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PRH poaches Horowitz to write new crime series Penguin Random House has poached bestselling author Anthony Horowitz from Hachette imprint Orion to write a new series of 'whodunnit’ crime novels for Century and Arrow.

BA backs campus bookshops as Leicester axes academic offer The Booksellers Association has defended the importance of bookshops on university campuses in the wake of the University of Leicester Bookshop being threatened with closure.

New Wattpad adverts earn writers ‘up to $1,000 a month’ Wattpad has claimed writers could earn up to $1,000 (£758) a month through its new advertising programme.

SoA to administer Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction The Society of Authors has taken over the administration of The Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction from charity BookTrust.

Countdown's Susie Dent pens book for John Murray John Murray is publishing Dent’s Modern Tribes: The Secret Languages of Britain by "Countdown" word-expert Susie Dent this October.

Tide turns for Europe’s bookselling chains Booksellers around the world have been enduring tough times in recent years. But it seems that the tide is finally turning—not only in the UK, but throughout Europe.

Children's author Brian Wildsmith dies Brian Wildsmith, children’s author and illustrator, has died aged 86.

Viking editorial director Eleo Gordon retires Editorial director for Viking, Eleo Gordon, has retired after nearly 50 years at Penguin.

McQuaid appointed William Heinemann publicity director Kate McQuaid, publicity and campaigns manager at Faber & Faber, has joined William Heinemann and Windmill as its new publicity director.

PRH plans 'huge' multimedia campaign for le Carré’s memoir Penguin Random House has embarked on an extensive marketing and publicity campaign for John le Carré’s first memoir, The Pigeon Tunnel, which sees its worldwide release this week after decades in the making.

Sceptre marks love collection with short story competition Hodder & Stoughton's literary imprint Sceptre is marking the release of a collection of stories about love in November by launching a love-themed short story competition.

Debut novel The Light We Lost to HQ HQ is to publish The Light We Lost, the debut adult novel from children’s author and editor Jill Santopolo.