The Bookseller

Indies tip Mozley and Saunders for Booker Indie booksellers are divided on who they think will take home the Man Booker Prize, with a few backing fellow bookseller Fiona Mozley for her debut Elmet (JM Originals), while others have hinted they are expecting Ali Smith or George Saunders to claim the prize.

Pearson raises profit forecast, PRH sales down 'slightly' Pearson is expecting its full-year operating profit to come in at the top half of its forecast range, it revealed while giving its third quarter trading update.

'World-class' S&S UK celebrates 30th anniversary Simon & Schuster UK celebrated its 30th anniversary at London's National Gallery, with president and c.e.o. Carolyn Reidy praising the press for transforming from a "tiny" distribution arm into a "world-class" publisher in that time.

Templar rebrands ahead of 40th birthday Illustrated children's book press Templar Publishing has unveiled a new brand identity ahead of its 40th anniversary next year.

Publicist Murphy becomes editorial director of Transworld/Doubleday Ireland Fiona Murphy, currently publicity director at Penguin Random House Ireland, is joining Transworld/Doubleday Ireland from 1st January in the role of editorial director.

Kevin Keegan signs with Pan Mac Pan Macmillan has acquired Kevin Keegan’s autobiography My Life in Football, set to publish in September 2018.

HC signs 'dark' debut novel by former agent Begbie HarperFiction has bought a “brilliant, dark debut novel” which explores the many identities women “juggle” throughout life from former agent Hannah Begbie, inspired by her son’s cystic fibrosis.

Winnie M Li's sexual assault story wins Not the Booker prize Debut author Winnie M Li has been voted the winner of the Guardian's Not the Booker Prize for her novel Dark Chapter (Legend Press), based on the true story of her sexual assault.

Taussig makes first acquisitions for Bookouture Bookouture associate publisher Kathryn Taussig has made her first acquisitions for the publisher: two psychological thrillers from Lucy Dawson, a saga series from debut author Lizzie Page, and two romantic comedies from self-published author Debbie Viggiano.

New Designer of the Year winner Williams lands publishing deal Jake Williams, winner of the Business Design Centre’s New Designer of the Year 2017, has signed a three book deal with Pavilion Children's Books.

Amazon to open Bolton warehouse next year Amazon is to create 1,200 new jobs with the opening of a fulfilment centre in Bolton in 2018.

'The Bear and the Piano' film voiced by Lumley David Litchfield’s The Bear and the Piano will be narrated by Joanna Lumley in an “entrancing” film.