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Penguin Group and Random House have been given permission to push ahead with their planned merger by authorities in Canada. The Canadian Competition Bureau

A brand new title penned by Gavin Extence will be part of the Big City Read scheme, with Bristol and Glastonbury readers set to feel the true benefit this

London, Wednesday 17 April 2013, 4pm:  In an official handover ceremony today on the final day of fair, The London Book Fair and its UK partners the British Council and The

A library in Nigeria has been found to have failed to purchase a new book for more than two decades, with its last literary investment coming in 1991. The

People in Australia have been offered book vouchers by one store, which is hoping it can persuade them to ditch their Kindles and rely on its own

Neil Gaiman's Keynote at The Digital Minds Conference 2013, QEII Conference Centre, Westminster, London

Anna Rafferty, Digital Managing Director at Penguin Why is persuading a reader to buy your book a little bit like falling in love? Speaking exclusively to The

Suzy Astbury, Managing Director of Inspired Selection – the key book trade recruiter and sponsor of the London Book Fair Chairman’s Breakfast – discusses the

An historic library in Scotland looks more likely than ever to be restored, after the offer of a grant to help with the work was made. The Brechin

Books from around the Commonwealth are battling it out for a prestigious title, and it seems those from Australia stand a particularly good chance. The

Rebecca Smart, CEO of Osprey Group The start-up is rapidly becoming the business model of our times. From Silicon Valley to Silicon Roundabout, it seems that everyone

Two major publishing groups look set to complete a merger after the European Commission gave the thumbs-up to the deal. Penguin and Random House are to