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Publishers pay tribute to 'luminary' Stephen Hawking Transworld's managing director Larry Finlay has paid tribute to "one of the world's greatest thinkers" following the death of Stephen Hawking, aged 76.

Chancellor's business rate gesture a 'plaster on a gunshot wound' The Chancellor’s decision to bring business rates revaluations forward by a year is akin to “putting a plaster on a gunshot wound”, according to retail consultant John Webber.

Publishers' digital service exports 29% higher than previously thought The Creative Industries Federation has published a report claiming the true value of the UK's creative digital exports, including from the publishing sector, is much higher than originally thought.

Brain Freeze takes the top spot again as World Book Day titles bounce Tom Fletcher and Shane Devries’ Brain Freeze (Puffin) has eased into the UK Official Top 50 number one spot for a second week running, selling 46,028 copies.

Virginia Woolf's great-niece Emma to publish debut novel The great-niece of Virginia Woolf is to publish her debut novel in July with Three Hares Publishing.

Bookshops staffed with robots to open in Beijing Twenty automated bookstores staffed by robots are reportedly expected to open in Beijing later this year, offering a 24-hour-a-day service.

Sage founder McCune to receive LBF Lifetime Achievement Award Sara Miller McCune, founder and executive chairman of Sage Publishing, is to be awarded the London Book Fair Lifetime Achievement Award 2018.

Pakenham launches picture book business Sarah Pakenham, who announced her resignation from Andersen Press this week, is setting up a new picture book publishing company called Scallywag Press.

Cutting spend on textbooks is a ‘false economy’, says PA The Publishers Association says school textbooks only need to save teachers four and a half minutes a day to pay for themselves, arguing that not buying them to save money is a "false economy".

Borough Press partners with ES for short story podcast Borough Press has partnered with the Evening Standard to launch the newspaper’s first podcast series, with 11 original stories about the London Underground from authors such as Lionel Shriver and Joanna Cannon.

Orenda pre-empts novel by bestselling Norwegian author ahead of LBF Orenda Books has signed bestselling Norwegian author Helga Flatland in a pre-empt ahead of London Book Fair.

Laurence King unveils 'richly illustrated' art history series Laurence King Publishing is launching a new series of richly-illustrated student titles “placing art within a global geography and opening up new possibilities for interpretation”.