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Germany's bookshops to reopen on 8th March

German bookshops are reopening on Monday 8th March as part of a phased strategy of easing coronavirus restrictions. Read more

Bloomsbury launches latest Allende paperback with Flowerbx

Bloomsbury has partnered with Flowerbx, the online floral delivery service, as part of its campaign to launch the paperback version of Isabel Allende's latest novel,... Read more

HarperFiction wins five-way auction for Willingham's Deep South thriller

HarperFiction has won a five-way auction for A Flicker in the Dark and one further psychological thriller by Stacy Willingham. Read more

Jasmine Richards to guest judge FAB Prize

The founder of children's fiction production company Storymix Jasmine Richards is the guest judge at this year's FAB Prize, for undiscovered writers and illustrators from... Read more

Cipher Press makes first buy for #NewQueerVoices project

Cipher Press has acquired Alison Rumfitt's debut novel, Tell Me I’m Worthless, as its first book in the Arts Council-funded #NewQueerVoices project. ... Read more

Otto English to expose world's 'biggest lies' for Welbeck

Welbeck Publishing has acquired Fake History: Ten Great Lies and How They Shaped the World by Otto English, an "authoritative and alternative" history of the world that... Read more

Gollancz marks 60th anniversary with new logo and festival

Gollancz has revealed a new logo for its 60th anniversary year and announced a one-day festival this month featuring authors from across its list including... Read more

Viking nets Billie Jean King's autobiography All In

Viking has netted Billie Jean King's "extraordinary" autobiography All In, the first time the tennis legend has told her story in full.... Read more

Orion reopens and expands work experience scheme

Orion has reopened its paid remote work experience programme and complemented it with a series of webinars aiming to demystify publishing. The publisher launched... Read more

Spring Hotlists: rom-coms and Russia head the top trends

Books on the Second World War, Russia and spycraft, rom-coms and a marked uptick in titles on the British Asian experience are some of the hot... Read more

Denise Mina appointed chair of judges for Gordon Burn Prize

Denise Mina has been appointed as chair of the judges for the £5,000 Gordon Burn Prize, as this year's panel is unveiled. Read more

BA offers grants and mentorship in £150k Covid recovery project

The Booksellers Association (BA) has launched a £150,000 Covid-19 recovery project, offering members free mentorship and grants ahead of their planned April reopening. Read more

Bluebird bags five more Pinch of Nom titles

Bluebird has signed another five books in the bestselling Pinch of Nom series, with two new cookbooks and three food planners. Read more

Blue Peter Book Awards won by McNicoll, Barfield and Bradley

The Blue Peter Book Awards have been won this year by Elle McNicoll's A Kind of Spark (Knights Of) and Mike Barfield and Jess Bradley's A Day in the Life... Read more