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Blackwell’s has reported an upswing in the popularity of its bespoke Book Subscription service, ahead of Christmas. 

Sandycove, the Dublin-based imprint of Penguin Random House, has acquired Holding Her Breath, Eimear Ryan's debut novel. 

TLS Books, the publishing imprint of the Times Literary Supplement, is publishing an “urgent” polemic on the realities of antisemitism by David Baddiel.

The public library service has entered a phase of “rapid decline” as figures show visits have declined sharply and loans have plunged in the past five years, campaigner Tim Coates has said.

Yellow Kite will publish the debut from organising and styling duo Charlotte Reddington and Gemma Lilly, a.k.a the Style Sisters. 

Avon has joined forces with agent Silé Edwards at Mushens Entertainment for a competition to find a new commercial writer of colour, with the winner handed a two-book deal. 

I found a note on my phone the other day, dated March 4th, 2020; it listed the ways in which my team at work might be able to cope with what we thought could be ‘a possible two-week office closure.’

Bloomsbury Consumer Publishing managing director Emma Hopkin is departing the company on 31st December, "following an assessment of the future business needs of the Consumer division".

The new Snapplify Foundation is the winner of a 2020 Bett MEA award for its work in expanding ed-tech services' availability in Africa. The post South Africa’s Snapplify Foundation Wins Bett MEA Award for Inclusion appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

The new Snapplify Foundation is the winner of a 2020 Bett MEA award for its work in expanding ed-tech services' availability in Africa. The post South Africa’s Snapplify Foundation Wins Bett MEA Award for Inclusion appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.