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October 08, 2018

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LATEST NEWS Editing role 'needs championing in-house', trade figures say Figures in the industry have responded to calls from this year’s Man Booker judging panel for tighter editing, with some voicing anger at an undervaluing of the editorial process. Bookshop Day 'went brilliantly', say booksellers Bookshops up and down the country say they saw footfall increase on Saturday thanks to the Bookshop Day campaign, organised by Booksellers Association. PRH to launch Singapore-based South East Asia company Penguin Random House is to launch a South East Asia publishing operation in Singapore next year, boosting the Asia commitment already represented by its North Asia and India companies. HC signs short story collection and novel from Veronica Roth HarperCollins has signed a short story collection plus a novel from YA author Veronica Roth.  MJ strikes new two-book deal with Liane Moriarty Michael Joseph has struck a new two-book deal with Big Little Lies author Liane Moriarty. Gill Hornby moves to Century for new novel 'Miss Austen' Gill Hornby is moving from Little, Brown to Century for her next novel, Miss Austen, about the relationship between Jane and Cassandra Austen. Carlton saw turnover fall by a quarter in 2017 Turnover at Carlton Books declined last year by 26%, caused by the end of the colouring book boom and management transitions, according to accounts filed on Companies House.  Chatto acquires Sadie Jones's first contemporary novel, 'The Snakes' Chatto & Windus has signed an "unflinching" new novel from Sadie Jones called The Snakes, telling the story of a marriage and a family whose sins come back to bite them.  Cengage reaches resolution with authors over subscription lawsuit Cengage has reached a resolution in the court case which had seen two authors file a suit in the US over the inclusion of their work in Cengage's subscription service, Cengage Unlimited, launched late in 2017. Picador buys Wendy Erskine's debut short story collection Picador has acquired international rights to Sweet Home, the debut collection of short stories from Belfast-based writer Wendy Erskine, first published in Ireland and Northern Ireland by Stinging Fly. Petition calls for 'ringfencing' of government library funding A petition calling to protect libraries by "ringfencing government funding" has gained more than 5,000 signatures. Oklahoma true crime tale to HarperCollins HarperCollins has bought the UK and Commonwealth rights to Jax Miller’s investigation into a case of murder and missing teenage girls, By the Dawn’s Early Light.

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