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Duffield to leave Pan Mac, Bond promoted Pan Macmillan's creative director Geoff Duffield is leaving the publisher to found an author-brand agency, with Anna Bond taking on a "new and broader" role as sales and brand director.

Kremer urges book trade to 'rout out sexual harassment' The vice president of the Association of Authors Agents, Lizzy Kremer, has said it is important for the trade to draw up industry guidelines on behaviour following the Harvey Weinstein sexual harassment scandal.

Library groups call for inquiry after Carillion collapse Libraries body CILIP has called for a public inquiry to investigate whether the government knowingly issued contracts for the delivery of public services to a failing company following the collapse of Carillion.

Quarto hires Gibb and Bresh to senior management team Nanette Gibb and Carolyn Bresh have been appointed to Quarto’s senior management team.

First edition Harry Potter stolen in Norfolk Valuable books, including a £40,000 first edition of J K Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, have been stolen from a bookshop in Norfolk, according to news reports.

Aeon Books relaunches with new imprint Mind-body-spirit publisher Aeon Books is relaunching this spring with a new imprint, Sphinx, which will publish literary fiction and memoir.

Rachel Reeves MP inks women of Westminster book deal I B Tauris has inked a second book deal from Labour MP Rachel Reeves, about the 100-year history of female MPs, to be published on International Women’s Day.

Oneworld novel on International Prize for Arabic Fiction longlist The International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) has revealed its longlist of 16 novels in contention for the 2018 prize, including a novel soon to be published by independent UK publisher Oneworld.

HelloFresh recipe book to Mitchell Beazley Octopus imprint Mitchell Beazley has acquired the first cookbook from HelloFresh, one of the world’s largest recipe delivery services.

Authors from France, Iran and Austria among those on Hans Christian Andersen shortlist The International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) has shortlisted 10 authors and illustrators from countries such as France, Iran and Austria for this year’s Hans Christian Andersen Award.

Hodder to publish award-winning Norwegian history of maps Hodder & Stoughton is publishing a history of maps, Theatre of the World, which won the Norwegian Book Prize Foundation's 2017 Brage Prize for non-fiction.

Iranian illustrator Abdollahi teams up with Jackie Morris Ehsan Abdollahi, the illustrator who hit the headlines after being refused a visa to visit the Edinburgh International Book Festival, is teaming up with Jackie Morris on a picture book.