Edinburgh International Book Festival to move to new city-centre home in 2024
The Book Festival will move to the Edinburgh Futures Institute in 2024, a landmark development based on the site of the old…
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LAS launches literary freelancers survey
Literature Alliance Scotland (LAS) launches survey to demonstrate value of Scotland’s literary freelancers. The survey is open to freelancers until Sunday 5th…
Creative Scotland publishes its new Climate Emergency and Sustainability Plan
The plan sets out Creative Scotland’s aim to achieve net zero in its own operations (by 2030) and how it will work…
PA industry statistics show 2021 a record year for UK publishing
The PA has reported that UK publisher sales rose 5% to £6.7 billion in 2021, a new high for the industry.
PA’s latest industry survey on diversity
The report – UK Publishing Workforce: Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging in 2021 – shows progress in some areas but much still to…
Waterstones buys Blackwell’s
Waterstones has acquired Blackwell’s, the UK’s largest independent bookseller.
The Bookseller’s Scotland Issue 2022
The Bookseller’s Scotland Issue 2022 highlights Scottish publishing, booksellers and writers.
£16m announced for Cultural Recovery in Scotland
The government has announced £16m of funding towards cultural recovery in Scotland.
Rising costs worry for publishing industry in Scotland
Independent publishers, a literary agent and the Chief Executive of Publishing Scotland are among publishing industry figures in Scotland quoted in a…
Bookseller article: Indie fears intensify as print prices rocket by up to 40%
Industry figures respond to the increase in print prices for books.
Society of Authors appoints new Policy and Liaison Manager
Society of Authors appoints Heather Parry as new Senior Policy and Liaison Manager.
The Bookseller 150 of 2021
The Bookseller has published its list of the 150 most influential people in UK publishing, featuring a number with a Scottish connection.