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Kenilworth Books takes fight for libraries to Theresa May Staff at independent bookshop Kenilworth Books have written an open letter to Theresa May lamenting the "deep injustice" of libraries cuts, which they say are threatening the nation’s literacy.

Amazon opens in Australia After months of speculation, Amazon has opened in Australia, promising to “create thousands of new jobs and invest hundreds of millions of dollars” in the country.

Rankin and McDermid urge halt to Scottish arts cuts Leading Scottish writers including Ian Rankin, Val McDermid and Denise Mina have called on the Scottish government to halt potentially "devastating" cuts to arts and literature for "the good of everyone in Scotland".

Next WriteNow mentees have stories that 'need to be told' A bisexual woman with an anxiety disorder, a care leaver and a woman suffering from a genetic condition are among the 11 unpublished writers to be part of Penguin Random House’s next WriteNow programme.

US children's market still growing, Global Kids Connect conference hears “Economic markers are positive,” proclaimed NPD-BookScan's Kristen McLean in the opening presentation at the Bologna Book Fair/Publishers Weekly Global Kids Connect conference in New York.

Wildfire lures Oswald from Penguin in four book deal James Oswald, author of the Inspector McLean series, is to move from Penguin to Headline imprint Wildfire for his next four books.

Cengage launching unlimited subscription service in US Cengage is to launch Cengage Unlimited, a subscription service enabling students to access its entire digital portfolio for one set price, in the US.

PRH lands two on Writers' Guild shortlist Penguin Random House has scored two out of the three shortlisted titles for best first novel from the Writers' Guild of Great Britain Awards.

Templar launches dragon-themed illustration prize Templar Publishing is launching a dragon-themed prize for aspiring illustrators as part of its 40th anniversary celebrations.

Creative Access calls for publishing mentors Diversity social enterprise Creative Access is launching a new mentoring scheme and is seeking volunteers from the publishing industry.

S&S signs 'heartbreaking' YA by Forman Simon & Schuster Children’s UK has bought two new YA novels from If I Stay author Gayle Forman.

Kinney celebrates 10 years of Wimpy Kid Penguin Random House Children's held a breakfast at the Ritz to celebrate 10 years of publishing Jeff Kinney's Wimpy Kid novels, and to thank the retailers and journalists who have supported the series.