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PLR rate to increase by 1p next year The British Library Board has proposed an increase in Public Lending Right (PLR) payment made to authors next year, following a decrease in the estimated number of book loans.

Little, Brown launches new imprint Fleet Little, Brown Book Group is launching a new standalone literary fiction and non-fiction imprint called Fleet, spearheaded by acquisitions editor Ursula Doyle.

Perfect ten for Kinney as Wimpy Kid whips Grandpa Jeff Kinney has brushed David Walliams aside, as the tenth Wimpy Kid book Old School (Puffin) gave the American author his tenth week atop the UK Official Top 50.

Bonnier Australia hires Besliev as c.e.o Hardie Grant Egmont m.d Natasha Besliev has been named as the new c.e.o of Bonnier Publishing Australia.

Klay wins £25k Warwick Prize for Writing Iraq war veteran Phil Klay has been named the winner of the Warwick Prize for Writing 2015 for Redeployment, a short story collection dealing with the American experience of the Iraq War, published by Canongate.

40-year-old Browsers Bookshop up for sale Browsers Book Shop in Woodbridge, Suffolk is up for sale, after bookseller and owner Martin Whitaker, 57, has decided to retire after 10 years at the store’s helm.

Gwyneth Paltrow launches lifestyle imprint Goop Actor Gwyneth Paltrow is launching a lifestyle publishing imprint called Goop with Grand Central Publishing in the US.

Pan Mac wins detective series in three-way auction Pan Macmillan has acquired the Dales Detective series by Julia Chapman following a three-way auction.

Mankell's parting 'memoir' released next year The last book authored by the late Henning Mankell will be published by Harvill Secker on 4th February 2016.

Kate Hudson wellness book to HarperCollins HarperNonFiction has acquired a health and wellness book by actor and fashion icon Kate Hudson.

Foyles sells out of "The Apprentice" titles Foyles has sold out of all the copies of the children’s books produced by "The Apprentice" teams on the BBC television programme last week.

YALC 2016 to be run by Showmasters Book Trust's Young Adult Literature Convention (YALC) will now be a permanent feature of London Film & Comic Con and will be run by Showmasters.