HarperCollins will acquire independent children’s publisher Working Title Press from 1 July 2017 following the retirement of its director Jane Covernton. Working Title Press will continue to operate as an... Read more
The full program for the 2017 Byron Writers Festival, which runs from 4-6 August, has been announced. International guests include US debut novelist Kayla Rae Whitaker (The Animators); New York... Read more
In the US, declines in John Wiley’s publishing division offset increases in other categories, reports Publishers Weekly. Total revenue stayed flat at US$1.72bn (A$2.28bn) in the fiscal year ending 30... Read more
In Germany, book trade association Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels has released data showing sales of books and journals in Germany in 2016 rose marginally for the first time since 2013,... Read more
