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Author earnings could be hit in the wake of Brexit following
the erosion of exclusivity rights in Europe, the Society of Authors and
literary agents have warned.
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Debut psychological thriller Behind Closed Doors by BA Paris (Mira) is
Amazon Kindle's number-one selling e-book this year to date, according
to its summer 2016 report disclosing the latest retail trends for the
e-commerce giant.
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Judith Kerr, the author behind classic children’s books such
as The Tiger Who Came to
Tea, will be presented with this year’s BookTrust Lifetime
Achievement Award today.
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The Folio Prize Foundation has appointed former Fourth Estate
associate publisher Minna Fry as its director of development.
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Jojo Moyes has toppled clean eating behemoth Joe Wicks, as After You (Penguin),
the sequel to bestseller Me
Before You (Michael Joseph), sold 53,867 copies for £214,008 to
hit the Official UK Top 50 number one spot, according to Nielsen BookScan’s
TCM.
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Jessie Greengrass has won the Edge Hill Short Story Prize 2016
for her debut collection, taking home the £10,000 main prize.
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The leading French cultural product chain Fnac will hold its
first book fair on 2nd-4th September at the Carreaux du Temple in central
Paris.
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Crowdfunding publisher Unbound has launched a
"major" new £5,000 short story prize in celebration of its fifth
birthday.
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Literary agent Carolyn Whitaker has died, aged 79, following a
long battle with cancer.
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UK writer Russell Jones has been shortlisted for the $50,000
(£37,990) Half the World Global Literati Award for his unpublished YA novel
The Talkers.
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Jonathan Cape has acquired Ross Raisin's third novel.
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Rachel Mills, formerly head of Peters, Fraser +
Dunlop's international rights department, will be joining Furniss
Lawton in the newly created role of agent and international rights
director in late August.
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