Verlagsgruppe Random House, the German trade book publishing division of RH, is to open a small office in Abu Dhabi. Stuart Applebaum, chief spokesperson of RH Worldwide, described Random House Arabia as "an exploratory start-up business venture" which would primarily be editorially oriented.

"The intention is that we will...

Gail Rebuck, chair and chief executive of the Random House Group, delivered the Stationers’ Company Annual Lecture on the evening of 10th March. Rebuck was only the second woman to give the lecture, after Eiluned Rees in 1992. Her speech follows below:

New Chapter or Last Page? Publishing books in a digital age

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More than half of parents believe that childhood is now over by the age of 11, according to a survey by Random House, which has captured the headlines today. The results of the survey, which has been backed up by Random House author Jacqueline Wilson, have been widely reported across the media, including on BBC Radio.

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Random House in the US has bought The Monacelli Press, a leading visual arts book publisher. The Monacelli Press will be an independent imprint within Random House, maintaining its editorial identity and publishing direction under publisher and founder Gianfranco Monacelli.

He and his staff will be based at Random House’s...