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Watson, Little and writers’ forum Indie Novella have come together for a new version of the Watson, Little Prize for 2023, which will be devoted to celebrating emerging voices from underrepresented communities.  

Author Jenny Colgan celebrated selling more than nine million books worldwide at a series of events in Edinburgh last week. 

Less than a third of people working in the creative industries who identify as disabled feel optimistic about the opportunities for progression in their career, compared to 69% of general respondents.  

Thousands of Amazon workers across the world staged strike action and held protests to coincide with the Black Friday sale (25th November) on Friday. 

With both Hachette and HarperCollins remaining publicly tight-lipped about whether they will try for Simon & Schuster following the failure of Penguin Random House’s bid this week, analysts suggest that a non-trade buyer is now the more likely option.

The 11 longlisted submissions for the Sheikh Zayed Book Award's Translation category came from six Arab nations. The post Sheikh Zayed Award Names Its Translation Category Longlist appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Faber Academy, Faber’s creative writing school, is launching a new range of courses in Newcastle.

A poll conducted by the Publishers Association has found more than half of young readers credit BookTok, a subcommunity on the social media platform TikTok focused on books and literature, with helping them discover a passion for reading. 

Following in the footsteps of other European countries, the German government is putting the finishing touches to a cultural initiative aimed at the country’s young adults.

Distributors, wholesalers, retailers and printers have assured The Bookseller they have “robust” plans in place in the event of power cuts this winter that could jeopardise the working of the book trade.