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src='https://opinebooks.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/over-60-of-horror-and-true-crime-readers-believe-they-could-solve-real-life-mysteries.webp' width='309' height='206' alt='Over 60% of horror and true crime readers believe they could solve real-life mysteries'><h2>Over 60% of horror and true crime readers believe they could solve real-life mysteries</h2><p>“It’s interesting and so relatable to see all the things we’ve done after reading a scary book,” said Barbara Hagen, vice president of sales and marketing at ThriftBooks.</p><time>23 Oct 2024</time></a></article><article class='a1'><a href='https://opinebooks.com/314/walker-books-launches-inaugural-michael-rosen-day-alongside-manifesto-for-reading/'><hr><img src='https://opinebooks.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/walker-books-launches-inaugural-michael-rosen-day-alongside-manifesto-for-reading.webp' width='309' height='206' alt='Walker Books launches Inaugural Michael Rosen Day alongside ‘manifesto for reading’' loading='lazy'><h2>Walker Books launches Inaugural Michael Rosen Day alongside ‘manifesto for reading’</h2><p>We are delighted to be sharing in the Michael Rosen Day festivities, celebrating his passion for the vital role words, stories, rhymes and reading have in helping children and young people thrive in today’s world.”</p><time>22 Oct 2024</time></a></article><article class='a2'><a href='https://opinebooks.com/312/womens-prize-2025-judging-panels-announced/'><hr><img src='https://opinebooks.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/womens-prize-2025-judging-panels-announced.webp' width='309' height='206' alt='Women’s Prize 2025 judging panels announced' loading='lazy'><h2>Women’s Prize 2025 judging panels announced</h2><p>The Fiction Prize judging panel is made up of chair, author Kit de Waal, alongside novelist, journalist and inaugural winner of the Orange Award for New Writers (the Women’s Prize for debut novelists in 2006), Diana Evans; author, journalist and mental-health campaigner, Bryony Gordon; magazine editor, most recently editor-in-chief of Glamour UK, Deborah Joseph; and musician and composer known for award-winning film scores, Amelia Warner.</p><time>21 Oct 2024</time></a></article><article class='a3'><a href='https://opinebooks.com/310/severn-houses-most-prolific-author-alan-rustage-dies-after-short-illness/'><hr><img src='https://opinebooks.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/severn-houses-most-prolific-author-alan-rustage-dies-after-short-illness.webp' width='309' height='206' alt='Severn House’s ‘most prolific author’ Alan Rustage dies after short illness' loading='lazy'><h2>Severn House’s ‘most prolific author’ Alan Rustage dies after short illness</h2><p>She added: “He was a remarkable talent, his novels consistently making me gasp with their twisty, nail-biting plots and three-dimensional characters, which sprung from the page, and a pleasure to work with.</p><time>20 Oct 2024</time></a></article><article class='a4'><a href='https://opinebooks.com/308/gollancz-pre-empts-mahmud-el-sayeds-blistering-debut-science-fiction-epic/'><hr><img src='https://opinebooks.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/gollancz-pre-empts-mahmud-el-sayeds-blistering-debut-science-fiction-epic.webp' width='309' height='206' alt='Gollancz pre-empts Mahmud El Sayed’s ‘blistering’ dĂ©but science fiction epic' loading='lazy'><h2>Gollancz pre-empts Mahmud El Sayed’s ‘blistering’ dĂ©but science fiction epic</h2><p>El Sayed was inspired to write the story by the real-world events of the Arab Spring; Gollancz said it was an ambitious epic, “perfect for fans of The Expanse [series], A Memory Called Empire and Children of Time”.</p><time>19 Oct 2024</time></a></article><article class='a5'><a href='https://opinebooks.com/306/ravi-mirchandani-scales-first-summit-with-six-figure-pre-empt-for-tara-k-menons-debut/'><hr><img src='https://opinebooks.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/ravi-mirchandani-scales-first-summit-with-six-figure-pre-empt-for-tara-k-menons-debut.webp' width='309' height='206' alt='Ravi Mirchandani scales first Summit with six-figure pre-empt for Tara K Menon’s debut' loading='lazy'><h2>Ravi Mirchandani scales first Summit with six-figure pre-empt for Tara K Menon’s debut</h2><p>S&S’s adult rights team of Amy Fletcher and Ben Phillips have inked 11 deals in the two weeks since the book’s acquisition, including to DuMont (Germany), Anaya (Spain), Grasset (France) and Ambo Anthos (the Netherlands).</p><time>17 Oct 2024</time></a></article><article class='a6'><a href='https://opinebooks.com/304/hachette-uk-announces-winner-of-2024-new-voices-award/'><hr><img src='https://opinebooks.