Trade

Dahmicca Wright, formerly marketing manager at Penguin Press, is joining Profile Books as its new marketing director.

Immediate reaction from UK trade figures to news of the S&S sale to KKR has been positive, with the acquisition described as "an encouraging move".

Valsoft Corporation, a Montreal-based company specialising in the acquisition and development of vertical market software businesses, has announced its majority stake acquisition of publishing software company Klopotek.

The UK's National Centre for Writing adds mentoring for deaf, disabled, and neurodiverse translators to its language-based offers. The post Accessibility: England’s National Centre’s Translator Mentoring appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Despite overall flat sales this July, Circana reports that the US book market also saw some frontlist gains and new voices on the bestseller list. The post Circana on July’s US Print Book Market: A Slight Frontlist Gain appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Bookouture has made a number of hires and promotions, with Sphere editor Ruth Jones hired as commissioning editor and Billi-Dee Jones promoted to commissioning editor. 

Fleur Clarke is returning to HarperCollins after a year away.

Orenda Books has secured three entries on the Petrona Award longlist.

A survey commissioned by The Works found that The Gruffalo (Macmillan Children’s Books) is the most popular book among parents reading to their children for the first time. 

Poet Laureate Simon Armitage, John Boyne and Nina Stibbe will be among the lineup at the Tring Book Festival in November.