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Bluemoose Books and charity publisher Arkbound Foundation are launching a crowdfunding campaign to support marginalised writers and diversity-led publishers struggling to survive in the wake of the pandemic. 

A New York state judge has temporarily blocked Mary Trump and Simon & Schuster from "publishing, printing or distributing"  her memoir Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's most Dangerous Man.    

Influencer Caroline Hirons has claimed both the Official UK number one and the Amazon Charts Most-Sold Non-Fiction title 

The South African president says the bill could give rights holders 'a lesser share of the fruits of their property than was previously the case.' The post South Africa’s Ramaphosa Sends Copyright Amendment Back to Parliament appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

The South African president says the bill could give rights holders 'a lesser share of the fruits of their property than was previously the case.' The post South Africa’s Ramaphosa Sends Copyright Amendment Back to Parliament appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Simon & Schuster chief Jonathan Karp asserts the right to publish and attests that the house is unaware of impediments to Mary Trump publishing her book. The post Update: New York Appellate Court Vacates Trump Restraining Order on S&S appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Film4 has acquired TV and film rights to Lynda Clark's sci-fi novel, Beyond Kidding, published by Fairlight Books. 

Victoria Oundjian, commissioning editor at Orion Fiction, has acquired UK and Commonwealth rights to a romantic debut, Uncoupling by Lorraine Brown.

Author A G Smith has launched Paperchains, a project that aims to publish a book of writing by prisoners, homeless people and members of the armed forces about the coronavirus lockdown.

The Trump family has filed a new lawsuit in the US to block the publication of Mary Trump's forthcoming exposé. It comes after Queen's County Surrogate Court dismissed the first motion on 23rd June.