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The Reading Agency’s Quick Reads scheme has appealed for submissions from small and medium independent publishers for the first time, with support from the Foyle Foundation.

Guinness World Records annual hits the overall number one for the 44th time, while the late "Friends" star Matthew Perry’s autobiography climbs to second.

Kojo Koram has won the PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize 2023.

Speakers announced for the March 12 to 14 London Book Fair include Jonathan Karp, Dan Conway, Karine Pansa, Maria Pallante, and more. The post London Book Fair 2024: Main Stage Keynote Sessions appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Vivendi has announced that it has completed its takeover of the Lagardère group, now that the sales of Editis, France’s second largest book publisher, and the celebrity magazine Gala have gone through.

Eight new fellows of the Society of Authors have been announced including Stephen Fry and Kate Mosse.

Eleanor Catton, Lex Croucher, Tom Crewe and Fern Brady are among the authors shortlisted for the inaugural Nero Book Awards, which run across four categories: Children’s Fiction, Debut Fiction, Fiction and Non-Fiction. 

Simon & Schuster US president and c.e.o. Jonathan Karp will deliver the opening keynote speech at the London Book Fair 2024.

Rachel Mann has joined the Creative Artists Agency (CAA) as a publishing agent in its books department.  

The widely criticized 'HB 900' signed by Texas' governor is challenged by briefs aimed at keeping its implementation blocked. The post Ahead of Oral Arguments: Briefs Filed in Texas’ ‘Book Rating’ Law appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.