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Paul Finch moves to Orion in three-book deal

Author Paul Finch is moving from Avon to Orion in a three-book deal. Emad Akhtar, publishing director at Orion Fiction, struck a deal for World... Read more

Walliams visits the Arctic in latest fiction adventure

David Walliams’ November releases will be a novel about about an ice monster in Victorian times and a picture book about a baby penguin who... Read more

Avon snaps up Williams' 'love story of near-misses'

HarperCollins' Avon imprint has acquired world all languages rights for a debut novel from journalist and author Laura Jane Williams. Read more

Routledge scoops Vintage's Indie Bookseller of the Year

The winner of Vintage's Independent Bookseller of the Year award is James Routledge from Forum Books and Kids in Corbridge, Northumberland. Read more

Waterstones to open new shops in Westfield London and Wokingham

Waterstones is to open two new bookshops in Westfield London and Wokingham. Read more

Sales of dropped Man Booker longlistees outstrip finalists

Sales of the Man Booker Prize titles dropped at the longlist stage have signfiicantly outsold its shortlist, according to Nielsen Bookscan, with Belinda Bauer's Snap... Read more

Bloomsbury wins FBF's 'Three Women' after six-publisher auction

One of Frankfurt Book Fair’s most talked-about books, a "revelatory" eight-year investigation into women’s sex lives, has gone to Bloomsbury following a six-publisher auction.... Read more

Anappara debut goes in 14 territories

The debut novel from Deepa Anappara, which sparked a flurry of excitement over Frankfurt Book Fair (FBF), has now secured 14 international territories. Read more

Andersen to publish second Fergal title after racking up international deals

Andersen Press will next year publish a second Fergal picture book by Robert Starling after selling rights to the first title, Fergal is Fuming, in... Read more

Eley Williams keynotes at National Creative Writing Graduate Fair

Short story writer Eley Williams will be the keynote speaker at the fourth annual National Creative Writing Graduate Fair. Read more

Atkinson predicts profit for Atlantic this year, after 'nearly-there' 2017

Atlantic Books is now "standing on its own two feet" as it begins to turn a profit after four years’ majority ownership under Allen & Unwin,... Read more

Mayer memorial service set for December

A memorial service for the publisher Peter Mayer will be held on Thursday 6th December. Read more

Brooke promoted to publicity director at Cornerstone

Laura Brooke has been promoted to publicity director at Cornerstone. Read more

Dead Ink buys Lee Rourke's 'Glitch'

Independent publisher Dead Ink will publish Lee Rourke’s third novel, Glitch, about a dramatic drop in cabin pressure on a man’s flight home from America.... Read more