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Alltimes moves to Hachette amid changes to children's division Ruth Alltimes is moving from HarperCollins to become m.d publisher of three arms of the Hachette Children’s Group to help spearhead the company’s “ambitious plans for growth”.

Booksellers criticised for sidelining BAME books in stores Booksellers have been criticised for not featuring books by black, Asian and minority ethnic authors prominently enough in their stores.

Hawkins holds off Walliams in battle for number one Paula Hawkins has withstood a robust first week challenge from David Walliams, as The Girl on the Train (Black Swan) rolled into the Official UK Top 50 number one spot for a third consecutive week.

Rothschild and Murray win Everyman Wodehouse prize Hannah Rothschild and Paul Murray have won the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction – the first time in the prize’s history it has been awarded to two people.

Ardagh pens open letter to Simon Cowell Bestselling children’s author Philip Ardagh has penned an open letter to Simon Cowell recommending he enlist the services of a librarian in discovering good children’s books after he called them all “boring”.

YouTube's Dan the Diamond Minecart inks book deal Trapeze is publishing a debut graphic novel by YouTuber Dan The Diamond Minecart.

Audiobook sales soar 20% in US Audiobook sales rose 20% in the US last year, according to the Audio Publishers Association.

Sex Pistols guitarist autobiography to William Heinemann William Heinemann is to publish the autobiography of Sex Pistols rock guitarist Steve Jones.

Canelo acquires digital translated fiction publisher Canelo is to take over Berlin-based translated fiction publisher Frisch & Co.

Deliciously Ella to publish mini-series Yellow Kite is publishing a series of mini books by Deliciously Ella this September

Rebuck, Newton and Harris to speak at OPG Summer Conference The Oxford Publishing Group is hosting speakers including chair of Penguin Random House Gail Rebuck, Bloomsbury founder Nigel Newton, Chocolat author Joanne Harris and head of the Bodleian Library Richard Ovenden at this year's Summer Conference in June.

National Book Tokens get personalised National Book Tokens (NBT) has launched personalised gift cards in a bid to increase the popularity of giving book tokens as presents.