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Busby and Page recognised in Queen's birthday honours list

Publisher Margaret Busby and Faber executive chair Stephen Page are among some of the publishing names recognised in this year’s Queen’s birthday honours list. ... Read more

Author Lucinda Riley dies after four-year cancer battle

Bestselling Irish author Lucinda Riley, best known for the Seven Sisters series, has died after battling cancer for four years. Read more

Mirror Books to publish ITV meteorologist Tobin's guide to climate change

Mirror Books will publish a guide to reducing your carbon footprint from ITV meteorologist and climate change expert Laura Tobin. Read more

Black Spring signs Cooper's 17 years in the making novel

The Black Spring Group has signed a novel 17 years in the making by Douglas Anthony Cooper, a Canadian living in Rome and author of Amnesia (Hyperion).... Read more

Books2Door donates 1,000 books for rebuild of Gaza bookshop

Books2Door, an online bookseller specialising in children's literature, has donated 1,000 books for the rebuild of Gaza’s largest bookshop, which was recently destroyed in an airstrike.... Read more

S&S UK snaps up Abedin's memoir

Simon & Schuster UK has landed a "significant and superb" memoir by Hillary Clinton's longterm aide Huma Abedin. Read more

W H Allen scoops Ressa's tale of 'digital war frontline'

W H Allen will publish an “urgent” memoir and manifesto by Nobel Peace Prize nominee Maria Ressa, with a foreword from Amal Clooney. ... Read more

Bluebird signs Rentzenbrink's life writing guide

Bluebird has signed a “kind, encouraging and stimulating” guide to life writing from Cathy Rentzenbrink, featuring advice from authors including Dolly Alderton, Elizabeth Day and... Read more

Mary Berry's 'confidence-lifting recipes' served up by BBC Books

Mary Berry’s next book, Love to Cook, will be published by BBC Books in October to accompany her upcoming TV series.... Read more

Headline scores with Clattenburg's 'feisty football memoir'

Headline Publishing Group has acquired Whistle Blower: My Autobiography by Mark Clattenburg, one of the "most highly rated, recognisable and controversial football referees of recent... Read more

HarperNonFiction signs Magrs parody of Mackesy bestseller

HarperNonFiction has signed a parody of Charlie Mackesy's bestseller The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (Ebury) by author and illustrator Paul Magrs. ... Read more

Crime writer Abdullah to donate pre-order profits to Trussell Trust

Crime writer Kia Abdullah has teamed up with an indie bookshop to donate profits from all pre-orders placed through her website to food bank charity... Read more

OverDrive to acquire Kanopy

OverDrive, a digital reading platform for libraries and schools, has announced that it is acquiring Kanopy, a popular video streaming service for public and academic libraries. Terms... Read more

Wiley revenues rise 6% in 2021 after fourth quarter sales surge

Wiley saw its revenues rise 6% in the 2021 fiscal year, boosted by a fourth quarter sales surge of 13%. Read more

Brazen pre-empts Patrick's 'wickedly funny' medical memoir

Brazen, the newest imprint of the Octopus Publishing Group, led by editorial director Romilly Morgan, has pre-empted a "wickedly funny" memoir by doctor and comedian... Read more