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Emma Press awarded £15k ACE grant

Birmingham-based independent publisher The Emma Press has been awarded nearly £15,000 from Arts Council England to help them grow as an inclusive children’s publisher.... Read more

Hodgson made rights agent at Bent Agency

Amelia Hodgson has been promoted to rights agent, a year after joining The Bent Agency (TBA). Read more

Netflix seeks dismissal of Black Mirror Bandersnatch lawsuit

Netflix is seeking the dismissal of a lawsuit by indie publisher Chooseco over its interactive Black Mirror episode "Bandersnatch". Read more

Stripes to publish new MG mystery series

Little Tiger Group imprint Stripes Publishing has acquired a middle-grade mystery series developed by Karen Ball and written by Annabelle Sami. Read more

British Library considers new Leeds outpost

The British Library is considering opening a new facility in Leeds, alongside plans to expand its existing reading rooms in the area. Read more

Candlish's Our House snapped up for screen

Red Planet Pictures has optioned property thriller Our House by Louise Candlish (Simon & Schuster UK) following an auction. Read more

Vintage rallies indie bookshops for Atwood's The Testaments

Vintage and Index on Censorship are calling on independent bookshops to coordinate creative publication events for Margaret Atwood’s The Testaments, the much-anticipated sequel to The Handmaid’s... Read more

Elton John reveals title and cover of autobiography

Sir Elton John has finally revealed the title and cover of his first autobiography, Me, to be released in October. Read more

'An evening with E L James' kicks off The Mister launch

E L James will appear at Chelsea Old Town Hall to celebrate the publication of her upcoming novel The Mister. Read more

Katherine Rundell | 'I will be writing children’s books until I am old'

Children’s author Katherine Rundell steals the show with her new novel, a pacy tale about a well intentioned heist. Read more

Scheffler and Donaldson join publishers on anti-Brexit march

Figures from the publishing industry including Axel Scheffler and Julia Donaldson joined over one million other protesters at Saturday’s march in London.... Read more

Egmont signs two-book deal with Driver for MG fantasy series

Egmont has signed a two-book deal with Sarah Driver for a middle-grade fantasy series. Read more

John Murray snaps up debuts from Fagan and Rahim

John Murray has signed debut novels by Oisín Fagan and Prospect magazine managing editor Sameer Rahim for its JM Originals list of fresh and distinctive new... Read more

William Collins lands 'mesmerising' collection of unseen war letters

William Collins has secured world rights to “the most beautiful and vivid love letters ever to be written during the Second World War”. ... Read more

Knights Of hires Khadija Osman to launch Round Table Books

Inclusive children’s publisher Knights Of has hired Khadija Osman, currently a bookseller at the Forbidden Planet London Megastore, to run its new bookshop Round Table... Read more