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Quarto to sell shares raising £13.9m in move to reduce bank debt

The Quarto Group is selling shares to raise £13.9m following a slowdown in its business coupled with financial challenges arising from its bank debt.... Read more

Christmas sales up at The Works as c.e.o. steps down

The Works chief executive Kevin Keaney is stepping down with immediate effect as The Works posts an increase in sales for the Christmas trading period. ... Read more

Serpentine bags 'captivating' Barnett début thriller

Indie press Serpentine Books has bagged a "captivating" thriller from début writer Heather Barnett. Read more

Tinder Press signs Francesca Reece's 'unsettling' debut

Tinder Press has acquired author Francesca Reece’s "tour de force of a début" and plans to make the novel its launch title for summer 2021.... Read more

HarperCollins' Ed Faulkner to join Allen & Unwin UK as publisher

Harper NonFiction publisher Ed Faulkner is leaving the firm to join Atlantic Books imprint Allen & Unwin UK. Read more

Daunt Books Chelsea to shut down next month

Daunt Books Chelsea will cease trading next month owing to "extremely high" rent and rates. Read more

Carrie Hope Fletcher writes Ballet Shoes-inspired book for Puffin

Puffin will publish the first children’s book by West End actress and author Carrie Hope Fletcher, inspired by Ballet Shoes with official endorsement from Noel Streatfeild’s Estate.... Read more

HUK staff challenged by Quercus guide to confront white supremacy

Quercus is giving a copy of the workbook Me and White Supremacy by Layla F Saad to every member of staff at Hachette UK this month, challenging... Read more

Hutchinson wins five-way auction for Jessamine Chan's 'chilling' début in six-figure deal

Hutchinson has triumphed in a "fiercely-fought" five-way auction for a dystopian début novel by ex-Publishers Weekly reviews editor Jessamine Chan, securing it in a major six-figure deal. Publishing... Read more

Vintage unveils campaign for Deepa Anappara's Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line

Vintage has revealed its extensive publicity and marketing campaign for Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by début novelist Deepa Anappara featuring partnerships with restaurants Dishoom.... Read more

Canongate signs Newland in two-book pre-empt

Canongate has signed a two-book deal for Courttia Newland’s first speculative fiction novel and short story collection. Read more

Five questions for... Michelle Harrison

Children's author Michelle Harrison answers our questions about A Sprinkle of Sorcery, the follow-up to her popular middle grade novel, A Pinch of Magic. ... Read more

Pearson predicts profit fall for 2020 as c.f.o. announces departure

Pearson has announced flat underlying revenues and an adjusted operating profit for 2019 of around £590m, right at the bottom of its guidance range, and... Read more

Irenosen Okojie and Chris Power to judge BBC Short Story Award

British Nigerian writer Irenosen Okojie will judge the £15,000 BBC National Short Story Award with Cambridge University (NSSA) alongside short story writer Chris Power, as the... Read more

Phillips, Cameron and Criado Perez up for Parliamentary Book Awards

Works by Labour leadership hopeful Jess Phillips, James O’Brien, David Cameron and Caroline Criado Perez have been shortlisted for the delayed 2019 Parliamentary Book Awards.... Read more