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A Very British Christmas

Rob Temple

‘Spot-on. It’s ideal to read if you’re hiding in your shed on Boxing Day!’ PrimaThe ultimate showcase of the quirks, mishaps and traditions that define British life, all rolled into one bonkers season.Christmas, as we all know, is a minefield. What the hell do you buy your mother-in-law? How to deal with the inevitable arguments provoked by a simple game of Monopoly? And where should you sit at the dining table to best avoid Grandad when he starts going off about politics?From navigating the awkwardness of marrying into a Presents After Dinner family to the terrors of staying in someone else’s …

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Atlantic pre-empts debut book by winner of Working-Class Writers’ Prize Jon Doyle

14 November 2025

James Roxburgh, Fiction Publisher at Atlantic Books, has pre-empted UK and Commonwealth (excluding Canada) rights to Jon Doyle’s debut, Communion, from Emma Paterson at Aitken Alexander. Communion will be published in hardback and export trade paperback on 2nd April 2026. Jon Doyle is a writer based in Port Talbot, South Wales. He was part of Literature Wales’ Representing Wales scheme in 2022/23, and won the Writers & Artists Working-Class Writers’ Prize 2023. He holds a BSc and MRes in Zoology and MA in Creative Writing from Cardiff University, and a PhD in Creative Writing from Swansea …