The mean gender pay gap at HarperCollins UK in 2020 narrowed slightly from 2019's figure to 15.3%, with more women joining the company's higher paid... Read more
The London Library's Emerging Writers Programme will run for a third year in 2021, including a new Virago Participation Bursary to support Black women and Black non-binary... Read more
Barack Obama's memoir A Promised Land was the bestselling title in print of 2020 in the US, according to recently released data from NPD BookScan showing it shifted almost 2.6... Read more
Book Aid International has revealed it provided 867,567 new books, all donated by UK publishers, to communities around the world over the course of last year. ... Read more
Douglas Stuart, the 2020 Booker Prize winner, is among confirmed speakers for Brighton & Hove’s LGBTQ+ literature festival, The Coast is Queer, returning after its inaugural year in 2019 in digital form from 5th-7th... Read more
The number of independent bookshops in the UK and Ireland has grown for the fourth consecutive year, the Booksellers Association has confirmed. ... Read more
More than three-quarters of independent booksellers responding to The Bookseller's 2020 Christmas trading survey saw a rise in business year-on-year for the festive period. The Booksellers Association... Read more
New indie publisher Cipher Press has announced its #newqueervoices submissions for UK writers identifying as trans, gender non-conforming, queer, working class and as writers of colour. ... Read more
Some independent booksellers have expressed reservations about continuing with click and collect services, as England moves into full lockdown this week.
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