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The Southbank Centre has announced the line-up for its Spring Literature Season, featuring Salman Rushdie, Maggie Nelson, RuPaul and Kazuo Ishiguro.

Profile Books has a new logo, designed by creative director Peter Dyer. The new design, unveiled as the publisher approaches its 30th birthday in 2026, was designed by the company’s creative director, Peter Dyer.

Elif Shafak, Peter James, Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler are among the winners of this year’s Nielsen Bestseller Awards. 

Julia Donaldson is officially supporting the Stratford Literary Festival’s outreach work with young people.

The American Library Association's Youth Media Awards, which include the Newbery and Caldecott honors, have been announced this week. The post ALA Youth Media Award Winners 2024: The Alex Awards appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

The awards recognise authors, publishers, organisations and content creators that "have gone above and beyond" in championing independent bookshops.

Vanessa Fox O’Loughlin has been elected the new chair of the Society of Authors (SoA), taking over from Joanne Harris who has come to the end of her second two-year term.  

The Neilsen Bestseller Awards for 2023 installed four new titles and their authors in the top category's 'Hall of Fame.' The post UK: Nielsen BookData Bestseller Awards Go to 22 Titles appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

For the first time in its 70-year history, the Crime Writers ’Association (CWA) has awarded two authors – Lynda La Plante CBE and James Lee Burke – its annual Diamond Dagger.

A new literary festival called SE London BookFest is launching in south-east London later this year. Its aim is to host 100 authors over four weeks in autumn 2024, and to become an annual occurrence.