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Academic Book Week begins with debate and discussion Debate about the future of the academic book will rage across the UK this week, with widespread support among publishers, academics, booksellers and librarians for the first Academic Book Week.

Kennedy succeeds Taylor as Booker Foundation chair Baroness Helena Kennedy QC is to succeed Jonathan Taylor CBE as chair of the Booker Prize Foundation when he steps down from the role today.

Concerns grow over Russia library clampdown Concerns are growing that the Russian government plans to significantly tighten controls over books supplied by major libraries, with moves to eliminate the presence of books highlighting nationalism amongst non-Russians within the country and those backing Ukraine and western policies.

O'Donoghue joins The Reading Agency as business director Fiona O’Donoghue has joined The Reading Agency as the charity’s commercial and business director.

ONE direction for Lappin at Pushkin Pushkin Press’ ONE imprint continues to go from strength to strength under Elena Lappin’s leadership after its fourth book, The Fishermen by Chigozie Obioma, was shortlisted for this year’s Man Booker Prize.

Fifty jobs may go as Glasgow libraries cut £2.4m More than 50 jobs may be lost at Glasgow's libraries after £2.4m worth of cuts have to be made.

Sock etiquette and advice title afoot for Octopus The Octopus imprint Mitchell Beazley is publishing the first book from the elusive Sock Club.

Picador acquires ShortList editor's third novel Picador has acquired the third novel of award-winning author, journalist and screenwriter David Whitehouse.

Vaizey praises library campaign groups in speech In a speech given at the launch of the Society of Chief Librarians' (SCL) Universal Learning Offer, culture minister Ed Vaizey highlighted the "valuable" role libraries play and praised the commitment of the “remarkable” number of campaign groups fighting to keep them open.

Pedersen's 'Guardians' wins $75,000 Cundill Prize Canadian historian Susan Pedersen's The Guardians: The League of Nations and the Crisis of Empire (Oxford University Press) has won the Cundill Prize in Historical Literature.

Quadrille acquires tasty TV tie-in by James Martin Quadrille is publishing a new James Martin TV tie-in, titled More Home Comforts.