Mitchell, Smith and Nicholls among authors and illustrators backing Carnegie occupiers

Writers and illustrators have signed an open letter supporting the occupiers of Carnegie Library and condemning the proposed changes to the Lambeth library service. Read more

Lee Child makes it two weeks at number one

Lee Child’s Make Me has held the number one spot for a second consecutive week, according to Nielsen BookScan’s Total Consumer Market. Read more

Meg Rosoff wins Astrid Lindgren Award

Meg Rosoff has been announced as the winner of the 2016 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, the biggest international award for children’s and YA literature. Read more

Kings Road to publish official Dungeons and Dragons titles

Kings Road Publishing, a division of Bonnier Publishing, has signed a global deal to publish two official Dungeons & Dragons® titles in partnership with Hasbro... Read more
Sarah Savitt moves to Virago

Virago has appointed Sarah Savitt, currently publishing director of Headline and Headline Review, as deputy publisher at Virago. Read more
Walker to publish Scott Bergstrom YA novel in UK

Walker Books has acquired the UK and Commonwealth rights to The Cruelty, a YA thriller by Scott Bergstrom. Read more
Pan Mac brings Peter James audio in-house

Pan Macmillan has bought audio rights to 11 books from bestselling author Peter James, in a move to consolidate his audio publishing within the publisher.... Read more
Orchard launches Secret Princesses series at Bologna

Orchard Books is launching its new 7+ series fiction, Secret Princesses, at Bologna. Read more
Scholastic and Brown Bag launch first property

Scholastic UK and Brown Bag Films are together developing a new children’s property, about a dog called Dylan and his friends, in both picture book... Read more

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Opinion

A letter supporting Carnegie Library occupiers

By Authors and illustrators supporting occupiers

Authors and illustrators supporting occupiers at Carnegie Library

A letter from authors and illustrators calling on Lambeth Council to keep libraries in the borough open. Read more
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Tech Forum 2016: a roundup

By Jordyn Martinez

Digital research intern at BookNet Canada

The annual Tech Forum conference, held in Canada, focuses on digital developments in the book publishing industry. If you missed this year's conference, which took... Read more
Startup of the week: TaleHunt

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Growth curve: Gojimo

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Six consumer trends for 2016

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