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Multiformat narratives open new doors for publishers Publishers are continuing to explore new models for the book as content is curated, sliced, repackaged and evolved in more innovative ways than ever before.

Waterstones’ Buy Books for Syria campaign surpasses half-way mark Waterstones has hit the half-way point in its Buy Books for Syria campaign, having raised £500,000 through book sales to help those affected by the conflict in the Middle East.

Spanton leaves Orion after 19 years Simon Spanton, associate publisher at Gollancz, is leaving Orion today.

British Library launches children's list British Library Publishing is launching a children’s list, starting in March 2016 with two activity books in a series entitled My Book of Stories.

Touchpress joins new publishing panel at FutureBook Touchpress is to present its new digital strategy at the FutureBook Conference with head of marketing Tom Williams to join a panel on the new publishing.

Dryden moves to Bonnier from HarperCollins Bonnier Publishing has hired Eleanor Dryden, currently publishing director of Avon, HarperCollins’ commercial fiction arm, as publishing director of its adult fiction imprint Zaffre.

Stephenie Meyer to produce The Rook TV series Daniel O’Malley’s The Rook (Head of Zeus) is being developed into a series produced by Twilight novelist Stephenie Meyer.

Children’s book sales surge in China China’s book market had a total value of 55bn RMB (£5.7bn) in 2014, with 18% of that (9.9bn RMB, £1.02bn) coming from by children’s book sales, according to Open Book, China’s book sales data company.

Jessica Kingsley to release graphic novel on harassment Jessica Kingsley Publishers will release a graphic novel about sexual harrassment, Take it as a Compliment by Maria Stoian, under its Singing Dragon imprint tomorrow.

Eccleshare appointed children's director of Hay Journalist and critic Julia Eccleshare has been appointed children’s director of the Hay Festival. She will programme Hay’s Children’s Festival and the Hay YA programme, succeeding Mary Byrne.

Bloomsbury and Thomson Reuters partner on law e-books A selection of Bloomsbury Publishing's legal print titles are set to be distributed as e-books through Thomson Reuters' professional e-reader ProView.

LBF launches Trailblazer Awards for young publishing talent The London Book Fair has launched the Trailblazer Awards for publishing professionals under the age of 30 who have demonstrated “innovation and ambition in the book industry”.