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Ex-Blackwell's bookseller scoops its Book of the Year Former Blackwell’s bookseller Daisy Johnson has won the retailer’s Book of the Year for her "outstanding" Man Booker-shortlisted novel Everything Under (Jonathan Cape).

Atkinson to publish new Jackson Brodie novel in 2019 Kate Atkinson is publishing a new Jackson Brodie novel with Transworld in 2019: Big Sky.

Palin’s North Korea journal to be published by Hutchinson Hutchinson is set to publish Michael Palin’s North Korea journal after associate publisher Nigel Wilcockson acquired the Monty Python member's account of his trip to one of the world’s most isolated countries.

Cornerstone appoints UKTV’s Sheldrake and MJ’s Compton Cornerstone has announced two new appointments: Katie Sheldrake, most recently commercial TV broadcaster at UKTV, joins as Cornerstone’s new deputy publicity director while Zennor Compton joins from Penguin Random House imprint Michael Joseph as senior editor for non-fiction.

Profile snaps up 'eye-opening' Beryl Burton biography Profile Books will publish a biography of “legendary” Yorkshire cyclist Beryl Burton, through its Pursuit imprint in 2021.

Caroline Hill-Trevor joins BookTrust BookTrust has hired Caroline Hill-Trevor as head of book selection and purchasing.

King's The Colorado Kid published in UK for the first time Stephen King’s The Colorado Kid will have a mainstream publication in the UK for the first time next July, by Titan Books.

Octopus scoops forensic psychologist’s memoir after five-publisher auction Octopus has bought the memoir of forensic psychologist Kerry Daynes, The Dark Side of the Mind, after a five-publisher auction.

Wellbelove becomes director at Aitken Alexander Chris Wellbelove has been promoted to director at Aitken Alexander Associates, two years after joining the agency.

Ishiguro to be awarded Bodley Medal The Bodleian Libraries will present novelist Kazuo Ishiguro with the Bodley Medal, the Libraries’ highest honour, in April.