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Debuts from Hermes Gowar, Greengrass and Batuman make Women's Prize shortlist Debuts by Imogen Hermes Gowar, Jessie Greengrass and Elif Batuman have been shortlisted for 2018’s Women’s Prize for Fiction.

Authors appeal for Quick Reads to continue The book trade has reacted with shock and dismay to the “tragedy” that Quick Reads has been scrapped for next year after organisers struggled to find sponsorship.

Greer's Pulitzer Prize-winning fiction pre-empted by L,B within 24 hours Little, Brown has pre-empted Andrew Sean Greer's 2018 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Less within 24 hours.

Weekly E-Book Ranking: perfect 10 for Eleanor Oliphant Gail Honeyman’s début continues to remain completely fine at the top of the Weekly E-Ranking.

Chance promoted to m.d. at Carlton Dean Chance has been promoted to managing director of the Carlton Publishing Group.

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.

Book trade's runners complete hottest London Marathon on record Members of the book trade braved the hottest London Marathon in history yesterday in the name of charity.

Sarah Odedina launches writers’ workshop Publisher Sarah Odedina is launching a new workshop for aspiring children’s authors and will give away 10% of the tickets to black, Asian and minority ethnic writers.

S&S Children’s hires Sarah Macmillan Simon & Schuster UK has hired Sarah Macmillan as its new children’s marketing and publicity director.

Harvill Secker wins 'remarkable' debut after 'intense' five-way auction Harvill Secker has won debut novelist Rosie Price’s literary novel, What Red Was, in an "intense" five-way auction.

Lagom to publish The Good Girl’s Guide To Being A Dick Lagom is publishing The Good Girl’s Guide To Being A Dick, the first English translation of Alexandra Reinwarth's book which has sold half a million copies worldwide.

Royal biographer takes on All the Queen's Corgis Royal biographer Penny Junor is publishing a book about all the dogs the Queen has owned in her lifetime, called All the Queen's Corgis.