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Former Simon & Schuster staffer Filippo Bernardini has avoided prison following his guilty plea to one count of wire fraud related to his years of stealing pre-publication manuscripts.  

Penguin Random House (PRH) has opened applications for its paid Summer Internship Programme, but for the first time only those who identify as being from a lower socio-economic background will be eligible. 

After Simon & Schuster and author David B Agus halted distribution of all formats of The Book of Animal Secrets: Nature’s Lessons for a Long and Happy Life due to plagiarism issues, three previous books by Agus are also to be revised because they contain instances of plagiarism.

At its annual meeting, the Sheikh Zayed Book Award board of trustees affirms the winners selected as recipients in nine categories this year. The post Sheikh Zayed Book Award: Winners Approved for the 17th Edition in the United Arab Emirates appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Hachette has reported a slight increase in 2022 in both its mean and median gender pay gaps across the whole company group.

One in four book buyers used TikTok/BookTok in 2022 and these consumers accounted for nearly 90 million book purchases last year, according to Nielsen.

Kathryn Colwell has been promoted to head of publicity at Head of Zeus. Previously senior publicity manager, she takes over from Kate Appleton.

The prize pot for the Gordon Burn Prize has doubled to £10,000 thanks to new sponsorship from Newcastle University, and journalist, screenwriter and author Terri White has been named its new chair of judges.

HarperCollins has announced plans to publish a brand new edition of The Hobbit, illustrated with “a greatly enhanced” gallery of 50 paintings, maps and drawings by author J R R Tolkien.

Nadia Mikail has been named the overall winner of the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize for her debut novel, The Cats We Meet Along The Way.