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Nine new Ladybird Books for Grown-Ups coming this autumn Penguin Random House will release nine new titles in its Ladybird Books for Grown-Ups series for this autumn, including How it Works: The Student and The Ladybird Book of the Meeting.

Indie publishers rally to promote European literature Independent publishers are showing their support for Europe following Brexit by promoting European literature and calling for a plurality of voices to be heard.

'Fantastic Beasts' interactive series to Walker Books Walker Books UK will publish a series of interactive children’s books based on the upcoming Harry Potter spin-off film "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them".

Blackwell's Book of the Year is SPQR Blackwell's has named Mary Beard's SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome (Profile) as its Book of the Year for 2016.

Tom Daley fitness and nutrition book to HQ HQ is to publish an "accessible and effective" nutrition, fitness and lifestyle book by diver Tom Daley, who will be representing Team GB in the Rio Olympics this August.

Jenny Lord to join W&N as publishing director Jenny Lord, senior editor at Canongate, is joining Weidenfeld & Nicolson as publishing director for non-fiction.

Foyles to hold large book events in Birmingham Foyles is partnering with Town Hall and Symphony Hall in Birmingham to bring authors to a combined potential audience of 2,800 people.

Brazilian publisher Sergio Machado dies Sergio Machado, publisher and c.e.o of Brazil publishing house Editora Record, has died aged 68.

Two new Val McDermid thrillers to Little, Brown Little, Brown has acquired two more thrillers from "Queen of Crime" Val McDermid.

Story of Turkish journalist's arrest to Biteback Biteback Publishing is to release We Are Arrested: A Journalist’s Notes from a Turkish Prison by journalist Can Dündar.

Gray made head of Orion fiction publicity Orion’s Rebecca Gray has been promoted to the company's head of fiction publicity.

Swallow and Amazons tie-in to PRH Children's Penguin Random House Children’s will next month publish a new edition of Arthur Ransome's classic children's book Swallows and Amazons to tie-in with the new film adaptation.