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London author’s debut echoes Cleveland kidnappings

A first novel, which draws comparison to recent events in Cleveland where three kidnapped women were found after a decade, is already an ebook success — two weeks before it hits the high street.

Miss Whiplash resurfaces to haunt Osborne

Staff at Waterstones on Kensington  High Street were intrigued when a woman came in on Tuesday saying she wanted a copy of the new George Osborne biography so she could see if she appeared in its pages. When they asked in what capacity she might have been mentioned, the demure shopper refrained from saying — but revealed that the Chancellor will definitely have a starring role in her book, which she claims will be out next year.

Miss Whiplash resurfaces to haunt Osborne

Staff at Waterstones on Kensington  High Street were intrigued when a woman came in on Tuesday saying she wanted a copy of the new George Osborne biography so she could see if she appeared in its pages. When they asked in what capacity she might have been mentioned, the demure shopper refrained from saying — but revealed that the Chancellor will definitely have a starring role in her book, which she claims will be out next year.

Troops in Afghanistan

Market round-up: Chemring bid hopes all-but shot down as profit alert sounded

Another day, another profit warning from Chemring. Shares in the defence equipment maker landed with a thud at the bottom of the mid-cap index, falling more than 14%, and are now at their lowest level since 2006.

Quarto warns on move to oust founder

Independent publisher Quarto today attacked the activist investor which wants to oust founder Laurence Orbach and warned the row was a distraction when the merger between book giants Penguin and Random House was throwing up opportunities across the industry.

Marjorie Scardino and Rupert Murdoch

Pearson tells Murdoch to stay away in Penguin deal

Pearson today announced the merger of its Penguin book publisher with Bertelsmann’s Random House and made it clear it would not welcome a rival £1 billion bid for the business from Rupert Murdoch.

UK publishing giants stun book world with ‘super-merger’ talks

Plans for a huge new “super publisher” bringing together dozens of best-selling authors including Dan Brown, EL James, Bill Bryson, Salman Rushdie and Jamie Oliver, have rocked London’s literary world.

Pearson in talks over Penguin and Random House merger

Thriller writer John Grisham and Fifty Shades of Grey author EL James could climb into bed with some of the world's most famous classical writers after two of the world's biggest publishers confirmed they were in talks over a potential merger.

Eurosceptics fury over prisoner votes prompts latest clash with Cameron

Tory MPs reacted with fury after it was claimed the coalition is poised to introduce legislation to give prisoners the vote.

Will libelled comedian Frankie Boyle change his edgy routine?

A lawyer wondered whether comedian Frankie Boyle might alter his approach to humour after being libelled by a tabloid newspaper.

There's beauty in everyone at Ugly launch

Cultural commentator Stephen Bayley launched his new book Ugly: The Aesthetics of Everything, with a party at Brunswick House that included a dwarf, a man who can pop out his eyeballs and the world’s ugliest dog. Bayley said he was inspired to write the book by “Parisian gargoyle” Serge Gainsbourg, who had declared ugliness to be “superior to beauty — it lasts longer”.

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