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First book by Pope Francis to Bluebird Pan Macmillan has acquired the first book by His Holiness Pope Francis.

Blloon subscription service on brink of closure Another e-book subscription service is teetering on the brink of collapse after finding the business model unsustainable. Blloon, developed by the founders of e-reader Txtr, has stopped taking on news users and will make a decision as to whether to close for good today, its c.e.o Thomas Leliveld has told The Bookseller.

Nativity story re-told for War Child Nosy Crow is publishing a retelling of the nativity story by Anne Booth to raise money for War Child, a charity that supports Syrian refugee children.

Futurebook Audiobook Awards shortlist revealed Audiobooks from Canongate, Hachette, HarperCollins, Pan Macmillan, Whole Story Audiobooks, Penguin Random House, Naxos, and Audible Studios have been shortlisted for the inaugural FutureBook Audiobook Awards, to be presented at the end of The Bookseller’s FutureBook Conference.

Ruth Rendell's 'remarkable legacy' remembered The ardent crescendos of the opera that Ruth Rendell delighted in scaled the heights of All Saints Margaret Street, W1, yesterday at the memorial service for the "respected and loved" crime writer.

Fry to join Canongate as comms director Canongate has appointed Jenny Fry, currently deputy communications director at Penguin General, as communications director.

Corbyn colouring book to be released Old Street Publishing is to release The Corbyn Colouring Book, an "adult colouring book with a sense of humour" inspired by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, in time for Christmas.

US survey finds decline in e-reader ownership E-reader ownership among US adults has declined by 13%, according to newly released survey data from the Pew Research Centre.

Stephen Hayward dies Stephen Hayward, who ran London independent publisher Serif Books, has died.

Jürgen Klopp biography to Ebury Ebury has acquired a biography of Liverpool Football Club's new manager, Jürgen Klopp.

Shah appointed at Scottish Book Trust SLIC c.e.o Amina Shah has been appointed as Scottish Book Trust’s new director of programme.

Mahal to chair FutureBook Conference Sandeep Mahal is to chair the FutureBook Conference 2015. Mahal, most recently director of The Space, will preside over the event, which takes place on 4th December at the Mermaid Theatre in central London. The full programme and preview of FutureBook 2015 has now been released by The Bookseller, with more than 500 delegates expected to attend what is Europe’s largest digital publishing conference.