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Roger Moore delivered final manuscript before he died Bond star Roger Moore, who has died, sent in the manuscript for his last, as-yet-untitled book just two weeks ago, his publisher has revealed.

The Clever Guts Diet smarts its way into the top spot Michael Mosley and Tanya Borowski’s The Clever Guts Diet (Short) has bowel’d into the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, selling 19,302 copies for £101,156 according to Nielsen BookScan's Total Consumer Market, and denying Paula Hawkins’ Into the Water (Doubleday) a third week at the top.

Big Green Bookshop's Simon Key lands parenting book deal Independent bookseller Simon Key has been snapped up to write a book with Head of Zeus, based on his parenting tweets.

Quercus celebrates authors at Café de Paris Pianist James Rhodes, comedian Bill Bailey, actor Greg Wise and TV presenter Katie Piper were among the Quercus authors appearing at an evening for booksellers hosted by the publisher at London cabaret venue Cafe de Paris.

HarperCollins unveils Baddiel's Birthday Boy HarperCollins Children's Books is to publish the fourth children's novel by writer and comedian David Baddiel, entitled Birthday Boy, in September.

National Poetry Day and BBC commission 12 'local words' poems National Poetry Day is to celebrate the nation's "great" local words with 12 specially-commissioned poems in conjunction with the BBC.

Reggie Yates memoir to BBC Books Reggie Yates is publishing his first book, Unseen, with BBC Books, taking readers behind the scenes on his journey from TV presenter to documentary maker.

Banned Books Week coming to the UK this year Freedom of expression organisation Index on Censorship has joined the Banned Books Week Coalition as the first international member of the US-based alliance.

Macron memoir Revolution to Scribe Scribe has signed Revolution, a memoir and political testament by France's recently-elected president Emmanuel Macron.

Pan Mac asks 'influencers' to host hundreds of book-themed house parties Pan Macmillan is inviting online "influencers" and "brand advocates" to host hundreds of house parties simultaneously across the UK to help promote books.

Barack Obama to endorse Jo Cox memoir The memoir of late Labour MP Jo Cox, written by her husband Brendan, has received the backing of former president Barack Obama who said she "made the world a better place".

Chris Haughton wins CBI Book of the Year Award Picturebook maker Chris Haughton has won the 27th Children's Books Ireland Book of the Year Award for his "captivating" book Goodnight Everyone (Walker Books).