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New Terry Pratchett publishing revealed at memorial A biography on Terry Pratchett written by his personal assistant Rob Wilkins, a graphic novel by Pratchett and a Discworld Encyclopedia were among the new publishing revealed at a memorial to celebrate the late author.

Dystopia auction rounds off LBF fiction deals As London Book Fair 2016 came to a close, Picador snatched rights to a much talked about “deeply moving” debut beating four other publishers to the title at auction.

Children’s book market up 7% in first quarter The UK children’s book market grew more than 7% in the first quarter of 2016, according to Nielsen Books.

BBC Worldwide invests in Curtis Brown parent company BBC Worldwide is to take a 10% stake in Curtis Brown, which is set to "unlock further production opportunities" for the agency's talent.

Author festival pay row could be solved for as little as £20 per head Literary festival organisers and authors continue to grapple over the issue of author pay and the appropriate remuneration for speakers' time at literary festivals, because many events are run as charities.

Rothschild's debut optioned for TV Hannah Rothschild’s Baileys Prize-shortlisted The Improbability of Love (Bloomsbury) has been optioned for television by Kudos, the producers of "Humans" and "Broadchurch".

Katherine Armstrong appointed senior editor for Zaffre crime Bonnier Zaffre has appointed Katherine Armstrong as senior editor on the Zaffre crime list.

Former George Bush advisor pens book for W&N Weidenfeld & Nicolson has acquired a book by a former economic advisor to George W. Bush, Dr Pippa Malmgren.

Peter Owen merges with Istros Books Independent publisher Istros Books has merged with publishing house Peter Owen Publishers.

Texas Holden to S&S Simon & Schuster UK has signed an anthology of poker-themed short stories edited by Anthony Holden.