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Kay Featherstone and Kate Allinson's Pinch of Nom Quick & Easy (Bluebird) has soared straight into the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, with 133,116 copies sold in its first week on the shelves.

The 2021 Booker Prize judging panel will be chaired by Harvard historian Maya Jasanoff and features twice-shortlisted writer Chigozie Obioma and former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams.

The FuturePublish conference in Berlin was one of the last physical events of its kind this year, and will be a digital show in January. The post Germany’s FuturePublish 2021 Conference: ‘Agile Is the New Normal’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

The FuturePublish conference in Berlin was one of the last physical events of its kind this year, and will be a digital show in January. The post Germany’s FuturePublish 2021 Conference: ‘Agile Is the New Normal’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

The Federation of European Publishers announces a first: Creative Europe is specifying support for the books sector. The post FEP Cheers Creative Europe’s New Support for the Book Sector appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

The Federation of European Publishers announces a first: Creative Europe is specifying support for the books sector. The post FEP Cheers Creative Europe’s New Support for the Book Sector appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

The International Intellectual Property Association produces its latest report on US 'core' copyright industries' place in the economy. The post Report Cites 5.7 Million US Employees in ‘Core’ Copyright Industries appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Author’s comments ‘crossed a line with regard to race and religion’, says Little, Brown The journalist Julie Burchill has had a book contract cancelled after her publisher said she “crossed a line” with her Islamophobic comments on Twitter.Burchill’s publisher, the Hachette imprint Little, Brown, said it had decided not to publish Welcome to the Woke…

Baroness Lola Young has been appointed as a non-executive director of Bloomsbury.

Angry Robot has acquired the debut novel, The Offset, from writing duo Natasha C Calder and Emma Szewczak who will publish under the pseudonym Calder Szewczak.