Morning Briefing from The Bookseller

Campaign takes legal fight on libraries to government A new nationwide library campaign will hold the government to account over its legal responsibilities towards libraries and has called on local authorities to put all changes to library services on hold or risk breaching the law.

Stephen Spender winner withdraws entry, returns prize money The winner of the 2015 Stephen Spender Prize for poetry in translation, Allen Prowle, has withdrawn his entries and returned the prize money, amid claims of "blatant plagiarism".

GBBO winner Nadiya cuts deal with Michael Joseph Winner of the Great British Bake Off 2015, Nadiya Hussain, will be publishing her "dream" debut cookbook with Michael Joseph.

Author Peter Dickinson dies on 88th birthday Author and poet Peter Dickinson OBE died yesterday on 16th December - his 88th birthday - in Winchester, following a brief illness.

American actor Val Emmich's debut to Picador Picador has acquired a debut novel by actor and singer-songerwriter Val Emmich.

Gail Rebuck to speak at Quantum Conference Baroness Gail Rebuck, chair of Penguin Random House, will be the the opening keynote speaker at the Quantum Conference next April.

Egmont signs Halo deal with Microsoft Egmont Publishing is set to publish two books based on the Halo Xbox video game franchise, after acquiring world rights from Microsoft and game developer 343 Industries.

Illegal weapons available on Amazon, investigation finds A Guardian investigation has revealed Amazon is selling illegal weapons on its website, including stun guns, pepper spray pistols and knuckledusters.

Fry narrates two Max Carrados stories for Audible Stephen Fry will voice two classic detective stories exclusively for Audible. Fry, who voiced all seven of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter books, will voice The Coin of Dionysius and The Game Played in the Dark by Ernest Bramah, which features the blind detective Max Carrados who was first introduced to the literary world in 1914. The books are out on the Audible platform today (16th December).

'Festive Penguin Selection Box' to pop up in London Penguin has been wishing shoppers "seasons readings" with book giveaways in Manchester and London as part of a new Christmas campaign.

Pottermore redesigns Harry Potter e-book covers Pottermore has commissioned graphic designer Olly Moss to redesign the front covers of the Harry Potter e-books.

Charlie Hebdo contributor's graphic memoir to Two Roads Two Roads has acquired the international bestselling graphic memoir The Arab of the Future, by former Charlie Hebdo contributor and cartoonist Riad Sattouf.