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The Belarusian PEN Centre has been closed down following a ruling by the country's Supreme Court, leading to condemnation by leaders of the international writers' organisation. 

Headline will publish the memoir of Tarana Burke, the founder and activist behind the "Me Too" movement. 

Bloody Scotland International Crime Festival is to go ahead as a live event in September and it will also run a streaming service, thanks to funding from Creative Scotland.

Allison & Busby has acquired the "rich and haunting" debut novel The Porcelain Doll by Kristen Loesch.

An open letter, signed by more than 150 figures from the book industry, has condemned the abuse suffered by Monisha Rajesh, Professor Sunny Singh and Chimene Suleyman following their criticisms of Kate Clanchy. 

UK Poet Laureate Simon Armitage has convened 30 poets from around the world including Imtiaz Dharker and Raymond Antrobus to create a new response to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Sphere has acquired TV presenter Sophie L Morgan's "unflinching" memoir Driving Forwards: A Journey of Resilience and Empowerment After Life-Changing Injury.

The 10th anniversary of the International Standard Name Identifier (ISNI) will be celebrated with the ISNI International Agency’s first ever international event this September. 

Brianna Labuskes’ A Familiar Sight (Thomas & Mercer), the first in the author’s two-part Dr Gretchen White series, made its debut atop the Bookstat e-book chart for the week ending 7th August, in a week that saw nine new entries in the top 10.

Author James Patterson and singer Dolly Parton have teamed up to write a novel about a young woman who comes to Nashville to pursue her music-making dreams.