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New indie bookshops open in Harrogate and Woodbridge Two new independent bookshops are launching onto the scene this year: Imagining Things in Harrogate and the Woodbridge Emporium in Suffolk.

Dame Vera Lynn's wartime memoir to Century Century is publishing a book by "Forces' Sweetheart" Dame Vera Lynn, based in part on a secret wartime diary she kept.

De Hamel wins £40k Wolfson History Prize A fellow and former librarian of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, Dr Christopher de Hamel, has won the £40,000 Wolfson History Prize for his book on why medieval manuscripts matter.

Waterstones to close Exeter High Street branch Waterstones is set to close its branch on Exeter High Street as it makes way for a branch of The Ivy restaurant.

Winter to leave the PA for Springer Nature The Publishers Association’s director of policy and communications, Susie Winter, is leaving the role after three years to join Springer Nature.

BA welcomes EC move on unfair online trading practices The Booksellers Association has welcomed the European Commission’s promise to take a closer look at the unfair trading practices in platform-to-business relationships.

Alex Jones to publish 'survival guide' for older new mums TV presenter Alex Jones is publishing her first book with Blink Publishing in spring 2018 - a "survival guide" for new mums.

Indies dominate Orwell Prize shortlist Two thirds of the Orwell Prize for Books shortlist is made up of titles from independent publishers, which cover topics from the EU Referendum campaign to the Hillsborough Disaster.

Nicola Barr moves to The Bent Agency Literary agent Nicola Barr has left Greene & Heaton after six years to join The Bent Agency.

Century pre-empts The Art of Fire Century has acquired The Art of Fire by Daniel Hume in an overnight pre-empt to publish this November.

Cliveden Literary Festival launches starring Harris and McEwan A new literary festival will take place at the 17th century property where the Profumo Affair began, featuring authors such as Sebastian Faulks, Lady Antonia Fraser and Ian McEwan.

All Party Parliamentary Writers Group's summer reception cancelled The All Party Parliamentary Writers Group's summer party has been cancelled because of the general election.