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Private equity firm Aurelius buys Connect Books Private equity firm Aurelius has bought wholesaler and distributor Connect Books from distribution company the Connect Group for £11.6m.

The Good Agency secures ACE grant worth half a million Nikesh Shukla and Julia Kingsford's new literary agency, The Good Agency, dedicated to championing under-represented voices in publishing, is receiving a grant for over half a million pounds from Arts Council England.

Amazon planning physical stores in Germany The announcement that Amazon is getting closer to opening physical stores in Germany has put a dampener on the Christmas spirit among many booksellers and retailers in general.

Waterstones Aberdeen to move to new premises Waterstones in Aberdeen is to move to a new premises in the Bon Accord shopping centre in spring 2018.

Roupenian's debut goes to S&S US in 'seven-figure deal' Scout Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster US, will publish the debut short story collection of Kristen Roupenian, the author of "Cat Person" in America.

Brontë-inspired short story collection to Borough The Borough Press is publishing a short story collection inspired by Wuthering Heights, to be edited by Kate Mosse.

Bodleian reveals Tolkien's 'Father Christmas' letters The Bodleian Libraries in Oxford are unveiling a series of previously unseen letters that J R R Tolkien wrote to his children “from Father Christmas” every winter for 23 years.