Latest news from The Bookseller

Authors concerned over 'triple whammy' tax blow Recent changes to tax rules pose a “triple whammy” blow to writers, the Society of Authors (SoA) has warned.

W H Smith to invest £48m this year W H Smith will invest £48m in stores this year as the business marks its 225th anniversary, its c.e.o. Steve Clarke has said.

Blackman and Younge feature on inaugural Jhalak Prize longlist The Jhalak Prize for Book of the Year by a Writer of Colour has announced its inaugural longlist, recognising authors including Malorie Blackman, Gary Younge and Abir Mukherjee.

Staff walk out of French publishing house over working conditions More than 100 staff of the La Martinière group walked out for an hour in protest over working conditions in the children and young adults book division, according to the French trade publication Livres Hebdo.

Virago acquires first title from Oprah Winfrey imprint: The Black Angels Virago has acquired one of the first titles publishing under Oprah Winfrey’s new book imprint at Flatiron Books in the US: The Black Angels: The Untold Story of the Nurses Who Helped Cure Tuberculosis by New Yorker Maria Smilios.

Bookshop owner 'charges' 50p entry fee A secondhand bookshop owner in North Yorkshire who charges customers 50p for entry has received complaints about rudeness after calling a customer a “pain in the arse”, according to a Press Association report.

Chris Riddell pens guides to freedom for Amnesty International Michael O’Mara Books is collaborating with Amnesty International UK on two visual "guides to freedom" illustrated by Waterstones' Children’s Laureate Chris Riddell.

Last chance: indie bookshops called on to complete annual Christmas Trading Survey The Bookseller is calling on independent bookshops in the UK and Ireland to complete its annual Christmas Trading survey.

Alex Hollywood pens Cooking Tonight for Hodder Hodder & Stoughton is publishing a new cookbook by Alex Hollywood of "quick and delicious" mid-week suppers in March.

Ebury acquires true-crime memoir on catching a murderer Ebury Press has acquired Catching a Serial Killer by former Detective Sergeant Stephen Fulcher - a true-crime memoir about the manhunt for murderer Christopher Halliwell.

Fryer and Smith re-elected to ALCS board Broadcaster Jonathan Fryer and columnist and human rights campaigner Joan Smith have been re-elected to the board of the Authors’ Licensing and Collections Society (ALCS).

Charity children’s book raises £13,000 for Cameroon A children’s book featuring stories by authors such as Gill Lewis, Piers Toray and Abi Elphinstone has raised more than £13,000 for a charity project in Cameroon.