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2024 November


Libraro appoints David Roche as chairman

Libraro appoints David Roche as chairman

He was previously group sales and marketing director at HarperCollins, held board positions at Waterstones and HMV, was chair of New Writing North and a trustee of BookTrust, as well as being a published author.


Hachette UK appoints Alexandra Cooper as group marketing director

Hachette UK appoints Alexandra Cooper as group marketing director

She will take up the role in the new year, based at Hachette UK’s headquarters in Carmelite House, and will report to Maura Wilding, group communications director.


Freedom from Torture launches literary auction with donations from Margaret Atwood and Julian Barnes

Freedom from Torture launches literary auction with donations from Margaret Atwood and Julian Barnes

It includes abookmark raffle, with entrantswinning a signed book and an original bookmarkhand-drawn by this year’sauthors, whichinclude Stephen Fry, Kate Mosse, Tracy Chevalier and 26 others.


Book News: Breaking news on authors, publishers, and book-related topics.

Book News: Breaking news on authors, publishers, and book-related topics.

Nov 04 2024: After a favorable legal ruling in August, freedom to read advocates in Alaska have scored a significant victory in court over would-be book banners.


Book News: Breaking news on authors, publishers, and book-related topics.

Book News: Breaking news on authors, publishers, and book-related topics.

Oct 21 2024: Anti-censorship advocates have joined book publisher Penguin Random House in condemning a Texas county that reclassified an account of European settlers’ colonization of Indigenous Americans as fiction.


Books in the Media: Hanif Kureishi triumphs across the nationals

Books in the Media: Hanif Kureishi triumphs across the nationals

The Times’ Patrick Kidd noted that Smith “puts up a diligent attempt to correct the record, and no one can deny after reading it that the life of a woman in ancient Rome, even a very wealthy and well-connected one, was based on control by men and was often very dangerous”.


Liberal societies are under siege from authoritarians and extreme capitalism. But ‘self-help for liberals’ won’t fix us

Liberal societies are under siege from authoritarians and extreme capitalism. But ‘self-help for liberals’ won’t fix us

Equally disappointing – but in line with its origins in Rawls’ ideas – Lefebvre at no point asks liberals to reflect on the legitimacy of the repressive powers of the state, the police, national borders or the prison system.


Wimbledon BookFest reaches biggest audience since London festival was founded

Wimbledon BookFest reaches biggest audience since London festival was founded

The festival’s bookseller Waterstones reported a 92% increase in growth in book sales at the series of events which concluded on Sunday 27th October and took place at Merton Arts Space at Wimbledon Library.


The Glencairn Glass launches crime fiction anthology to raise money for charity

The Glencairn Glass launches crime fiction anthology to raise money for charity

Other writers featured in the book include the published crime author Morgan Cry, as well as Gayle Thompson, Louise Sharland, Ewan A Dougall, Ben Colley, Julian Benson, Shona MacBryer, Anna Wallace, Bryce Main and B V Lawson.


Ali Smith’s new novel Gliff is a dystopian nightmare with flashes of fairytale enchantment

Ali Smith’s new novel Gliff is a dystopian nightmare with flashes of fairytale enchantment

Smith gives a horrifying vision of a future world of work in which unprotected or unwanted children are forced to scavenge metal from waste in dangerous conditions and adult workers are ruthlessly surveilled, punished, fined and controlled.