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Audible has been named the sponsor of the Women's Prize for Fiction Discoveries programme in a three-year deal.

Hachette Children’s Group has acquired three books in a "thrilling" new middle-grade series by Bloomsbury editorial assistant and author Joel Arcanjo, writing as J J Arcanjo.

Publishers’ Licensing Services (PLS) is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its creation in September 2021, having passed the milestone of £500m in collective licensing distributions to publishers.  

World Book Day has appointed Emma Scott as chair of trustees, replacing Stephen Lotinga. 

Jamie Oliver's Together (Michael Joseph) has debuted in the UK Official Top 50 number one, becoming his 19th cookbook to hit the top spot.

Canongate has signed the first Radiohead books from lead vocalist Thom Yorke and artist Stanley Donwood.

James Rebanks and Merlin Sheldrake have won this year's Wainwright Prizes for nature and conservation writing.

The writer and broadcast presenter Viv Groskop joins the jury when Mel Giedroyc needs to step away from the assignment for this year. The post International Booker Prize Announces a Change on Its Jury Panel appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

The writer and broadcast presenter Viv Groskop joins the jury when Mel Giedroyc needs to step away from the assignment for this year. The post International Booker Prize Announces a Change on Its Jury Panel appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

German publishers say that robust ebook performance last year and this year could be impacted by state-subsidized e-lending. The post Germany’s First Half of 2021: Ebook Dynamics, and Libraries appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.