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LATEST NEWS PA: Brexit could help UK sidestep e-book VAT deadlock The Publishers Association (PA) has expressed its disappointment in Brussels' inability to resolve a dispute with the Czech Republic preventing VAT on e-books from being reduced in the European Union. Black Dog staff awarded compensation after mass redundancies Employees of the recently liquidated company Black Dog Publishing are to be awarded compensation for the company's "failure to consult" staff before their dismissal. Hardman to join Michael Joseph non-fiction Charlotte Hardman is joining Michael Joseph as publisher for non-fiction. Peter Mayer: obituary The charismatic and profoundly influential publisher is remembered by Profile Books m.d. Andrew Franklin. The Muslims wins prize for radical children’s fiction A children's book published by a tiny independent publisher has beaten off competition from authors such as Malala Yousafzai and Gill Lewis to win the Little Rebels Children's Book Award for Radical Fiction. Picador pre-empts Curtis Brown student Ladner's 'urban' debut Picador has pre-empted a “funny, urban, literary” debut from a Curtis Brown student. Waterstones to open pop-up bookshop on tiny Scottish island Waterstones is to create a pop up bookshop on the Scottish island of Benbecula, which has just 1,300 residents. Ambulances called out to Amazon warehouses 600 times Ambulances were reportedly called out to Amazon’s UK warehouses more than 600 times in the last three years. Coral Rumble wins Caterpillar Poetry Prize 'Mustafa’s Jumper' by Coral Rumble has won this year’s The Caterpillar Poetry Prize, given every year for an unpublished poem written by an adult for children. Indie presses dominate London Magazine award for debuts Independent publishers have dominated the shortlist for a new award for debuts from literary periodical The London Magazine. Weekly E-Ranking: Eleanor Oliphant is no longer Completely Fine Peter James’ Dead If You Don’t has ended Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine’s record run in the Weekly E-Ranking number one spot, becoming the first new number one in the e-book chart since the second week of February. Shane Warne's memoir to Ebury Former Australia cricketer Shane Warne is publishing his autobiography with Ebury Press this autumn, in tandem with Penguin Random House Australia.