The future of the Galaxy British Book Awards is in the hands of a cross-industry steering group, with no event scheduled this spring, though a date for an autumn event is one option being discussed.

Headed by Craig Hillier, W H Smith Travel trading controller, books, the group is "looking at the awards to ensure they do have a...

High marks should go to Jo Henry of Publishing News Ltd for organising last night's trade Nibbies, which had the same to-the-point, efficient feel of the rest of the stripped-down Book Industry Conference.

Shortlists were announced three at a time and "The Now Show" trio of Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis and Jon Holmes kept things...

Independent publishers have triumphed on the shortlists for this year’s British Book Trade Awards, which were revealed at the London Book Fair by Richard Cable, m.d. of Random House CCV, the current publisher of the year.

The shortlist for the Lightning Source Independent Publisher of the Year Award comprises: Alastair Sawday...

You know when you get one of those rare emails through that you know instantly is life-changing in a shriek-inducing, nail varnish-spilling good way? Well, today is one of those days.

But before we get into all of that, it is time to come clean. So yes, Publishing News did try to poach me to be their star columnist for the planned revamp...