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LATEST NEWS W H Smith to cull backlist in new books strategy W H Smith plans to cull its backlist and build areas of growth such as children's and lighter readers with a "forensic store by store focus on space management to optimise the returns from core categories". Dame Helena Morrissey challenges PA over diversity strategy Dame Helena Morrissey challenged trade leaders over key aspects of their diversity strategies, as the Publishers Association's new president Peter Phillips laid out his aims for the year. HarperCollins stands by autumn publication date for Cameron's memoir HarperCollins insists it will publish David Cameron's memoir this autumn as planned, amid reports the former prime minister is pushing back publication due to a promise he made to Theresa May. Growth in bookshops as record number of shops disappear from the high street A record number of shops closed in Britain last year with 16 stores closing a day, but bookshops are bucking the trend.  Winterson discusses sexbots and 'boomerang' nature of time at Vintage showcase The "boomerang" nature of time was discussed at the Vintage for Change evening, along with teen revolution and the sensibilities of sexbots, as Jeanette Winterson and six other authors considered the “turbulent times” of present day. CUP in OA partnership with University of California Cambridge University Press has entered into a three-year transformative agreement with the University of California (UC), in what is said to be UC's first such partnership with a major publisher. Bertelsmann 'realigns' printing business, will close Nuremberg site Bertelsmann plans to close its Nuremberg printing site by April 2021, and has begun immediate talks with employee representatives, with around 670 permanent staffers and 250 contract workers affected. Grazia hints at non-fiction focus in books coverage redesign Grazia has run its last dedicated books page, 'Shelf Life', under books editor Alexandra Heminsley, after a redesign. Former OUP publisher launches inclusive fiction development company Jasmine Richards, formerly a publisher at Oxford University Press (OUP), has launched a fiction development company to create inclusive stories for children. Price joins The Roald Dahl Story Company The Roald Dahl Story Company has hired Katie Price, currently director of licensing at Hachette Children’s Group, as its new head of books. Seven Dials scoops 'extraordinary' memoir by Attenborough cameraman Thurston Seven Dials has scooped the “extraordinary” memoir of veteran "Our Planet" and "Blue Planet 2" filmmaker Gavin Thurston, with a foreword by Sir David Attenborough. Headline Home snaps up YouTuber's cookbook Headline Home has snapped-up a cookbook by chef and YouTuber Ian Haste at auction, featuring recipes based on weekly shopping lists.