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Adult library usage falls 'significantly' across all groups There has been a "significant decrease" in the proportion of adults who engage with public libraries across all demographic groups for the first time since records began.

Parragon plans US growth push Bath-based Parragon plans to “grow significantly” in the next five years, including boosting its business in the US, with a new American publishing team starting up next month.

Cornerstone editor Pathak to join Orion Francesca Pathak is leaving Cornerstone after five years to become senior commissioning editor for crime and thrillers at Orion Fiction.

New Mr. Men characters created for 45th anniversary Adam Hargreaves, the son of the late Mr. Men creator Roger Hargreaves, has come up with a new series of characters to mark the 45th anniversary of the brand.

Shop vacancy rate 'wake-up call' The national town centre vacancy rate fell to 10.1% in July, which should serve as a “wake-up call” about its impact on local communities, the British Retail Consortium has warned.

BookBenches line the streets of Birmingham BookBenches are back, this time in Birmingham for The Big Read to encourage literacy development in the West Midlands.

Val McDermid is worth £2.6m Val McDermid is worth more than £2.6m, according to the crime author’s personal company accounts.

Hawkins and Macdonald on Obama's summer reading list US president Barack Obama has released his official summer reading list, which includes Paula Hawkins’ The Girl on the Train (Doubleday) and H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald (Vintage).

Cheltenham Festival to star McEwan, Shriver and Safran Foer Ian McEwan, Lionel Shriver and Jonathan Safran Foer are among the prize-winning novelists confirmed for the 67th The Times and The Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival, after the final line-up was formally announced today (13th August).

One Love shines light on Limonious Al Newman’s publishing company One Love Books is publishing a book that highlights the work of the late Jamaican artist and illustrator Wilfred Limonious.