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Penguin Random House has reported a “strong” first financial quarter of 2023, driven by Prince Harry’s Spare (Bantam), according to parent company Bertelsmann’s latest financial update. 

The UK-based Taylor & Francis again will work with Germany's Knowledge Unlatched to offer more academic titles open-access. The post Taylor & Francis, Knowledge Unlatched: More Open Access appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Taylor & Francis has announced 50 more of its titles will be converted to open access (OA) thanks to support from Knowledge Unlatched, a not-for-profit scheme.

Andrew Franklin, founder and managing director of Profile Books, is stepping back from running the company in July, with Rebecca Gray, currently non-fiction publisher, taking over.

Karin Slaughter, Janice Hallett and Abir Mukherjee are among those taking part in author events throughout June to celebrate National Crime Reading Month (NCRM), run by The Crime Writers’ Association and The Reading Agency. 

Coelho, Goodfellow and Gill are among the shortlist for the 2023 Centre for Literacy in Primary Education Poetry Award (CLiPPA).

Natalie Butlin, previously head of commercial analysis at Bookouture, has been appointed to the newly created role of editorial and commercial insight director of Storm Publishing.

Bradford Literature Festival has responded to criticisms over its use of an AI-generated image to promote the event.

Fiona Macmillan is joining Macmillan Children’s Books as publisher for preschool, brands and Kingfisher, succeeding Stephanie Barton, who retired last month. 

The Börsenverein and Libri.Campus will lead a May 11–12 program with new data showing that young consumers, 16 to 29 years old, are buying more books. The post In Germany: Younger Consumers Are Buying More Books appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.