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Harvill Secker scoops An Yu's 'beguiling' debut after 7-way auction

Harvill Secker has triumphed in a seven-way auction to buy debut novel, Braised Pork, and one other book from 26-year-old writer An Yu for six figures.... Read more

Global revenue flat for S&S in 2018

Simon & Schuster's worldwide revenues for 2018 dipped fractionally to $825m from $830m in 2017, parent company CBS has said. Read more

Faber triumphs in six-way auction for Watson debut

Faber has won a six-publisher auction for Financial Times journalist Rebecca Watson’s debut novel little scratch. Read more

Allen Lane snaps up palaeontologist Halliday's world history

Allen Lane will publish a “lyrical” history of the world by palaeontologist Thomas Halliday. Read more

HQ snaps up 'spine-tingler' debut from Frank

HQ has acquired a ghostly historical debut, Greyswick, and one other novel written by Anita Frank. Read more

Transworld acquires Dr Ranj weight loss book

Transworld Publishers has acquired Dr Ranj Singh's Save Money Lose Weight, the tie-in to the ITV television programme of the same name.... Read more

Farquhar-Thomson heads to Princeton University Press

After 20 years heading up the PR department for Oxford University Press's Academic division, Kate Farquhar-Thomson is moving to Princeton University Press as head of publicity, Europe.... Read more

Phaidon to publish 'celebration' of interior design

Phaidon will publish a celebration of interior design in May, following in the footsteps of its landmark art and fashion books. Read more

SOAS partners with Myriad to launch bursary scheme for African women writers

Myriad Publications is partnering with SOAS University of London and International Students House to launch the £20,000 Margaret Busby New Daughters of Africa Award, which will... Read more

Travel sector suffers widespread declines as Brexit looms

The forecast for the Travel market remains perilous as, after a few years of treading water, the market suffered widespread declines last year, with the... Read more

Two Roads lands BBC news anchor Sharma's debut

Hodder & Stoughton imprint Two Roads has landed BBC news anchor Babita Sharma’s “unique” debut memoir delving into the British corner shop’s cultural history.... Read more