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Fiona Kennedy to head new children’s imprint at HoZ Former Orion Children’s m.d. Fiona Kennedy is joining Head of Zeus to manage its new children’s imprint, Zephyr.

HC launches 'publisher agnostic' online events platform HarperCollins has launched BookGig, a "publisher agnostic" online events platform that aims to connect authors with new and existing readers following the growth in live author events.

Frankfurt Book Fair 2016: agent hotlists Tom Tivnan rounds up the titles that the UK's top agencies are hoping to find deals for at this year's Frankfurt Book Fair.

Living with Death by Professor Dame Sue Black to Transworld Transworld has bought Living with Death by Professor Dame Sue Black, a book by one of the world’s leading forensic anthropologists.

Oneworld creates in-house sales force Oneworld has hired Perseus Books UK senior account manager Thanhmai Bui-Van to head up a new in-house UK sales force.

HarperCollins UK and William Morrow buy editor's debut thriller HarperCollins and William Morrow have snapped up The Woman in the Window, a debut psychological thriller in the vein of “Rear Window", which has already had film rights sold to Fox 2000.

Indie publishers' FBF gathering to celebrate 'vibrant' sector Independent publishers from across the world are to come together at Frankfurt Book Fair to celebrate the "diversity and vibrancy" of the international independent publishing scene.

Faber signs '21st-century Gone with the Wind' Faber is to publish The Madonna of the Mountains, a "deeply affecting" novel by Elise Valmorbida in 2018.

Dead Ink receives £65k grant from ACE Dead Ink has received a "significant" grant of £65,359 from Arts Council England.

Transworld pre-empts The Lost Pianos of Siberia Transworld has pre-empted The Lost Pianos of Siberia by Sophy Roberts, a story of the "forgotten" instruments and of Siberia, its people and its musical legacy.