Alan Samson at Orion has bought an autobiography from veteran crooner Andy Williams. Moon River and Me will be published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson in September 2009, with Samson acquiring UK and Commonwealth rights from Mark Lucas at LAW.

Samson described Williams as “a true and timeless superstar”. The autobiography will...

Orion has acquired two new books from crime writer Elmore Leonard, both of which will appear next year. Weidenfeld & Nicolson will publish the hardback versions, while Phoenix will handle the subsequent paperbacks.

First to hit the shops will be Comfort to the Enemy, a three-part novel following Leonard's popular...

Orion and Little, Brown appear to have been the star performers among Hachette UK's divisions in the first half of the year, according to results put out by parent Lagardere.

Hachette Group saw earnings before interest and tax fall by 7% to €71m, after sales grew 1.3% to €908m, despite "good contributions" from...

Orion's recently published biography of champion jockey Kieren Fallon is to be recalled following a complaint by the sportman's solicitor, Setanta Sports reports.

The book, by Sunday Times journalist Andrew Longmore, went on sale in June but a spokesperson for the publisher said it was being withdrawn and reprinted because there...