W H Smith has reported a "good" Christmas with total revenue up 7%, following a boost from its Travel division and the acquisition of Marshall Retail Group (MRG), as High Street sales fell 5%. 

Yellow Kite has pre-empted a "dual narrative" about grief from a psychotherapist who draws on her own experience of loss as well as her practice of supporting others.

Head of Zeus has scooped a contemporary thriller from Master of War series author David Gilman in a two-book deal.

Cairo International Book Fair has excluded Khaled Lotfy's publishing house Tanmia Publishing from the event, citing security concerns following his imprisonment, according to the International Publishers Association (IPA). 

Walker Books has signed a two-book deal for a new football fiction series by Matt Oldfield.

Scribe UK has partnered with the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust to distribute free copies of Questions I am Asked About the Holocaust by Hédi Fried.

​Former Labour Party leader Ed Miliband and radio host Geoff Lloyd will launch a new book podcast series, sponsored by Vintage. 

Iain Maitland’s thriller Mr Todd’s Reckoning (Contraband) has been optioned for TV by AbbottVision, producers of critically acclaimed TV dramas including "No Offence", "Exile" and "Hit & Miss".

Kate Pankhurst’s latest look at some Fantastically Great Women has an ecological focus.

The first novel from Kate Elizabeth Russell has caused a stir on both sides of the Atlantic, and the literary tale of a teacher-student relationship lives up to the hype.

A highly navigable explication of the works of Shakespeare is launched on Cambridge University Press' Cambridge Core platform.

A highly navigable explication of the works of Shakespeare is launched on Cambridge University Press' Cambridge Core platform. The post The UK’s ‘Cambridge Shakespeare’ Is Open Online: ‘The Words and Worlds’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Khaled Lotfy, whose firm Tanmia published a new edition of a book about Egyptian double agent Ashraf Marwan, has been sentenced to five yearsCairo international book fair has excluded imprisoned publisher Khaled Lotfy’s firm from the event citing “security reasons”, the International Publishers Association (IPA) has said.Lotfy was sentenced to five years in prison last…

Costing the books industry as much as €528 million, piracy is a major target for Italian book and news publishers in 2020. The post Italian Book and Newspaper Publishers Reveal Scale of Piracy appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Costing the books industry as much as €528 million, piracy is a major target for Italian book and news publishers in 2020. The post Italian Book and Newspaper Publishers Reveal Scale of Piracy appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.