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Helen Dunmore's 'life affirming' poetry wins the Costa The late Helen Dunmore has been awarded the Costa Book of the Year award posthumously for her "life affirming" tenth and final collection, Inside the Wave (Bloodaxe Books), which was written while she was dying from cancer.

Halls to lead BA as Godfray steps back Tim Godfray is stepping back from his role as chief executive of the Booksellers Association (BA) after 33 years, with Meryl Halls promoted to managing director of the trade body.

Kerridge extinguishes Fire and Fury to win back the number one spot Tom Kerridge has rustled up a third week in the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, as Lose Weight for Good (Absolute) bounced upwards 31.5% in volume week on week and leapfrogged Michael Wolff’s Fire and Fury (Little, Brown).

Black Dog Publishing goes into liquidation Islington-based art and culture press Black Dog Publishing has gone into liquidation, with creditors owed more than £700,000.

Usborne wins six-way auction for Bell's debut in 'significant' deal Usborne has acquired three books by debut author P G Bell in what has been described as the publisher's “most significant acquisition to date”.

Curr departs S&S US with immediate effect Judith Curr, president and publisher at Atria Publishing Group, is leaving after 19 years with Simon & Schuster US.

Kingsolver's next novel to speak to 'our troubled times' Faber is set to release a "major" Barbara Kingsolver novel later this year, entitled Unsheltered.

Independent presses dominate Jhalak Prize longlist Kiran Millwood Hargrave and Reni Eddo-Lodge are some of the authors in the running for the Jhalak Prize for Book of the Year by a Writer of Colour, on a longlist of books published mostly by independent presses.

Love Island's Chris Hughes signs memoir deal Coronet has acquired "Love Island" star Chris Hughes’ autobiography, entitled You Bantering Me?, to publish this spring.

Brixton Review of Books among projects given RSL grants The Royal Society of Literature has revealed the six recipients of its 2018 RSL Literature Matters Awards which provides writers with financial support to undertake a new literary project.

Bodley Head pre-empts investigation into Britain's 'new politics' The Bodley Head has pre-empted an investigation into Britain’s "radical new politics" by political journalist Jack Shenker.

S&S UK launch monthly podcast series Simon & Schuster UK has launched a new podcast offering interviews, insights, discussions and ideas as well as exclusive essays from authors, on the world of books, culture and society.