Wednesday, 15 January 2014
In the UK, Norwegian crime author Jo Nesbo is the latest author to join Random House’s Shakespeare publishing project, reports the Bookseller. As part of the ‘Hogarth Shakespeare’ project, Nesbo...

Wednesday, 15 January 2014
A new email service that offers daily ebook deals launched in January. Subscribers can sign up to eBookSoda to receive a daily email with ebook deals in each of their...

Tuesday, 14 January 2014
In the US, the finalists have been announced for the 2013 Story Prize, presented for books of short fiction. The three shortlisted books are: Archangel by Andrea Barrett (W W...

Tuesday, 14 January 2014
In the US, the 2013 National Book Critics Circle Awards finalists have been announced. The finalists in the fiction category are: Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Fourth Estate); Someone (Alice McDermott, Circus); The Infatuations (Javier...

Tuesday, 14 January 2014
Northern Irish author Sinéad Morrissey has won the 2013 TS Eliot Prize for Poetry for Parallax (Carcanet), reports the Guardian. Judges Ian Duhig, Imtiaz Dharker and Vicki Feaver chose Parallax from 113...

Monday, 13 January 2014
The French senate has approved a bill banning online retailers from offering free delivery to customers, reports US news outlet ABC News. The bill was unanimously passed through the French...

Monday, 13 January 2014
German media company Verlagsgruppe Weltbild has commenced insolvency proceedings, reports the Bookseller. The company, which has interests in publishing, as well as bookselling as joint-owner of the DBH group, called...

Monday, 13 January 2014
Macmillan US has acquired cookbook and recipe website Cookstr, reports Publishers Weekly. Will Schwalbe and Katie Workman founded the website in 2008, with the aim to organise ‘the world‘s best cookbooks...

Friday, 10 January 2014
The American Booksellers Association (ABA) and NetGalley have announced a new program that will allow publishers to make digital proofs available exclusively to ABA member booksellers. The Digital White Box...

Thursday, 9 January 2014
In Ireland, the Arts Council has established a new €150,000 (A$228,730) laureateship to promote Irish fiction, reports the Bookseller. The Laureate for Irish Fiction will be presented for the first...

Thursday, 9 January 2014
In the US, Barnes & Noble president Michael Huseby has been appointed as the company’s CEO, filling the role left vacant by the departure of William Lynch in 2013, reports...

Thursday, 9 January 2014
In the US, Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing has signed a deal with Peanuts Worldwide to publish 12-15 titles in 2015 featuring cartoon characters Snoopy and friends, reports Publishers Weekly. Titles will include content from...

Wednesday, 8 January 2014
Amazon UK is ending free delivery for UK book orders under £10 (A$18), reports the Bookseller. The ‘Super Saver Delivery’ service previously allowed free delivery on all products to customers...

Tuesday, 7 January 2014
UK publisher Quercus has acquired world English language rights to a fourth book in Stieg Larsson’s ‘Millennium’ series (Quercus), to be written by Swedish author David Lagercrantz, reports the Bookseller....

Tuesday, 7 January 2014
In the US, the book recommendation and retail website Bookish, which was launched as a joint project between Hachette, Penguin and Simon & Schuster, has been acquired by online retailer Zola...

Tuesday, 7 January 2014
In the UK, the category winners for the 2013 Costa Book Awards have been announced. The winners in each category are: Kate Atkinson (Life After Life, Doubleday) in the novel category;...

Monday, 6 January 2014
US author Kate DiCamillo has been appointed as the country’s new national ambassador for young people’s literature, reports Publishers Weekly. DiCamillo is the fourth person to hold the position, which...

Monday, 6 January 2014
Penguin Random House has taken full ownership of Random House Struik in South Africa, reports Publishers Weekly. The publisher acquired Times Media Group’s majority share in the company in December...

Friday, 13 December 2013
In the US, Harlequin has offered seven authors book deals as a result of its two ‘So You Think You Can Write’ competitions, reports Publishers Weekly. Tanya Wright won the...

Friday, 13 December 2013
Reed Exhibitions has announced that the London Book Fair will be held in West London’s Olympia centre from 2015, with the current Earls Court venue earmarked for redevelopment. The Bookseller reported that there was concern...

Thursday, 12 December 2013
Women in Publishing UK has awarded the 2013 Pandora Award to literary agent and co-founder of London literary agency Blake Friedmann, Carole Blake. The Pandora Award recognises women for their significant...

Thursday, 12 December 2013
In the US, former HarperCollins publisher Judith Regan has been appointed as CEO of a new division of Phaidon Global called Regan Arts, reports Publishers Weekly. Regan Arts will include...

Thursday, 12 December 2013
The winners of this year’s UK National Book Awards have been announced. The winners include: An Officer and A Spy (Robert Harris, Hutchinson) for Popular Fiction Book of the Year; I Am...

Wednesday, 11 December 2013
In the US, Federal Judge Jed Rakoff has dismissed a class action against Amazon and the big six publishers that was filed by three independent bookstores in February, reports Publishers...

Wednesday, 11 December 2013
UK bookselling chain WH Smith has reduced the amount of shelf space for adult backlist titles in its stores, making room for more children’s books and Kobo ereading devices, reports...

Tuesday, 10 December 2013
Simon & Schuster has launched a new social media community for new adult readers, reports the Bookseller. The Hot Bed community exists on Tumblr, Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest and will feature...

Monday, 9 December 2013
In the UK, Penguin is set to relaunch its nonfiction imprint Pelican, reports the Bookseller. Pelican will return in May 2014 with the publication of five ‘concise introductory books’ aimed...