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Frankfurt Book Fair cuts jobs in 'painful' restructure

Frankfurt Book Fair has completed its restructure and cut an undisclosed number of roles in what it has called a “painful and far-reaching” process.... Read more
Job cuts on the way as Frankfurt Book Fair considers future plans

The Frankfurt Book Fair has warned job cuts are on the way as director Juergen Boos outlined future “modernising” plans that will see virtual events... Read more
Canongate bags Erica Berry's 'powerful meditation on fear'

Canongate is to publish Erica Berry's latest non-fiction work, Cry Wolf, after winning a six-way auction this week. Read more
Pushkin racks up deals in Hyder's Bearmouth

Pushkin Press has sold Czech rights to Liz Hyder's children's novel Bearmouth, in the latest of several foreign rights deals for the title. ... Read more
Frankfurt finale sees 200,000 access the virtual fair's professional content

Frankfurt Book Fair director Jürgen Boos has said he envisions a hybrid digital/physical model at the 2021 edition of the world's biggest trade fair.... Read more
Canongate scoops Kitson's second novel

Canongate is to publish Mick Kitson's second novel Featherweight, which is based on his family history. Read more
Puffin wins six-figure auction to publish Carney's debut MG series

Puffin has acquired debut middle-grade series, The Accidental Diary of B.U.G, from author-illustrator talent Jen Carney in a "heated" six-figure auction.... Read more
William Collins pre-empts Miller McDonald's 'radical' Progress

William Collins has pre-empted a “radical and timely” look at progress by writer and geographer Samuel Miller McDonald. Read more
Brandt new: Puffin inks STEM-themed adventure series

Début author Lucy Brandt's and illustrator Gladys Jose's Leonara Bolt series which aims to inspire young inventors and scientists. Read more
Borough Press takes two more from Shriver

The Borough Press and HarperCollins US have signed another novel and the first non-fiction collection from Lionel Shriver. Read more

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The Official UK CHART

1.
The Sentinel

by Lee & Andrew Child
2.
The Midnight Library

by Matt Haig
3.
Hamnet

by Maggie O'Farrell
4.
Private Moscow

by James Patterson & Adam Hamdy
5.
The End of Her

by Shari Lapena
6.
The Wedding Dress

by Danielle Steel
7.
The Lies You Told

by Harriet Tyce
8.
Wake Up

by Piers Morgan
9.
The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse

by Charlie Mackesy
10.
Five Hundred Miles From You

by Jenny Colgan

Online Book Events

Northern Irish Voices: Michael Longley in conversation

Northern Irish Voices: Michael Longley in conversation

18 April @ 2.00pm

Gloucester History Festival: Katja Hoyer on Blood and Iron

Gloucester History Festival: Katja Hoyer on Blood and Iron

18 April @ 4.00pm

Gloucester History Festival: Robert Pike on Silent Village

Gloucester History Festival: Robert Pike on Silent Village

18 April @ 6.00pm

Kazuo Ishiguro & Jackie Kay in Conversation

Kazuo Ishiguro & Jackie Kay in Conversation

19 April @ 7.30pm

A date with Lynda La Plante

A date with Lynda La Plante

21 April @ 6.00pm

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Friday, April 16 2021

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