10 BOOK MARKS

BARTON BOOK HOPES

Controversial Rangers midfielder Joey Barton has had his autobiography long-listed for the 2016 William Hill Sports Book of the Year award.

GET INTO CHARACTER

Scots author Stuart MacBride is auctioning off the chance to become a character in his next Logan McRae novel to help raise money for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.

LAUREN’S LIFE

Fashion icon Ralph Lauren’s autobiography will be published next autumn.

AUTHOR AUCTION

Children’s writer Fiona Dunbar has set up a website allowing authors and editors to auction off their services. The move aims to raise money for refugees.

GIRLS GET MORE

According to the Childwise Monitor Pre-school Report, parents with daughters spend £8 more per month on books than those with sons.

TAKE HEART

Pippa Middleton – sister of the Duchess of Cambridge – is publishing a cookbook of heart-healthy recipes, Heartfelt, in aid of the British Heart Foundation.

RUMOUR HAS IT…

Chart-topping singer Adele’s biography will be published on November 17 by HarperCollins.

NO GREY AREA

Jennifer Pedroza, who claimed she was defrauded out of her share of Fifty Shades Of Grey royalties, has settled with her former publishing firm business partner, Amanda Hayward, for an undisclosed sum.

TEAM GB’S TALENT LAB

The secrets behind Team GB’s Olympic success in Rio will be revealed in a new book, The Talent Lab, to be published by Ebury in April.

BOOKS AND BREXIT

Creative industry insiders are being invited to contribute to a culture, media and sport committee inquiry into the impact of Brexit. The inquiry, which opened in September, is asking for written submissions by October 28.