Friday, 13 February 2015
Multinational media company Bertelsmann, the majority owner of Penguin Random House, has announced it will increase investments in its operations in Brazil, China and India. The company said in a statement that...

Friday, 13 February 2015
In the US, Simon & Schuster’s (S&S) parent company CBS Corporation has released its full-year results, which reveal a fall in revenue and operating profits for the publisher in 2014, reports Publishers Weekly. Revenue...

Thursday, 12 February 2015
In the UK, children’s publisher Chicken House and film production company Altitude have partnered to develop book and film projects simultaneously, reports the Bookseller. Chicken House managing director and publisher...

Thursday, 12 February 2015
Hachette UK net sales in 2014 dropped 4.6% compared to the previous year, reports the Bookseller. Parent company Lagardere attributed the drop to the ‘exceptional success’ of former soccer manager Alex Ferguson’s...

Wednesday, 11 February 2015
The Toronto International Book Fair, a three-day consumer event that attracted 20,000 to 25,000 attendees at its inaugural event last year, will not go ahead in 2015, reports Publishers Weekly....

Tuesday, 10 February 2015
In the UK, the shortlist for the 2015 Folio Prize has been announced. The eight shortlisted titles are: 10:04 (Ben Lerner, Granta), All My Puny Sorrows (Miriam Toews, Faber), Dept....

Tuesday, 10 February 2015
In the US, publisher Grove Atlantic and publication Electric Literature have partnered to create Literary Hub, a website styled as ‘a Huffington Post for the literary world’ that will aggregate bookish content,...

Monday, 9 February 2015
In the UK, Crime Writer’s Association (CWA) has awarded the Diamond Dagger award to Catherine Aird, reports the Bookseller. The CWA presents the award to authors who have ‘sustained excellence in their...

Monday, 9 February 2015
Research in the UK has found that people who read regularly have greater self-esteem, are more empathetic and have a greater ability to cope with difficult situations, reports the Bookseller....

Friday, 6 February 2015
In the UK, Penguin Random House has announced it will use the Penguin brand for its consumer activity across all social media, reports the Bookseller. From 4 July, all consumer-facing...

Thursday, 5 February 2015
Harper Lee’s international rights agent Andrew Nurnberg said the author is ‘increasingly excited at the prospect of her second novel finally seeing the light of day’ after ‘mounting concern’ followed...

Wednesday, 4 February 2015
Harper Lee, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of To Kill a Mockingbird (various imprints), will publish her second book in July, reports Publishers Weekly. Go Set a Watchman, published by HarperCollins in the US...

Tuesday, 3 February 2015
The American Library Association (ALA) has announced its awards for children’s and young adult literature, including the Printz, Newbery, Caldecott and Stonewall. The Michael L Printz Award for excellence in...