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LATEST NEWS Clays sold to Italian printers Elcograf Suffolk-based book printers Clays has been bought by Italian printers Elcograf S.p.A for £23.8m. Bloomsbury acquires independent I B Tauris Bloomsbury has acquired independent non-fiction publisher I B Tauris, a specialist in Middle Eastern and political publishing. O'Connell's transhumanism debut scoops Wellcome Prize Irish journalist Mark O’Connell’s “passionate, entertaining and cogent examination” into the use of technology to cheat death and push the human body beyond its current limitations has won the £30,000 Wellcome Book Prize for 2018. John Blake and Rosie Virgo leave John Blake Publishing Founder John Blake and m.d. Rosie Virgo are stepping down from their roles at John Blake Publishing.  Zoe King joins A M Heath Agent Zoe King is leaving The Blair Partnership after seven years to join A M Heath.  'Significant' piracy problem explored at New York's BISG There was a core of optimism at the Book Industry Study Group’s annual meeting in New York, despite sluggish trade sales and challenges facing the business – from old problems roaring back, like returns and piracy, to that new mystery, blockchain technology. Librarian wins £10k Cheltenham Literature Festival First Novel competition A Bristol librarian has won the inaugural Cheltenham Literature Festival First Novel competition with her “clever, pulsing story”, scooping a book deal with Borough Press. Trade figures fundraise for author of 'cult swimming classic' Members of the book trade are supporting author Charles Sprawson with a fundraising iniative to raise money for care fees, as Vintage prepares to reissue his “cult swimming classic” Haunts of the Black Masseur. Murphy and Scheffler in Beanstalk reluctant reader pack Jill Murphy, Axel Scheffler and Janet and Allan Ahlberg are amongst the authors and illustrators whose books will be included in Beanstalk's new collection of 40 books for reluctant readers.  Bloomsbury Education launches Early Years subscription website Bloomsbury Education has launched a subscription website for early years practitioners.

LATEST NEWS Clays sold to Italian printers Elcograf Suffolk-based book printers Clays has been bought by Italian printers Elcograf S.p.A for £23.8m. Bloomsbury acquires independent I B Tauris Bloomsbury has acquired independent non-fiction publisher I B Tauris, a specialist in Middle Eastern and political publishing. O'Connell's transhumanism debut scoops Wellcome Prize Irish journalist Mark O’Connell’s “passionate, entertaining and cogent examination” into the use of technology to cheat death and push the human body beyond its current limitations has won the £30,000 Wellcome Book Prize for 2018. John Blake and Rosie Virgo leave John Blake Publishing Founder John Blake and m.d. Rosie Virgo are stepping down from their roles at John Blake Publishing.  Zoe King joins A M Heath Agent Zoe King is leaving The Blair Partnership after seven years to join A M Heath.  'Significant' piracy problem explored at New York's BISG There was a core of optimism at the Book Industry Study Group’s annual meeting in New York, despite sluggish trade sales and challenges facing the business – from old problems roaring back, like returns and piracy, to that new mystery, blockchain technology. Librarian wins £10k Cheltenham Literature Festival First Novel competition A Bristol librarian has won the inaugural Cheltenham Literature Festival First Novel competition with her “clever, pulsing story”, scooping a book deal with Borough Press. Trade figures fundraise for author of 'cult swimming classic' Members of the book trade are supporting author Charles Sprawson with a fundraising iniative to raise money for care fees, as Vintage prepares to reissue his “cult swimming classic” Haunts of the Black Masseur. Murphy and Scheffler in Beanstalk reluctant reader pack Jill Murphy, Axel Scheffler and Janet and Allan Ahlberg are amongst the authors and illustrators whose books will be included in Beanstalk's new collection of 40 books for reluctant readers.  Bloomsbury Education launches Early Years subscription website Bloomsbury Education has launched a subscription website for early years practitioners.