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Retail sales up despite Brexit Retail sales are holding up after the UK’s decision to Brexit, figures have revealed today.

HarperCollins sales up 11% in fourth quarter HarperCollins achieved an 11% rise in revenues in the fourth quarter of 2016, although annual results were hampered by lower e-book sales and negative foreign currency fluctuations.

Orion unveils editorial team for new wellbeing imprint Orion has revealed its newly-formed editorial team for wellbeing and lifestyle imprint Orion Spring and Orion Non-fiction.

Quarto half-year revenues rise 8% Illustrated book publisher and distributor Quarto has seen its revenue rise 8% year-on-year to $73.3m (£56.43m) in the six months ending 30th June 2016.

Twenty years of Harry Potter marked with year-long campaign Bloomsbury is set to celebrate 20 years of Harry Potter with a year-long campaign, including special anniversary publishing and new projects with key partners.

PRH to save $20m from NYC office move Penguin Random House is bringing all its New York City-based employees under one roof, in Manhattan, to make annual savings of $20m (£15.4m).

George R R Martin's Wild Cards TV series in development A new TV series based on George R R Martin's sci-fi superhero book series Wild Cards is in development.

Silicon Valley exposé makes Business Book of the Year longlist Antonio Garcia Martinez's Silicon Valley exposé Chaos Monkeys (Ebury) has been longlisted for the Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award.

Portman to star in TV adaptation of Karen Joy Fowler novel Natalie Portman is to star in a miniseries adaptation of We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler (Serpent’s Tail).

Kortext hires new recruits to drive international growth UK digital textbook platform Kortext has made two new senior appointments and is doubling the size of its development team in anticipation of "three-four times year-on-year growth" through international expansion.

Alex Clark joins Bath Festivals Bath Festivals has appointed Alex Clark as artistic director of words and literature.

Amazon Japan offices raided by antitrust authorities Japan’s Fair Trade Commission has raided the offices of Amazon in Japan on suspicion of it pressuring retailers to offer products at lower prices than on rival sites, Reuters has reported.