Latest News from The Bookseller incl. Wainwright Book Prize shortlist

Northern indies given ACE boost while BookTrust receives £23m windfall Northern indie publishers will benefit from a boost in funding from Arts Council England over the next four years after the organisation announced a “significant increase” to investment outside London.

Milly Dowler's sister pens memoir for Michael Joseph The sister of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler is publishing a book with Michael Joseph to tell the story behind the newspaper headlines and of her family's endurance.

Bids flow in for Pullman character to be named after Grenfell Tower victim A campaign to name a character in the second part of Philip Pullman’s The Book of Dust series after one of the Grenfell Tower fire’s young victims has helped raise more than £25,000 in just over a day.

Security staff begin checking books at US airports Security staff in US airports have reportedly been demanding passengers clear all the reading material out of their hand luggage into a separate bin during safety searches.

Jeremy Corbyn exploration wins Bread and Roses Award Alex Nunn's exploration of the Jeremy Corbyn "phenomenon" has won this year's Bread and Roses Award for Radical Publishing.

Santa Montefiore and S&S strike new three-book deal Simon & Schuster UK has signed a new three book deal with Santa Montefiore.

PRH Children's Summer Party celebrates 'magic' and 'wonder' Penguin Random House Children’s Summer Party boasted a magician, ice cream created with liquid nitrogen and two “magic wonder” trees.

Wainwright Book Prize shortlist reveals strength of nature writing today Books from Granta, William Collins, W&N, Vintage, Doubleday and Hodder & Stoughton will compete for the Wainwright Golden Beer Book Prize.

Anthony Burgess 'lost' works to be republished by MUP Manchester University Press is re-releasing "lost" works by Anthony Burgess, the author of A Clockwork Orange, in new editions to mark the centenary of his birth.

Scribner's Rowan Cope promoted to associate publisher Rowan Cope, previously editorial director, has been promoted to associate publisher at Simon & Schuster imprint Scribner.

W&N to publish essay collection Goodbye, Europe Weidenfeld & Nicolson is publishing Goodbye, Europe, a collection of personal essays, anecdotes, short stories and illustrations exploring our relationship with Europe.

FAB Prize winners celebrated Faber Children’s and the Andlyn Agency celebrated the winners of the inaugural FAB Prize for BAME writers and illustrators last night (26th June) and revealed it will run again next year.