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Waterstones leads trade's celebration of International Women's Day Publishers and retailers are set to celebrate International Women's Day on Thursday (8th March) with a host of activities including events celebrating feminist texts, homepage take-overs and a pop-up shop.

Portsmouth Blackwell's closes after 15 years After 15 years of trading, the Blackwell's bookshop at the University of Portsmouth has closed after it was unable to come to an agreement about the new premises.

Atkins wins Romantic Novel of the Year accolade Dani Atkins has won the Romantic Novelists' Association's highest accolade, The Goldsboro Books Romantic Novel of the Year, for her novel This Love (Simon & Schuster).

Oneworld pushes boat out for Diaz’s first picture book Oneworld will make its first foray into picture books with the début children’s title from Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Junot Díaz.

Ex-Midas trio found Colour PR Three former members of the senior team at Midas Public Relations have joined forces to launch a new London-based PR agency for the publishing, arts, entertainment and leisure sectors.

Ahlberg marks 80th birthday with new publishing Picture book creator Allan Ahlberg will turn 80-years-old in June and to celebrate Penguin Random House Children’s is releasing a special edition of Each Peach Pear Plum, as well as a new title created in collaboration with Emma Chichester-Clark.

Haslum made m.d. of Chelsea Green Publishing UK Former Faber marketing director Matt Haslum has been appointed as the managing director of the UK arm of US independent publisher Chelsea Green Publishing.

'Stunning' memoir from sister of notorious criminal to John Murray John Murray has acquired a "stunning" memoir by Astrid Holleeder, the sister of "one of the most notorious criminals in contemporary history", Willem Holleeder.

Moth Poetry Prize reveals all-female shortlist Four female poets - Natalya Anderson, Audrey Molloy, Cheryl Moskowitz and Teresa Ott - are in the running for this year’s €10,000 (£8,914) Moth Poetry Prize.

ACE reveals new £14m fund for independent creatives Arts Council England (ACE) has unveiled a £14.4m fund to “cultivate individual talent”.

Vivian French to receive outstanding achievement award Edinburgh-based writer Vivian French will be given an outstanding lifetime achievement award from Scottish Book Trust.

Three finalists of €20k EBRD Literature Prize revealed Three novels have been unveiled as the finalists of the inaugural EBRD Literature Prize, including a Croatian book from Quercus, a Saqi title translated from Turkish and a Russian novel from Weidenfeld & Nicolson.