In England, the Yoto Carnegies Announce Children’s Books Shortlist From the Yoto Carnegies, the Shadowers' Choice Medals will again engage selected school programs,…
NLT raises £210,000 during annual gala dinner The National Literacy Trust (NLT) raised £210,000 during its annual gala dinner, held in London…
Pearson wins Academy of British Cover Design 'winner of winners' award for Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four David Pearson has won the The Academy of British Cover Design (ABCD) "winner of all winners" award…
France’s Biennial Salon du Livre Africain Grows in Its Second Edition The second iteration of the Salon de Livre Africain du Paris featured some 60 publishers from France…
Casimir to replace Leitch as chair of Compass Compass Independent Publishing Services has appointed Martin Casimir as chairman, taking over from…
The Oxford Centre for Fantasy and Pushkin Children's Books launch new prize for fantasy authors The Oxford Centre for Fantasy and Pushkin Children’s Books have launched The Oxford / Pushkin…
Haunt Publishing launches crowdfunder to stay afloat Scottish press Haunt Publishing, which specialises in gothic fiction, has launched a Crowdfunder in…
John Hale, publisher of Robert Hale for over 50 years, dies aged 92 John Hale, publisher of independent London-based publisher Robert Hale for over 50 years, has died…
Book fraudster Filippo Bernardini spared jail The publishing employee who obtained manuscripts from authors such as Margaret Atwood and Ian McEwan…
‘Softening retail demand for children’s books’ sees Scholastic revenues dip but book fairs thrive Scholastic revenues declined by 6% year on year according to its latest set of quarterly results,…
Bernardini avoids prison over manuscript thefts Former Simon & Schuster staffer Filippo Bernardini has avoided prison following his guilty plea…
PRH internship opens only to people from lower socio-economic backgrounds for first time Penguin Random House (PRH) has opened applications for its paid Summer Internship Programme, but for…
Scholastic and JK Rowling Announce Pottermore Scholastic and JK Rowling have announced the launch of a new online portal Pottermore for fans of…
Breaking News: Amazon's Latest Publishing Venture View this report from Book Business Editorial Director Noelle Skodzinski on Amazon.com's new…
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