'I feel I am not yet grown up'
You can read an extract from Enough Said, Alan Bennett's new collection of diaries and prose, on the Guardian here 👇
Enough Said publishes on 19 March.
First dates can be deadly 🥀
Charlotte Vassell returns this summer with A Fatal Legacy – an addictive new mystery starring London's most charming detective, Caius Beauchamp. Out 2 July in paperback.
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'One becomes a stowaway when there’s nothing left to look forward to and all one does then is look back and question everything.'
From Stowaways by André Aciman, out now in hardback 📖
'Hats off to any writer who can surprise me with an unexpected twist!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ NetGalley Reader Review
Save the date for Yemi Dipeolu's gripping debut thriller, Kiss Marry Kill. Available in paperback from 23 April 💌
'Razor-sharp moments that will have you doing an air punch because it's so good!' Prima
Hot off the press, finished paperback copies of Kill Your Darlings have just arrived at the Faber offices. Out 9 April 👀
'A beautiful conversation between two strangers unfolds over the length of this novella, tackling the vast complexity of grief and the questions and doubts which accompany it.'
Thank you to bookseller Charles at Hatchards St Pancras for this lovely review of Stowaways by André Aciman 💚
'Plath changed our world' Guardian
A new cover for The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath is here, inspired by the iconic spirals of Shirley Tucker's landmark 1966 design.
Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams, a collection of Plath's early prose, has a corresponding look. Available now.
'I have to be seen to be believed.' Queen Elizabeth II
With a signed edition of Fashioning the Crown by Justine Picardie, receive an exclusive cotton bag for your book, while stocks last. faber.co.uk/product/9780571404063-fashioning-the-crown-signed-edition/
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A first-class example of adaptation done just right . . . A tour de force.' The Telegraph
Lord of the Flies has been adapted by Jack Thorne (co-creator of Adolescence) in a four-part series for BBC One. All episodes are out now on BBC iPlayer and the tie-in edition is available to order.
John Banville at today's launch of the One Dublin One Book initiative, for which his novel Christine Falls is the 2026 pick 📖
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Matthew Francis joins Cerys Matthews for a St David’s Day dive into the rich imaginative world of Welsh poetry.
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Francis Spufford speaks to Elena Lappin about his latest novel Nonesuch, a spell-binding fantasy novel set in the Blitz.
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'Pokémon understands that community is a vital aspect of play. Fun multiplies when you share it.'
Pokémon is 30 years old today and Super Nintendo - a fascinating insight into the history of the company behind the game - is out now 👾
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'A tour through history proves female camaraderie is more than hashtags and girl power' The Times
Bad Friend by @tiffwattsmith.bsky.social is £1.89 on Kindle today.
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🚨 Closing Soon 🚨 Faber is hiring a Children’s Marketing Manager to work on books from picture books up to YA. Apply by 1 March 2026.
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'What a brilliant book' Philippa Perry
'I loved it' Amy Key
'Wonderful, tender, joyous' Suzannah Lipscomb
It's paperback publication day for Bad Friend: On Joyous, Imperfect Love by Tiffany Watt Smith 💜
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John Lanchester on generational divides, the art of digression and his new black comedy, Look What You Made Me Do. Out 12 March 🫒
thetimes.com/culture/books/article/john-lanchester-look-what-you-made-me-do-interview-bkfs8f7nd
‘Magnificent . . . A book that is tart, racy and compulsively readable.' The Times
This beautifully illustrated book uncovers the hidden history of the Crown and how royal fashion is wielded as a weapon. Fashioning the Crown by Justine Picardie is out today: linktr.ee/fashioningthecrown
'HIGHLY recommended.' Marian Keyes
'Nora Breen is Maria Von Trapp on steroids.' Richard Armitage
Read Murder at Gulls Nest by Jess Kidd on Kindle today for £1.89: amazon.co.uk/Murder-Gulls-Nest-Investigates-historical-ebook/dp/B0D9WRMDKT/
'I’m afraid if you want to know how it all fits together, you’ll have to read the book.'
As his historical fantasy Nonesuch is published, read Francis Spufford on early television and researching historical fiction:
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'Required reading for anyone interested in making the world better.'
Steven Levitt
A radical reassessment of how we can most effectively help others by a rising star of philosophy. Doing Good Better by William MacAskill is out now with a new foreword. linktr.ee/DoingGoodBetter
‘When people find out you’ve written a book about Twin Peaks, I’ve discovered, many of them will ask some version of the same question: “So . . . what does it really mean?”’
Scott Meslow, author of A Place Both Wonderful and Strange
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Faber is looking for a confident and creative campaigns marketer to help build our Children’s list. You will have a brilliant understanding of the Children’s market from ages 2 – 18, through picture books up to Young Adult fiction.
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Michael Pedersen’s Muckle Flugga has been longlisted for the Author’s Club Best First Novel Award. Congratulations to all the longlisted authors 🥂
Proofs just in for A Golden World, featuring our glorious cover artwork ✨
A glittering new history of how the Americas transformed early modern England from award-winning historian @laurenworking.bsky.social, A Golden World is out 18 June and available to pre-order now.
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'If Mario is a spirit of play, brave Link in his green tunic is a spirit of exploration'
Today is the 40th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda and Super Nintendo by Keza MacDonald includes fascinating insights into both this and many other beloved Nintendo games.
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'A love letter to the roads not taken'
'I was floored by the sheer beauty of it'
'Leaves you aching, teary but full'
From the author that brought us Call Me By Your Name, Stowaways is a perfect read-it-one-sitting love story. Out now in hardback 💚
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Faber is hiring a Children’s Marketing Manager to work on books from picture books up to YA. Apply by 1 March 2026.
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You can join Francis Spufford in Dulwich on 4 March to celebrate his brand new novel, Nonesuch, where he will be in conversation with Alex Peake-Tomkinson. Tickets are available now.
village-books.co.uk/events/nonesuch-by-francis-spufford
