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Barry becomes first novelist to win Costa Book of the Year twice Sebastian Barry has been named winner of the Costa Book of the Year for a second time for his novel Days Without End (Faber & Faber), following a unanimous decision by the judges.

Pearson chief brands Trump order 'deeply worrying' Pearson chief executive John Fallon has branded Donald Trump's travel ban policy "deeply worrying" in a rare political comment from the usually non-partisan education company.

Out of Bounds bounds out to clinch McDermid's first number one Val McDermid has bounced straight into the UK Official number one spot with Out of Bounds (Sphere), shifting 13,310 copies for £53,483 according to Nielsen BookScan's Total Consumer Market.

Robert Harris’ Cicero comes to the stage Mike Poulton is adapting Robert Harris’ bestselling Cicero trilogy (Cornerstone) in a new stage production to be directed by Royal Shakespeare Company artistic director Gregory Doran.

Indie publishers 'spurred on' to publish more from Trump's banned nations Independent publishers have been “spurred on” to continue producing works that give a voice to silenced nations following President Trump's controversial "travel ban".

Miranda to publish daily 'guide to fun' for Comic Relief Hodder & Stoughton is publishing a new book with Miranda Hart in aid of Comic Relief, entitled Miranda’s Daily Dose of Such Fun!

Headhunter Frear wins Richard and Judy's 'Search for a Bestseller’ competition Caz Frear has won the Richard and Judy ‘Search for a Bestseller’ competition for her crime thriller Sweet Little Lies.

Michael Rosen poem Chocolate Cake to become picture book Puffin Books, a division of Penguin Random House (PRH), will this year publish a picture book of Michael Rosen’s poem, 'Chocolate Cake'.

Elys Dolan series to OUP Oxford University Press Children's has bought three young fiction titles by author and illustrator Elys Dolan.

Kingston University students help to market Vintage Classics Russians Students at Kingston University have contributed towards a video marketing campaign for six titles in Vintage's "Classics Russians" collection.