From The Bookseller

Trade acts to address harassment concerns Industry bodies are holding urgent discussions on tackling the issue of sexual harassment in the trade, following publication of the findings of The Bookseller’s survey on the issue last week.

Amanda Ridout resigns from Head of Zeus Head of Zeus c.e.o. Amanda Ridout has resigned from her position and will be leaving the company at the end of the month.

Hachette to name new distribution centre after Hely Hutchinson Hachette UK’s new distribution centre will be named after retiring chief executive Tim Hely Hutchinson, it was announced at an emotional farewell party held at London's Tate Britain.

Daniel Beer wins $75k Cundill History Prize British historian Daniel Beer has been named as the 2017 winner of the $75,000 (£56,820) International Cundill History Prize – the richest in non-fiction for a single work in English.

Riddell accuses John Lewis Christmas advert of plagiarism Author and illustrator Chris Riddell has accused retailer John Lewis of plagiarising his picturebook in its new Christmas advert.

France's AIDS account wins £30k Baillie Gifford Prize David France has won the £30,000 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction for his account of the plague years of the AIDS epidemic, How to Survive a Plague (Picador).

Weekly E-Ranking: Connelly Bosches straight to number one Michael Connelly’s Two Kinds of Truth has stormed into the Weekly E-Book Ranking number one, displacing Dan Brown’s Origin.

Good moves to HarperCollins Lydia Good is joining HarperCollins from Ebury.

French culture minister has big plans for libraries French Culture Minister and former publisher Françoise Nyssen has said that a national debate on reading will be held in France next March, and that she plans to turn libraries into cultural public service centres.

Indie expertise pays dividends at BBDPA awards Independent publishers and small presses stormed this year’s British Book Design & Production Awards, claiming a staggering 16 of the 18 awards on the night.

Shanghai recognises UK translator Wang's 'special contribution' to literature Helen Wang, a London-based literary translator and British Museum curator has been recognised on the international stage for her “special contribution” to children’s literature at the 2017 Chen Bochui International Children's Literature Awards in Shanghai.

Judges revealed for the next Big Idea Competition Neil Blair, Barry Cunningham, Jen Campbell and MG Leonard have been revealed as the judges of next year's Big Idea Competition which seeks to uncover new talent in storytelling.