Coronavirus would have affected promotional activities

It’s not just live comedy events that have been hit by coronavirus.

Publication of Ruth Jones' second novel Us Three  has been put back by three months, publisher Transworld has announced.

The novel, originally due out on May 14, will now be released on September 3 to avoid jeopardising promotional activity.

However, an initial small book tour scheduled for next month is still set to go ahead as announced.

Jones's agent, told trade website The Bookserller: ‘We took the decision to move Ruth‘s publication date because so much of the success of her debut novel, Never Greener, was as a result of her meeting readers, supporting bookshops on tour and having the space to talk about her book at public events. 

‘Ruth wants to do the same again for her new novel, Us Three, and support the trade as much as she can and looks forward to launching this joyful novel in September.’

Published: 16 Mar 2020