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Brackstone snaps up Jasper Gibson’s powerful novel in two-book deal for W&N
Lee Brackstone, who is setting up a new music imprint at Orion Books, has acquired his first fiction title for Weidenfeld & Nicolson, where he will be building a list of adventurous literary writers. Brackstone pre-empted UK and Commonwealth rights in The Octopus Manand a second book by Jasper Gibson from Clare Conville at C&W. […]
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W&N acquires two books about William Blake by author John Higgs
In advance of the opening of a major William Blake exhibition at Tate Britain on 11 September, Weidenfeld & Nicolson has acquired two books about the visionary poet and painter by John Higgs. UK and Commonwealth rights were acquired from Sarah Ballard at United Agents. William Blake, the poet, artist, engraver and author of the […]
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Meet the W&N Editorial Team
Welcome to the new 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 […]
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The Natural Way of Things
'Beautiful and savage' Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the Train 'Unforgettable' Liane Moriarity, author of Big Little Lies 'A masterpiece' Guardian 'Devastating' Economist…
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'*** 'EXTRAORDINARY' The Sunday Times 'BREATHTAKINGLY GOOD' Daily Mail 'MORE PLEASE!' The Times FRENCH RIVIERA, WINTER…
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
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2019 WAINWRIGHT BOOK PRIZE LONGLISTED FOR THE 2019 POLARI FIRST BOOK AWARD After the disintegration of the most significant relationship of his…
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 is exquisite' LOUISE DOUGHTY, author of APPLE TREE…
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
Winner of the PEN Ackerley Prize and the South Bank Sky Arts Award for Literature Shortlisted for the Costa Biography Award; Duff Cooper Prize; Wellcome…
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 WINNER OF THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE and THE JQ-WINGATE LITERARY PRIZE THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP…
Out of the Woods
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2019 WAINWRIGHT BOOK PRIZE LONGLISTED FOR THE 2019 POLARI FIRST BOOK AWARD After the disintegration of the most significant relationship of his…
Sevens Heaven
WINNER OF THE TELEGRAPH SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019 SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2018 It is late summer…
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
At a family wedding, the four Sorenson sisters polka-dot the green lawn in their summer pastels, with varying shades of hair and varying degrees of…
The New Me
In a windowless office, women stand in a circle. One explains something from her real, nonwork life - about the frustration and indignity of returning…
Inland
PART OF 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 'FEVERISH, LYRICAL AND GRIPPING FROM BEGINNING TO END' Independent 'HILARIOUS, GRIPPING, POETIC. I LOVED…
The Reunion
***A MAIL ON SUNDAY '100 HOTTEST BOOKS OF SUMMER 2019'*** 'EXTRAORDINARY' The Sunday Times 'BREATHTAKINGLY GOOD' Daily Mail 'MORE PLEASE!' The Times FRENCH RIVIERA, WINTER…
Leading Men
'MOVIE STARS IN ITALY, A LONGTIME AFFAIR, AND A MISSING TENNESSEE WILLIAMS PLAY - WHAT MORE COULD YOU WANT? A TIMELESS AND HEART-BREAKING LOVE STORY'…
The River
'LYRICAL AND ACTION-PACKED' Guardian 'IMPOSSIBLE TO PUT DOWN, OR FORGET' Sunday Mirror 'BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN AND UNBEARABLY TENSE' Observer 'I COULDN'T TURN THE PAGES FAST ENOUGH'…