Stanfords returns profit for second time in 14 years
Stanfords has made a profit for the second time in 14 years after investing in its festival and awards and licensing its 163-year-old brand.
Emily Griffin to head to Arrow Books
Emily Griffin is joining Cornerstone as deputy publisher of Arrow Books after seven years at Headline.
Perry joins S&S as editorial director of adult fiction
Anne Perry is set to join Simon & Schuster UK as editorial director of adult fiction from her role as commissioning editor at Hodder.
Libraries All Party Parliamentary Group to re-launch
Politicians across parliament are to assemble to re-establish the Libraries All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) later this month, with support from librarians' association CILIP.
Nick Sharratt wins inaugural Scottish picture book prize
Author and illustrator Nick Sharratt has won the first Bookbug Picture Book Prize, launched by Scottish Book Trust and Creative Scotland.
Decroix to leave La Martinière
French publisher La Martinière has bowed to staff demands to part with its children and young adult books chief Béatrice Decroix, a week after more than 100 staff walked out in protest over working conditions in the division.
George R R Martin: 'sixth GoT book could be out this year'
George R R Martin has said he has “made progress” on the sixth Game of Thrones book, The Winds of Winter, and thinks it will be published this year.
Usborne launches Chinese imprint
Usborne has launched an imprint in China with local publisher Jieli Publishing House.
Bawden children’s books to become Virago classics
Virago will this year publish three Nina Bawden children’s books as part of its Virago Modern Classics (VMC) range.
Further evidence heard at Bailey murder trial
The death of author Helen Bailey was unlikely to have occurred because of natural causes, a jury at St Albans Crown Court has heard.
Alice Geary to chair SYP's first independent UK committee
Alice Geary, senior account executive at Midas Public Relations, has been appointed the Society of Young Publishers' (SYP) UK chair for 2017.
Apprenticeships offered to write for Zombies, Run! game
Novelist and games designer Naomi Alderman is offering early-career writers traineeships to write for Zombies, Run!, a smartphone fitness game.