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'Defend and nurture' UK publishing, Wise urges policymakers Curtis Brown agent Gordon Wise, former president of the Association of Authors' Agents, has urged parliamentarians to defend the achievements of UK publishers Women react to publishing's gender pay gap revelations Women working in publishing have reacted with anger to the broad gender pay gap statistics revealed last week by major houses. Manuscripts by Porter and Millwood Hargrave head to LBF Manuscripts from Max Porter, Kiran Millwood Hargrave and Candice Carty-Williams are among those agents are taking to London Book Fair (LBF) next month. Women's earnings 1.6% higher at PRH UK, gender pay gap report reveals Women at Penguin Random House UK on average earn 1.6% more than men working at the company, the publisher has disclosed in its gender pay gap report. Irish book trade bullish after sales up 8.6% in 2018 Irish booksellers and publishers are feeling bullish about 2018 after seeing sales surge in the first few weeks of the year to date. Quercus pays tribute to 'cherished' author Philip Kerr Philip Kerr, one of Quercus' "most successful and cherished authors", has died aged 62. DC Thomson sells Parragon India DC Thomson has sold Parragon India Ltd, the UK holding company of Parragon Publishing India Ltd, to private investor Virtue. Bookselling contributes €132m to Irish economy Ireland would be much poorer without bookshops, which contribute a total of €132m to the economy, a new report has found. Pratt to pen YA novel based on Giant Days graphic novel series Abrams has signed Non Pratt to adapt the Giant Days graphic novel series into a YA novel. Children’s book fair to launch in Beijing The organisers of the Beijing International Book Fair will this August open a dedicated children’s book fair to run alongside the main event. Walter Scott Academy recommends 20 historical novels Titles by industry figures Mieke Ziervogel and Tom Tivnan are among the 20 historical novels published over the past year to be recommended by the Walter Scott Prize Academy. Walker snaps up CBeebies' Elliott for six figures Walker Books and Walker Books US have jointly acquired a middle-grade fantasy trilogy from CBeebies actor Joseph Elliott. PRH and WWF team up on guide to greener living Penguin Random House is publishing a guide in collaboration with WWF-UK to “simple and achievable” greener living.

Irish writers unite to get Hannigan's book to number one Irish authors have launched a social media campaign to get Emma Hannigan's latest novel, Letters To My Daughters, to number one after the mother-of-two revealed she has "little time left" to live.

Maze Runner author James Dashner dropped by UK publishers Maze Runner author James Dashner has been dropped by his UK publishers, Chicken House and Sweet Cherry Publishing, following allegations of sexual harassment.

BAFTA gong for Call Me By Your Name The Korean film adaptation of Sarah Walters’ bestselling Fingersmith triumphed at the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) last night, along with the documentary, “I Am Not Your Negro”, based on James Baldwin’s unfinished manuscript, and James Ivory’s adaptation of 2007 novel Call Me By Your Name by André Aciman.

Vintage unveils new Minis series with Atwood and Faulks Vintage has added 10 new titles to its Vintage Minis series with a line-up including Margaret Atwood’s Freedom, Yuval Noah Harari’s Money and War by Sebastian Faulks.

Scholastic UK buys two school book suppliers The UK arm of Scholastic has bought school books suppliers MBE Books and Laburnum House for an undisclosed sum.

Grisham to headline Theakston Crime Writing Festival Legal thriller writer John Grisham is to headline the 2018 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival in Harrogate this July.

Bloomsbury and Mitchell Beazley vie for Jane Grigson award Two Bloomsbury titles are to battle it out for the Jane Grigson Trust Award alongside a title from Mitchell Beazley.

Mackay joins Edinburgh festival Simon Mackay has been appointed the new head of book sales and retail for the Edinburgh International Book Festival (EIBF).

PRH Children’s buys Soviet spy novel in translation PRH Children’s has acquired one of the winning titles from last year’s In Other Words programme, organised by BookTrust to promote children’s literature from outside the UK.

Murray to explore 'taboos of modern age' Douglas Murray has signed a deal with Bloomsbury for a book exploring the taboos of the modern age.

ALCS calls on authors to complete income survey The Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS) is repeating its survey measuring authors’ incomes.