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Arsène Wenger’s MY LIFE IN RED AND WHITE to publish in autumn 2020
Weidenfeld and Nicolson announces today that it has acquired the first ever autobiography of one of the most successful football managers of all time, Arsène Wenger. UK and Commonwealth rights were acquired alongside Hachette sister company JC Lattes, who acquired world all language rights directly from Wenger. Publication of MY LIFE IN RED AND WHITE is slated for autumn […]
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W&N acquires ‘glowing-hot’ debut THIS HAPPY by Niamh Campbell
Lettice Franklin, Editorial Director at Weidenfeld & Nicolson, has acquired World rights in THIS HAPPY by Niamh Campbell, at auction, in a two-book deal from Matthew Turner at RCW. THIS HAPPY introduces us to Alannah. When she was twenty-three, Alannah met a man who was older than her – a married man – and fell […]
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Meet the W&N Editorial Team
Welcome to the W&N website. Our passion for extraordinary writing dates back to our two founders, Lord Weidenfeld and Nigel Nicolson, who were responsible for introducing some of the twentieth-century’s most remarkable voices – Vladimir Nabokov, Isaiah Berlin, Eric Hobsbawm, and Nicolson’s own parents Sir Harold Nicolson and Vita Sackville-West – to a wide readership. […]
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NEW & RECOMMENDED
The Natural Way of Things
'Savage: think Atwood in the outback' Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the Train 'An unforgettable reading experience' Liane Moriarty, author of Big Little…
Silver, Sword and Stone
SILVER, SWORD AND STONE is a vibrant, sweeping history of Latin America, told through three compelling lenses. The first, precious metal, of which silver is…
The Reunion
***A MAIL ON SUNDAY '100 HOTTEST BOOKS OF SUMMER 2019'*** 'Had me turning the pages well into the night' Harlan Coben 'Extraordinary' Sunday Times 'Breathtakingly…
Syria's Secret Library
Daraya lies on the fringe of Damascus, just south west of the Syrian Capital. Yet it lives in another world. Besieged by Syrian government forces…
MEMOIR
Out of the Woods
A fierce, poignant and highly original memoir about sexuality, shame and the lure of the trees 'A brave and beautiful book, electrifying on sex and…
Where the Hornbeam Grows
What do you do when you find yourself living as a stranger? When Beth Lynch moved to Switzerland, she quickly realised that the sheer will…
Under the Camelthorn Tree
Kate Nicholls left England to raise her five children in Botswana: an experience that would change each of their lives. Living on a shoestring in…
Wayfaring Stranger
Can you feel nostalgic for a life you've never known? Suffused with her much-loved warmth and wit, Emma John's memoir follows her moving and memorable…
HISTORY
The King and the Catholics
'Utterly gripping and consistently witty' Damian Thompson, Literary Review 'An absolutely splendid book' A. N. Wilson, The Spectator The story of Catholic Emancipation begins with…
Jerusalem
The epic story of Jerusalem told through the lives of the men and women who created, ruled and inhabited it. Jerusalem is the universal city,…
The Second World War
A magisterial, single-volume history of the greatest conflict the world has ever known by our foremost military historian. The Second World War began in August…
Les Parisiennes
WINNER OF THE FRANCO-BRITISH SOCIETY BOOK PRIZE 2016 June, 1940. German troops enter Paris and hoist the swastika over the Arc de Triomphe. The dark…
Henry VIII
The Tudors retained only a precarious grip on the crown of England, founded on a title that was both tenuous and legally flimsy. This left…
Chanel's Riviera
Far from worrying about the onset of war, in the spring of 1938 the burning question on the French Riviera was whether one should curtsey…
Silver, Sword and Stone
SILVER, SWORD AND STONE is a vibrant, sweeping history of Latin America, told through three compelling lenses. The first, precious metal, of which silver is…
Written in History
WRITTEN IN HISTORY celebrates the great letters of world history, creative culture and personal life. Acclaimed historian Simon Sebag Montefiore selects over one hundred letters…
AWARD WINNERS & NOMINEES
History of Wolves
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2017 MAN BOOKER PRIZE 'A writer with a great future ahead of her...her prose isexquisite' LOUISE DOUGHTY, author of APPLE TREE YARD…
Where Poppies Blow
Winner of the 2017 Wainwright Golden Beer Book Prize for nature writing The natural history of the Western Front during the First World War 'If…
Do No Harm
'A SUPERB ACHIEVEMENT' IAN MCEWAN * * * * * What is it like to be a brain surgeon? How does it feel to hold…
The Tiger's Wife
A spellbinding journey through the troubled history and colourful folklore of the Balkans, from the youngest ever winner of the Orange Prize. 'Beautifully executed, haunting…
IQ
'Joe Ide is the best new discovery I've come across in a long time. And Isaiah Quintabe is the kind of sleuth not seen on…
What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank
A FRANK O'CONNOR AWARD-winning, simply stunning short-story collection by one of America's most critically acclaimed young writers. From the up-and-coming young American writer who has…
The Siege Of Krishnapur
In the Spring of 1857, with India on the brink of a violent and bloody mutiny, Krishnapur is a remote town on the vast North…
East West Street
THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER When he receives an invitation to deliver a lecture in…
Out of the Woods
A fierce, poignant and highly original memoir about sexuality, shame and the lure of the trees 'A brave and beautiful book, electrifying on sex and…
Building the Yellow Wall
WINNER OF THE TELEGRAPH FOOTBALL BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019 Towards the beginning of the twenty-first century, Borussia Dortmund were on the verge of going…
SUMMER FICTION
The Most Fun We Ever Had
'A literary love child of Jonathan Franzen and Anne Tyler ... an outstanding debut, assured and highly enjoyable' Observer 'Should appeal to fans of Maria…
The New Me
'Terrific. So funny' Zadie Smith 'Monstrously depressing but so comic and well observed that I didn't really mind .... It is great' Dolly Alderton 'A…
Inland
FEATURED ON BARACK OBAMA'S SUMMER READING LIST: 'THOSE OF YOU WHO'VE BEEN WAITING FOR OBREHT'S NEXT NOVEL WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED' 'SPECTACULAR' Guardian 'A WONDER' Daily…
Dolores
On a hot day in late June, a young girl kneels outside a convent, then falls on her face. When the nuns take her in,…
Call Him Mine
'TOUGH AND UNCOMPROMISING: YOU'LL BE GLAD YOU READ IT' Lee Child 'HILARIOUS, GRIPPING, POETIC. I LOVED IT' Adrian McKinty, author of The Chain 'GRIPPING FROM…
The Reunion
***A MAIL ON SUNDAY '100 HOTTEST BOOKS OF SUMMER 2019'*** 'Had me turning the pages well into the night' Harlan Coben 'Extraordinary' Sunday Times 'Breathtakingly…
Leading Men
'Movie stars in Italy, a longtime affair, and a missing Tennessee Williams play - what more could you want?' Celeste Ng, author of Little Fires…
The River
'LYRICAL AND ACTION-PACKED' Guardian 'IMPOSSIBLE TO PUT DOWN, OR FORGET' Sunday Mirror 'I COULDN'T TURN THE PAGES FAST ENOUGH' Clare Mackintosh 'BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN AND UNBEARABLY…