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Sarah Lambert has been appointed the commissioning editor of Bloomsbury’s Sigma Imprint, which is making the "shift to environmental publishing".

Citing 'positive momentum contrary to what we expected to see in October,' Circana's Kristen McLean has a monthly overview. The post Circana BookScan: US Print Gained Momentum in October appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

From its eight-title shortlist, the Cundill History Prize has put forward three finalists, the winner to be named on Wednesday. The post Canada’s $75,000 Cundill History Prize Names Its Finalists appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

The Guardian and Irish Times are among the broadsheets currently showing an upswing in books coverage.

Simon & Schuster’s revenues fell by 13% in this year’s third quarter to $307m from $353m in the same period last year, with c.e.o. Jonathan Karp noting “you can’t be stratospheric forever, but we’re still flying high”. 

Rebecca F Kuang, Fern Brady and Katherine Rundell are among the authors shortlisted for Bookshop.org’s Indie Champions Awards. 

Scholastic’s union in the US has staged a one-day walk-out over wages. 

Ghostwriting and publishing consultancy firm, Kevin Anderson & Associates (KAA) has launched in London.

Britney Spears’ memoir The Woman in Me (Gallery) has sold 1.27 million copies across all formats in the UK and US in its first week on sale. 

Old friends: Ten of the books on China's September Top 30 in fiction had each been on the list more than 20 times in the past. The post China Bestsellers September: Author-Buddies Yu and Mo appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.