Saturday Post

DfE ‘quality assurance’ consultation sparks concerns The Department for Education is in consultation with education publishers with a view to introducing a quality assurance or kitemark scheme which would rate teaching resources going into UK schools, The Bookseller can reveal.

Johnson claims Bonnier urged ‘create the hype’ spending In a new account of his tenure at Bonnier Publishing, a book called Show Me Your Medals, Richard Johnson defends his record and says it was all part of the "hype".

BAMB strikes new partnerships for autumn campaign Annual bookshop campaign Books Are My Bag has unveiled its campaign plans for the autumn, featuring partnerships with National Poetry Day and the Wellcome Collection, and a dedicated flagship event.

Canongate launches new crime fiction imprint, Black Thorn Canongate is to launch a new crime fiction imprint called Black Thorn in May 2019.

Profile's turnover drops following 'best ever' year Profile has posted "healthy" end-of-year results for the financial year ending 31st March 2018, with turnover standing at £11.9m and operating profit at £1.09m.

McLachlan moves to Egmont for middle-grade debut Jenny McLachlan has moved to Egmont for her middle-grade debut, in a six-figure pre-empt.

Wiley sees 23.5% lift in operating income in first quarter Wiley saw flat revenue in the first quarter of the fiscal year, ending 31st July, at $410.9m (£317.5m).

Orion promotes Benton and Sutherland Orion has made several promotions within its marketing team, making Sarah Benton executive publisher and Lynsey Sutherland marketing director.

Photographer David Loftus honours twin in 'testimony to brotherhood' Bluebird has acquired a "poignant" memoir and "beautiful testimony to brotherhood" from photographer David Loftus.

Scholastic signs two more from Alesha Dixon Scholastic UK has signed two new titles in TV star Alesha Dixon's Lightning Girl series.

JMP reveals indies-only edition of Hawking's final book John Murray is releasing a special edition of Stephen Hawking's final book Brief Answers to the Big Questions exclusively with independent bookshops.

Amazon introduces updated Fire HD 8 tablets Amazon has brought out two updated tablet devices: the next generation Fire HD 8 and the Fire HD 8 Kids Edition.