Richard and Judy Book Club Spring 2013

Richard and Judy are kicking off 2013 with a new list of ten titles

AudioGo combines with Blackstone Audio

The AudioGO Group of companies has announced that it had completed the acquisition of Blackstone Audio

Laurie Penny on her favourite authors

Journalist and author Laurie Penny follows up books Meat Market and Penny Red, with Discordia: Six Nights in Crisis Greece, a personal and political account of unrest in a country and culture trying to map out its future. The book is out digitally and showcases Laurie's fiery, articulate polemic with additional material from Molly Crabapple and Paul Mason

Costa Book Awards categories winners

Costa Book Awards categories winners:

Novel: Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel
First novel: The Innocents by Francesca Segal
Biography: Dotter of Her Father's Eyes by Mary Talbot, illustrated by Bryan Talbot
Poetry: The Overhaul by Kathleen Jamie
Children's: Maggot Moon by Sally Gardner

London Book And Poetry Events: 2-8 January, 2013

Book, poetry and spoken word events in London 2-8 January, 2013

Everest book celebrates climbing, publishing firsts

Two skilled climbers and talented writers, two distinctly different expeditions and one very big mountain comprise the key ingredients of the innovative "coffee tablet" book, Everest: High Expectations

Barbara Kay: Rise of the independent publishers

Barbara Kay: As traditional book publishing houses fail, lean and mean small shops are finding success through loyal readers

British publisher Pearson to buy stake in Nook

British education and media publisher Pearson PLC has agreed to acquire a 5-per-cent stake in Barnes & Noble Inc.'s Nook Media unit for $89.5-million (U.S.), sending shares of the bookstore operator up as much as 9.7

Quentin Blake knighted (UK)

Quentin Blake, the illustrator whose wiry, sprightly figures have brought to life the prose of writers from Roald Dahl to Michael Rosen, leads an eclectic roll call of figures from the arts in the New Year Honours

E.L. James is the public’s favourite as Fifty Shades of Grey wins the Specsavers Book of the Year vote

The popular fiction title written by E L James has been named the Specsavers National Book of the Year for 2012. She was the overall winner of the public vote which comprised winners of all ten categories from the Specsavers National Book Awards. Fifty Shades of Grey won over 75% of the public vote, which is no surprise given the book's domination of both the charts and headlines since its release