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Bertrams: 'We will invest', says new management Nicholas Goodwin, the incoming chief financial officer of Bertrams Group, has said that under new owners private equity firm Aurelius, there will be investment in the business to innovate and take advantages of opportunities in the market.

Comey's Trump exposé gets early release The publication of former FBI director James Comey’s upcoming book about President Trump has been brought forward to tomorrow (Tuesday 17th April) to coincide with the US, after attracting widespread publicity over the weekend.

Sharjah's Kalimat 'challenging boundaries' with adult fiction list Sharjah publishing house Kalimat will later this month launch the first Arabic language translations of two books by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, including her title Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions.

Readers encouraged to 'ditch burdensome books' for WBN New research by the Reading Agency suggests the UK is a nation afflicted with "book-block", with many readers deciding to give up on books after struggling through a difficult title.

Saga author Ford moves to Arrow for 'major' new series Saga writer Fiona Ford has moved to Arrow for a "major" new series set in and around the shop Liberty's.

Child, Rankin and McDermid on Theakston longlist Big hitters including Lee Child, Ian Rankin and Val McDermid feature on the longlist for the 2018 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year.

Jolly Learning signs 10-year agreement with Chinese publisher Jolly Learning has signed a 10-year licensing agreement with China’s biggest foreign language publisher, FLTRP (Foreign Language Teaching & Research Press).

Beard, Olusoga and Keyes feature in BBC's Hay line up Mary Beard, David Olusoga and Marian Keyes are among the names featuring on the BBC's Tent line-up for the 31st Hay Festival this summer.

Feast and Waterstones launch literary supper clubs Luxury catering company Feast and Waterstones Tottenham Court Road (TCR) have teamed up to present a four-part seasonal series of literary-inspired supper clubs.

Springer Nature looks to raise €1.2bn in IPO Publisher Springer Nature has confirmed it intends to list its shares on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, targeting funds of approximately €1.2bn to strengthen its financial profile.

David to portray the power of sisterhood in new novella Barrington Stoke has acquired True Sisters, a novella about the power of sisterhood, by YA author Keren David.

Gyllenhaal to star in Wignall adaptaion Hollywood actor Jake Gyllenhaal is to produce and star in the film adaptation of To Die in Vienna, set to be published in June by Amazon imprint Thomas & Mercer.