Little Brown Book Group News

  To celebrate non-fiction November here’s a very small selection of some of the many brilliant non-fiction authors we publish here at Little, Brown. From true crime to cleaning to memoir, there’s always something for everyone.   Between the Stops by Sandi Toksvig, read by the author   This long-awaited memoir from one of Britain’s […]

This month we welcome Irenosen Okojie to the Dialogue Books blog to chat about her brand new novel, Nudibranch. Okojie is a Nigerian British writer. Her debut novel, Butterfly Fish, won a Betty Trask award and was shortlisted for an Edinburgh International First Book Award. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, […]

    Christmas is coming! Why not get into the festive spirit with the first chapter from Carole Matthews’ Christmas classic, Wrapped Up In You.   Chapter One   Mrs Norman comes in to see me at Cutting Edge at ten o’clock every Friday morning without fail. She likes to look nice for the weekend […]

  It’s that time of year again. There’s condensation on your single-glazed windows, your nose runs uncontrollably every time you leave the house, the woollies are back in rotation, spiced hot beverages are back on the high street and even the dog gives you a look of disdain if you leave the back door open […]

To celebrate World Vegan Day, we’re sharing a delicious recipe for stew and dumplings from Feed Me Vegan For All Occasions by Lucy Watson. This recipe is the perfect vegan winter warmer to try this weekend – enjoy!   SERVES 4–6 | ABOUT 6 HRS 200g dried white beans 1 tbsp olive oil 2 onions, […]

The turn of leaves may mean pumpkin spice and all things nice to some of us but to others it means time to get spooky! Little, Brown’s resident horror lover and Senior Marketing Manager, Aimee, is diving into the fright vault to pair some of the best (in her humble opinion) horror films with a […]

This month we welcome debut author Okechukwu Nzelu to the Dialogue Books hot seat to chat about his brand new novel, The Private Joys of Nnenna Maloney. Okechukwu is a writer and teacher. He was born in Manchester in 1988, read English at Girton College, Cambridge and completed the Teach First programme. His work has […]

Little, Brown Book Group has been publishing an extraordinary range of titles since it was established in 1837 – did you know, L,BBG are the original publisher of Bram Stoker’s Dracula and The Crow Road by Iain Banks? Here are ten must-read books from the Little, Brown Book Group archive:           […]

An Orchestra of Minorities, the second novel from twice Booker-shortlisted author Chigozie Obioma, tells the story of a poultry farmer in love, and is narrated by the farmer’s guardian spirit or chi.   On that day, he was sitting on the floor in his kitchen, watching the brown chickens, all roosters, grazing alongside the brown […]

OBASIDINELU, you have sent me to live on the earth with humans in many cycles of existence, and I have seen many things, and I’m wise in the ways of humanity. Yet I do not fully understand the human heart. Every person lives as if oscillating between two realms, unable to anchor his foot in […]

Happy National Poetry Day! To celebrate we’ve selected five of our finest poetry collections to share with you.     FELICITY by Mary Oliver Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mary Oliver celebrates love, life and beauty in a collection publishes for the first time in the UK.   ‘And just like that, like a simple neighbourhood event, […]

In celebration of National Poetry Day 2019, we’re thrilled to share three stunning poems by Heather Christle from her new collection. The Trees, The Trees is out today.   * * *   THAT AIR OF RUTHLESSNESS here is the hand here is the hand on my face it’s not my hand it’s a beautiful […]