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Retailers await Rowling as Brexit hits footfall Booksellers are hoping that the release of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child later this month will offset the negative impact economic uncertainty has had on footfall following the Brexit vote.

Oxford University Press cuts 140 jobs globally Oxford University Press has cut around 140 jobs globally in recent weeks, representing 2-3% of its global workforce, with 51 of those jobs going in the UK.

Digital publisher Dan Franklin to leave PRH Digital publisher Dan Franklin is leaving Penguin Random House UK on 14th July, with his role made redundant.

Trade bodies' e-book lobbying turns towards UK Two leading trade bodies in the book industry are turning towards lobbying the UK competition authorities over Amazon as opposed to the European Commission following Brexit.

The Bookseller Rising Stars celebrated The Bookseller Rising Stars were lauded for their “wealth of talent” and ability to take on the upcoming challenges facing the trade at a party last night to celebrate the 2016 inductees.

Weekly E-Book Ranking: five weeks at the top for Moyes' Me Before You Jojo Moyes makes it five weeks on the trot at at the summit of the Weekly E-Book Ranking, with the film-boosted sales of Me Before You (Michael Joseph) showing little sign of slowing down.

Tributes to Evans at Faber Summer Party Faber c.e.o. Stephen Page paid tribute to the "energy, brilliance and power" of former Faber m.d. Matthew Evans at the publisher's annual summer party last night.

Tony Adams autobiography Sober to S&S Simon & Schuster UK has acquired Sober, a new autobiography from former England and Arsenal football captain Tony Adams.

Audible offers short-form streaming in US Audible has released an on-demand, unlimited listening service called Channels to offer short-form content alongside full-length audiobooks.

Sutter, Munday and Harrison win New Welsh Writing Awards Mandy Sutter has won the top prize at the New Welsh Writing Awards 2016 for her re-telling of her mother’s story of growing up in mid-1960s Nigeria.

Blackman longlisted for Guardian children's fiction prize Malorie Blackman’s latest novel is among those longlisted for the Guardian children’s fiction prize, alongside titles from Alex Wheatle and Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock.

Welsh press triumphs at Branford Boase A children’s book published by Firefly Press, the Welsh independent publisher launched in 2013, has won this year’s Branford Boase Award.