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/hachette-uk-announces-winner-of-2024-new-voices-award.webp' width='309' height='206' alt='Hachette UK announces winner of 2024 New Voices award' loading='lazy'><h2>Hachette UK announces winner of 2024 New Voices award</h2><p>The competition was aimed at submissions from those who identify with under-represented groups, including people of Black, Asian, mixed heritage and multiple ethnic backgrounds, as well as those who are disabled, gender diverse, part of the LGBTQIA+ community or from cultural or religious minorities.</p><time>15 Oct 2024</time></a></article><article class='a7'><a href='https://opinebooks.com/302/exclusive-caroline-calloway-survived-the-hurricane-and-is-back-to-the-business-of-influencing/'><hr><img src='https://opinebooks.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/exclusive-caroline-calloway-survived-the-hurricane-and-is-back-to-the-business-of-influencing.webp' width='309' height='206' alt='Exclusive | Caroline Calloway survived the hurricane and is back to the business of influencing' loading='lazy'><h2>Exclusive | Caroline Calloway survived the hurricane and is back to the business of influencing</h2><p>Now, she’s back in the spotlight for self-publishing a new book, “Elizabeth Wurtzel and Caroline Calloway’s Guide to Life,” and controversially weathering Hurricane Milton — she’s been living in Sarasota, Fla., since 2022 — with cheeky social media posts.</p><time>14 Oct 2024</time></a></article><article class='a8'><a href='https://opinebooks.com/300/book-news-breaking-news-on-authors-publishers-and-book-related-topics-2/'><hr><img src='https://opinebooks.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/book-news-breaking-news-on-authors-publishers-and-book-related-topics-2.webp' width='309' height='206' alt='Book News: Breaking news on authors, publishers, and book-related topics.' loading='lazy'><h2>Book News: Breaking news on authors, publishers, and book-related topics.</h2><p>Oct 10 2024: The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2024 is awarded to the South Korean author Han Kang, “for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life”.</p><time>13 Oct 2024</time></a></article><article class='a9'><a href='https://opinebooks.com/298/richard-flanagan-and-viet-thanh-nguyen-shortlisted-for-2024-baillie-gifford-prize-for-non-fiction/'><hr><img src='https://opinebooks.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/richard-flanagan-and-viet-thanh-nguyen-shortlisted-for-2024-baillie-gifford-prize-for-non-fiction.webp' width='309' height='206' alt='Richard Flanagan and Viet Thanh Nguyen shortlisted for 2024 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction' loading='lazy'><h2>Richard Flanagan and Viet Thanh Nguyen shortlisted for 2024 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction</h2><p>Prize director Toby Mundy, of Aevitas Creative Management UK, recently told The Bookseller about how the award organisers responded to the scrutiny over Baillie Gifford’s investments.</p><time>11 Oct 2024</time></a></article><article class='a10'><a href='https://opinebooks.com/295/prime-day-kindle-unlimited-deal-plus-get-books-and-kindle-readers-on-sale/'><hr><img src='https://opinebooks.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/prime-day-kindle-unlimited-deal-plus-get-books-and-kindle-readers-on-sale.webp' width='309' height='206' alt='Prime Day Kindle Unlimited deal, plus get books and Kindle readers on sale' loading='lazy'><h2>Prime Day Kindle Unlimited deal, plus get books and Kindle readers on sale</h2><p>For over 200 years, the New York Post has been America’s go-to source for bold news, engaging stories, in-depth reporting, and now, insightful shopping guidance.</p><time>10 Oct 2024</time></a></article><article class='a11'><a href='https://opinebooks.com/293/scholastics-inaugural-graphic-novel-prize-2024-winners-named/'><hr><img src='https://opinebooks.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/scholastics-inaugural-graphic-novel-prize-2024-winners-named.webp' width='309' height='206' alt='Scholastic’s inaugural Graphic Novel Prize 2024 winners named' loading='lazy'><h2>Scholastic’s inaugural Graphic Novel Prize 2024 winners named</h2><p>It was incredibly difficult to whittle down the submissions to the final shortlist of nominees but I hope that in doing so, we have managed to showcase the breadth of themes, genres and artistic styles readers can experience in graphic novel format.</p><time>9 Oct 2024</time></a></article></main><hr> <nav class="navigation pagination" aria-label=" "> <h2 class="screen-reader-text"> </h2> <div class="nav-links"><span aria-current="page" class="page-numbers current">1</span><a class="page-numbers" href="https://opinebooks.com/page/2/">2</a><span class="page-numbers dots">…</span><a class="page-numbers" href="https://opinebooks.com/page/11/">11</a><a class="next page-numbers" href="https://opinebooks.com/page/2/">»</a></div> </nav><footer><style>header{background:linear-gradient(to bottom right,#eedf7a,#d8a25e)}menu{background:#343131}a{color:#343131}footer{background:#343131;border-top:8px solid #a04747}aside{border-left:4px solid #a04747}</style><script async 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