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A Horse Walks Into a Bar and wins Man Booker International Prize Israeli writer David Grossman's A Horse Walks Into a Bar, translated by Jessica Cohen and published by Jonathan Cape, has won this year's Man Booker International Prize.

Walliams, HarperCollins and talkRADIO launch The Story Hour HarperCollins has partnered with talkRADIO to bring “A Summer of Walliams” to the airwaves from this Sunday 18th June.

German and French book trades issue impassioned plea for government support Germany and France have called on policy-makers in their respective governments in Berlin and Paris as well as in Brussels for sustainable policies to promote books in the digital age.

Hamish Hamilton scoops 'radical' debut after seven-way auction Hamish Hamilton has acquired debut novel The Water Cure by Sophie Mackintosh after a seven-way auction.

Updated Corbyn colouring book to be rush-released Old Street Publishing is to rush-release an updated version of its 2015 hit The Corbyn Colouring Book, following last week's general election.

Duan named c.e.o. of PRH North Asia Oxford University Press’ former business development director for Asia, Helen Duan, has been named as the new chief executive of Penguin Random House North Asia.

Lucas Alexander Whitley joins forces with Factual Management Literary agency Lucas Alexander Whitley and TV and digital agency Factual Management are “joining forces”, the companies have announced.

HarperCollins to publish Coronation Street prequels HarperCollins has signed a three-book deal with ITV Studios for Coronation Street prequels. Senior commissioning editor Kate Bradley has bought three titles from ITV Studios Global Entertainment's head of publishing Shirley Patton. The novels will be set on the famous fictional street before the TV programme began in 1960 and will “tell the story of the early lives of the iconic matriarchs of the street”. The first book, Christmas on Coronation Street, will be published in November retailing at £12.99 with two more planned in 2018.

Seventeen libraries in Bristol threatened with closure More than half of Bristol’s libraries have been slated for closure as the City Council attempts to make £4.7m worth of savings.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory tops the poll of favourite children's books Roald Dahl has scooped the top three places in a list of the UK’s favourite children's reads from the past 80 years.

Darwin's great-great-grandson opens 'treasure trove' of rare books Charles Darwin’s great-great-grandson has created a “treasure trove” of rare, first edition and antiquarian books from the archives of his emporium store in Somerset.

Indies battle it out for £5k Ledbury Forte Poetry Prize Seven titles from independent publishers are in the running for the inaugural £5,000 Ledbury Forte Poetry Prize, which celebrates second poetry collections.