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Jamie Oliver to release two cookbooks in 2016 Michael Joseph is to publish two new books from Jamie Oliver in 2016.

Amazon's 'Project Goldcrest' revealed The Guardian reports on disclosures made in the run-up to "a landmark court ruling" in the US, as the US Internal Revenue Service squares off against Amazon in a tax dispute in Seattle.

Egmont plans new Minecraft titles Egmont is to release two new Minecraft books this year, including the first fiction title in its tie-in roster.

Stripes to launch YA anthology in support of homeless charity Little Tiger fiction imprint Stripes is launching an anthology of UK Young Adult writing this autumn to mark its 10th anniversary and raise money for homeless charity Crisis.

Jamie Byng in Calais children protest Canongate c.e.o. Jamie Byng and authors Jeanette Winterson, Ian McEwan, Philip Pullman, Nick Hornby and Yann Martel, as well as actors Jude Law, Benedict Cumberbatch and Idris Elba, are among the signatories to an open letter to David Cameron calling for “urgent action” to help children in the migrant camp at Calais.

PRH launches new classics range, Pocket Penguins Penguin is bringing out a new series of classic titles in a "compact, jewel-like format" called Pocket Penguins. The series - dubbed "the future of Penguin Classics" - will launch in May 2016, featuring titles such as Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf and The Secret Agent by Joseph Conrad, priced between £5.99 and £8.99 each.

London's Feminist Library threatened with closure Campaigners are rallying to save London’s Feminist Library which is being threatened with eviction as the council plans to almost triple its rent.

Arabella Stein signs up for Bright Group Literary agent Arabella Stein right has joined illustrator agency Bright Group international’s London office.

New Ruth Rendell award will celebrate literacy champions The National Literacy Trust and the Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society have launched an award in memory of Ruth Rendell for champions of literacy.

Miriam Gonzalez Durantez's family recipes to Hodder Hodder & Stoughton has acquired a Spanish family cookery book from Nick Clegg's wife Miriam Gonzalez Durantez.

France's Fnac chain sees 2015 profit leap Fnac, France’s largest cultural products chain, has reported a strong profit increase in 2015.

Meze to publish MasterChef champion's cookbook Meze Publishing has acquired the debut cookbook from 2015 MasterChef champion Simon Wood entitled At Home with Simon Wood: Fine Dining Made Simple.