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Foyles' Books of the Year champion women's voices Foyles has revealed its three Books of the Year, with Baileys Women’s Prize-winner Naomi Alderman taking the fiction crown for The Power (Viking).

Pan Mac splashes seven figures on Cassandra Clare Pan Macmillan has acquired two books from fantasy author Cassandra Clare in a seven-figure deal.

Plans to close 28 Northamptonshire libraries 'monstrous' Northamptonshire County Council has revealed plans to close up to 28 of the county’s libraries in a move that would be "completely unacceptable and completely monstrous" according to Alan Moore, Northampton resident and "Watchmen" creator.

Bad Dad steals away with the number one for a fourth week running David Walliams’ Bad Dad (HarperCollins) has skidded into the UK Official Top 50 number one spot for a fourth consecutive week, selling 78,127 copies for £443,681.

Scottish indie Findhorn sold Scottish independent publisher Findhorn Press has been acquired by US mind-body-spirit publisher Inner Traditions, also known as Bear & Co.

Bloomsbury signs deWitt after seven-way auction Bloomsbury is to publish the next title from Man Booker shortlisted author Patrick deWitt following a seven-way auction.

Indie Rapha scoops William Hill Award The second book published by premium cycling brand Rapha Editions has scooped the 29th William Hill Sport Book of the Year for its “startlingly intimate portrait” of Tour de France trailblazer Tom Simpson.

New venture for Mendeley co-founder Jan Reichelt Jan Reichelt, who co-founded influential start-up Mendeley, is launching a new venture aimed at improving access to research articles.

Ruth Ware's The Lying Game optioned for TV Ruth Ware's The Lying Game has been optioned for television by Hollywood production company Gotham and Entertainment One (eOne).

Man Booker International Prize-winning translator helps launch Shared Reading in Doncaster Man Booker International Prize-winning translator and publisher Deborah Smith is to support national charity The Reader by match-funding donations to the total value of £5,000.

HarperCollins refreshes BookGig HarperCollins’ "publisher agnostic" online events platform, BookGig, has had a face-lift.

Springer Nature shares SharedIt stats Springer Nature’s free content-sharing initiative SharedIt has racked up over 3.25m shares in its first full year, the publisher has revealed.