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Publisher Margaret Busby and Faber executive chair Stephen Page are among some of the publishing names recognised in this year’s Queen’s birthday honours list.  

Frankfurt Book Fair may be more focused than usual on independent publishers, as the new 'Workstations' meet needs for flexibility. The post Frankfurter Buchmesse’s Juergen Boos: A ‘More Optimistic’ Outlook appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Frankfurt Book Fair may be more focused than usual on independent publishers, as the new 'Workstations' meet needs for flexibility. The post Frankfurter Buchmesse’s Juergen Boos: A ‘More Optimistic’ Outlook appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Children's rights agent Stephanie Barrouillet sees challenges in the late-pandemic approaches the industry has had to adopt. The post The Digital Bologna: A Literary Agent’s Viewpoint appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Ebury imprint Rider won a three-way auction for The Ponies at the Edge of the World, a "stunning" memoir from Catherine Munro on her search for belonging on the Shetland Islands. 

Cornerstone has won a three-way auction for Empowered, psychiatrist Pooja Lakshmin’s "hands-on guide to true wellbeing" for women, to be published on a new non-fiction list.

Cassell will publish Joy Division: Juvenes, the “definitive portrait” of the band, by photographer Kevin Cummins.

Literary festival directors have written an open letter to the Treasury after being hit with a 20% VAT rate on sales from their pre-recorded events instead of being charged a lower 5% rate announced during the pandemic.

I write contemporary middle grade fiction for so-called “tweenies”- readers from top primary into early secondary school. I also work in schools each week teaching creative writing and performance.

Sphere has scooped Vicky Pattison's The Secret to Happy, in which she will open up about her darkest moments, from her public break-up with her fiancé to her struggles with mental health in her 20s.