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Zaro Weil wins CLiPPA for 'joyful' nature poems

Zaro Weil has won this year's Centre for Literacy in Primary Poetry Award (CLiPPA) for her collection of nature poems, Cherry Moon (ZaKids Books/Troika Books).... Read more

Wheatle's life story to feature in upcoming McQueen series

Episode five of "Small Axe", an upcoming film series written and directed by "12 Years a Slave" director Steve McQueen, will showcase the life story of author Alex... Read more

Shaw launches online reading aloud initiative with Bert's Books

Crime writer William Shaw is to launch an online reading aloud initiative with Berts Books next month. Read more

Faber launches new designs for Ishiguro backlist

Faber is to release new editions of two Kazuo Ishiguro novels, The Remains of the Day and Never Let Me Go, with fresh cover designs. ... Read more

AI to benefit academic publishers the most, says PA report

A report compiled by the Publishers Association has found that one in six publishers think Artificial Intelligence will bring about "significant" change for the industry,... Read more

Loud Black Girls panel to feature at first Streatham Literature Festival

The inaugural Streatham Arts Festival is to be headlined by a panel event, featuring contributors to 2020 anthology Slay in Your Lane Presents: Loud Black Girls... Read more

Sarah Hall wins BBC National Short Story Award for second time

Sarah Hall has become the first author to win the BBC National Short Story Award twice in its 15-year history. Read more

Fox to voice audio edition of Hislop’s One August Night

Emilia Fox is narrating Victoria Hislop’s One August Night (Headline Review), 15 years after reading for its predecessor, The Island.... Read more

Patricia Hodge to narrate The Archers audiobook

Patricia Hodge is to narrate the audio edition of The Archers: Ambridge at War by Catherine Miller. Read more

Network to make children's publishing less London-centric, say CBN founders

The founders of Children's Book North have advised industry staffers in the north to network as they look to reduce publishing's London focus. ... Read more

Keep up 'authentic' social media engagement, says Carrie Hope Fletcher

West End performer and author Carrie Hope Fletcher has advised industry professionals to mobilise their social media platforms and create "engaging, authentic" content to... Read more

Mackesy narrates own audiobook for PRH

Charlie Mackesy will narrate the audiobook of his bestseller The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse, with a musical score and real wildlife... Read more

Alexei Sayle to narrate upcoming book from Felton

Comedian Alexei Sayle has been chosen to narrate political commentator James Felton's new book, Sunburn, with Little, Brown. Read more

Wax, Schama and Carney to feature at PFD virtual Frankfurt event

Ruby Wax, Simon Schama and former governor of Bank of England Mark Carney among authors who will be appearing at Peters Fraser + Dunlop's virtual Frankfurt Book... Read more

PA condemns 'unfair' tax on audiobooks as fourth #LoveAudio campaign rolled out

The Publishers Association ramping up campaign for "unfair" VAT to be zero-rated on audiobooks as it launches its fourth #LoveAudio campaign. ... Read more