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Quercus gears up for release of Spider's Web Waterstones will be selling a limited run of special edition hardbacks of David Lagercrantz’s Millennium continuation novel The Girl in the Spider’s Web (MacLehose Press), featuring extra material. But the book is under such a strict embargo that publisher Quercus could not give details about the extra material, or share the look of the special edition. Independent London bookshop Goldsboro Books will also have an exclusive signed edition, signed by Lagercrantz.

Rahman and Benson win James Tait Black Prizes Novelist Zia Haider Rahman and author, journalist and critic Richard Benson were last night (17th August) named the winners of the James Tait Black Prizes. The winners of the awards, worth £10,000 each, were announced by broadcaster Sally Magnusson at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. The James Tait Black Prizes are judged by academics and postgraduate students at the University of Edinburgh, who each year read more than 400 books and nominate a shortlist.

Bonnier Fiction in office move following expansion Bonnier Publishing Fiction, a division of Bonnier Publishing, is set to move offices to Marylebone to accommodate “the expansion of its rapidly growing business.”  The move from the company’s current office in Clerkenwell, London, follows the launch of imprints Zaffre and Twenty7 and the recent acquisition of the Totally Entwined Group at the end of June, the company said.

Watchman window display winners revealed Penguin Random House has announced the winners of its Go Set a Watchman (William Heinemann) independent bookshop window competition. Booksellers were asked to share their displays for the Harper Lee novel on social media, and one winner has been named for each region by the sales representative for that area from Penguin Random House. The winning shops will each receive a case of wine. The central London winner is Foyles in Charing Cross Road, while the outer London prize goes to Lutyens & Rubinstein in Notting Hill.

Wylie Agency expands into Spanish language market The Wylie Agency is expanding into the global Spanish language market, with former Penguin Random House Mexico editorial director Cristóbal Pera [pictured] heading up the new venture.

FIFA scandal book bought by Century Century is to publish The Dirty Game: Uncovering the Scandal at FIFA by Andrew Jennings, the investigative reporter whose evidence provided the basis of the FBI investigation that led to the arrests of FIFA executives and the resignation of Sepp Blatter. Jennings has been investigating FIFA for more than a decade, and in The Dirty Game he “uncovers the eye-watering level of fraud and criminal activity at the heart of FIFA, which has been described as the biggest sporting scandal of the century”.

Borghino promoted to IPA lead role The International Publishers Association has promoted policy director Jose Borghino to the secretary general position, replacing outgoing Jens Bammel. Borghino joined the IPA in 2013, from a background at the Australian Publishers Association, where he was manager of industry representation. He was previously lecturer in journalism at the university of Sydney, executive director of the Australian Society of Authors, and held senior positions at the Literature Board of the Australia Council.

Laurence King hires Valli as art commissioning editor Marc Valli, managing director of the independent book and gift shop Magma and editor-in-chief of Elephant contemporary art magazine, has been appointed as art commissioning editor at Laurence King Publishing.