HarperCollins releases its first ethnicity pay gap report

HarperCollins has released its first ethnicity pay gap report alongside its annual one for gender pay, announcing it will now use diverse, balanced shortlists for senior roles. Read more

Bloomsbury predicts annual revenue 'comfortably ahead' of expectations

Bloomsbury predicts it will end its financial year with revenue "comfortably ahead" of market expectations and up on last year's record results... Read more

Nom goes on while Hoover leaves others for dust

Kay Featherstone and Kate Allinson’s Pinch of Nom Comfort Food (Bluebird) has notched up its fourth UK Official Number One in a row and sixth non-consecutive top spot. Read more

Campaigns for Ishiguro, Rooney and Grohl shortlisted for PPC awards

Campaigns for titles by Kazuo Ishiguro, Sally Rooney and Dave Grohl are among those shortlisted for this year's Publishers Publicity Circle (PPC) Awards, which celebrate the best campaigns carried... Read more
De Waal and Krauss shortlisted for 2022 Wingate Literary Prize

The Wingate Literary Prize shortlist this year includes Nicole Krauss and Edmund de Waal with a mix of indie and corporate publishers in the running for... Read more
Natasha Brown and Ali Smith to judge 10th Goldsmiths Prize

Authors Ali Smith and Natasha Brown will judge the 10th Goldsmiths Prize, joined by the New Statesman’s Tom Gatti and prize founder Dr Tim Parnell.... Read more
2022 International Prize for Arabic Fiction longlist unveiled

The 16-strong longlist of books contending for the 2022 International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF), has been revealed, featuring nine countries. Read more
Arts Council England launches Green Libraries programme

Arts Council England (ACE) has partnered with groups across the country to launch the Green Libraries programme to help libraries address their environmental impact.... Read more
Terry Pratchett's official biography snapped up by Transworld

Transworld has snapped up the official biography of Sir Terry Pratchett, written by Rob Wilkins, his former assistant, friend and now head of the author’s literary... Read more

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The adaptation game

Giuliano Papadia Chief executive officer and creative director at Blackbox Multimedia

In an overcrowded market with the proliferation of streaming platforms alongside the traditional broadcaster, creating content based on previous IP is an ever-growing trend (see... Read more
The business of risk

Nelle Andrew Agent at RML
A tale for the telling

Philip Jones Editor at The Bookseller
500 days a debut

Emma Christie Author
The bottom line

Dawn Finch Writer and poet