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Jane Beaton, former co-director of the Guildford Book Festival and founder of Kew Publicity, has been named the new festival director for the Appledore Book Festival.

Nine newly announced translations of supported by the UAE's Sheikh Zayed Book Award have taken six Arabic books into five languages. The post Sheikh Zayed Book Award: Funding for Nine Translations Into Five Languages appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

The Bookseller is inviting independent bookshops across the UK and Ireland to complete its annual Christmas trading survey.

Will any of the royal family react publicly to the duke’s memoir? The betting would be on Prince WilliamAs the teasers for the teasers, the trailers released of the TV interviews in which the Duke of Sussex promotes his memoir, Spare, were very short.In one, facing Tom Bradby, a coup for the ITV news anchor…

Bookshop trade is hotting up in the last week before Christmas, with sales for some “way up”, and many anticipating “a hectic Friday [and] Saturday” as customers pick up last-minute gifts.

Jordan Moore’s Interesting Facts for Curious Minds (Red Panda), published via self-publishing platform Kindle Direct Publishing, has been a surprise hit, holding the number one spot in the paperback non-fiction charts for three weeks.  

Adaptations of Monica Ali’s Brick Lane (Doubleday) and Sandro Veronesi’s The Hummingbird (W&N) are among those shortlisted for the BBC Audio Drama Awards. 

Sian Bayley has been appointed as The Bookseller’s news editor, succeeding Mark Chandler.

Sigrid Rausing is stepping down as editor of Granta Magazine, after nearly a decade helming the indie publication.

Retailers are offering hefty discounts of up to 80% for backlist titles in the post-Christmas sales this year, with some bestselling frontlist titles also seeing discounts of more than 65%.