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Hudson slams 'inhuman' May's EU dallying DK c.e.o. Ian Hudson said UK Prime Minister Theresa May was “inhuman” for “playing with people’s lives” in her Brexit negotiations, , while HarperCollins UK c.e.o. Charlie Redmayne said uncertainty around freedom of movement could hit businesses that use temporary workers.

Kadare, Oz and Mabanckou on Man Booker International longlist Novels by Ismail Kadare, Amos Oz and Alain Mabanckou are included on the 13-strong longlist for the £50,000 Man Booker International Prize 2017 .

Karmel goes indie, citing unfair royalties Bestselling child nutrition author Annabel Karmel is to leave publisher Ebury and self-publish her next title, Baby-Led Weaning Recipe Book.

Headline Home opens its doors Headline has launched lifestyle list Headline Home, with five new titles signed up.

Blob bounces to third week at top of charts David Walliams’ Blob (HarperCollins Children's) has conquered the UK Official Top 50 number one spot for a third week running, selling 56,015 copies, according to Nielsen BookScan’s Total Consumer Market.

Sturgeon’s referendum call divides Scots contingent at Olympia Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s suggestion that she may seek an independence referendum in the next two years has divided Scottish publishers at the fair.

Psychological thriller by Eleanor Catton to Granta Eleanor Catton is staying with Granta for the follow-up to her Man Booker Prize-winning historical novel The Luminaries, which is to be a psychological thriller titled Birnham Wood.

LBF awards reward trade excellence Turkish agent Nermin Mollaoglu, HarperCollins UK and Sharjah ruler Sultan bin Mohammed Al-Qasimi were among the winners at last night’s London Book Fair International Excellence Awards.

Wallace and Vasilyeva join Andrew Nurnberg Andrew Nurnberg Associates has made two new appointments to "support the continued strong growth" of business in Russia: Doug Wallace and Anna Vasilyeva.

Folio Prize Foundation launches mentorships programme with First Story The Folio Prize Foundation, in tandem with its sponsor Rathbone Investment Management, is to launch a mentorships programme for students at literacy charity First Story, with the Folio academicians acting as writing mentors.

Fayard to be French publisher of Obama memoirs Editions Fayard will publish Barack and Michelle Obama’s memoirs in the French language, chairman and c.e.o. Sophie de Closets has announced

Bluebird adds two... and signs meditator Pan Macmillan’s lifestyle imprint Bluebird has announced two appointments and a pre-empt for a title from the founder of Ziva Meditation.