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Publishers step in to help cash-strapped school Warnings have been given of the impact of school funding shortages on literacy levels, after an infants school in prime minister Theresa May’s ward of Wokingham appealed to publishers to help provide books for a summer reading club.

Wicks dominates print in Amazon Summer Trends report Joe Wicks has claimed three spots on a ranking of Amazon’s top 10 bestselling print books, in a list dominated by non-fiction and lifestyle titles.

BBC unveils UK's biggest poetry festival This year's National Poetry Day will see the launch of the UK's biggest poetry festival dedicated to new work, in conjunction with the BBC.

Bluebird signs 'unforgettable' memoir of Olympic Syrian refugee Pan Macmillan imprint Bluebird is to publish the autobiography of 19-year-old Yusra Mardini, the Olympic Syrian refugee who swam for three hours to push a sinking boat that was carrying 20 people to safety.

Taylor & Francis sees first-half sales rise The Taylor & Francis Group saw sales rise 11.3% year-on-year to £238.9m in the six months to 30th June 2017, although underlying growth was put at just 1.2%, suggesting the publisher saw a boost from foreign exchange and the weakened pound.

New bookshop opens in Scotland's Fort William The first new bookshop in 40 years has opened in Fort William, Scotland.

House promoted to PA's deputy chief executive Emma House has been promoted to deputy chief executive of the Publishers Association as the trade body continues its reshuffle following the departure of its director of policy and communications Susie Winter.

The Lido makes waves with film deal A debut which made a splash at the London Book Fair this year may be set to make it onto the big screen after the 26-year-old author sold film rights to the title.

Saqi Books joins calls for airline to apologise to detained woman Publisher Saqi Books has added its voice to calls for Thomson Airways to apologise after a British woman was detained after reading one of its books on a flight.

George R R Martin promises Westeros book in 2018 George R R Martin has revealed he is “months away” from finishing the next Game of Thrones novel but said it could be published next year alongside another series.

Beynon joins HQ as head of digital publishing HarperCollins imprint HQ has appointed Nia Beynon to the newly-created role head of digital publishing.