We've just anounced that we'll be publishing Ronnie, the autobiography of Ronnie Wood of the Rolling Stones on 20th October this year. It promises to be 'interesting' to say the least. It may not sell as many copies as Harry Potter but it'll certainly cause a big stir and bring both teenagers and grandparents into bookshops to discover what keeps those stones rolling.

This title more or less completes our Autumn list for trade books in the UK. It is a spectacular programme. Already Pan Macmillan has seen its market share increase significantly in the first half of 2007, with growth in fiction, non-fiction, Picador and children's books. The second half looks even stronger with great titles from all our traditional best selling authors; new authors such as Kate Morton (whose House at Riverton has been picked as a Richard and Judy Summer read); and the long-awaited Borat (Kazakhstan's sixth most famous man) book. It's going to be a good Christmas for Macmillan.