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PRH Children's UK buys Pharrell Williams picture books Penguin Random House Children’s UK will this autumn publish Happy!, the debut children’s book from US musician Pharrell Williams, to coincide with US publication by Penguin. Happy! is a picture book about what it means to be happy and is inspired by the words of Williams' hit song "Happy", which has sold 12 million copies worldwide.

Sharjah builds printing press The government of Sharjah is building a printing press it hopes will rival Chinese competitors as part of a new initiative, the Sharjah Book Authority (SBA), launched at the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival. “The SBA will be located five minutes from Sharjah airport and Dubai airport is 10 minutes away,” said Ahmed Alameri, the newly appointed chairman of the SBA and director of the Sharjah Book Fair. “If a UK-based company wants to print a book it will be cheaper to ship back to the UK than from China. Or we can distribute it overseas.”

Soho Press looks to build UK readership Independent US publisher Soho Press is looking to build a broader UK audience this year by focusing on a handful of its flagship titles.

Yiyun Li wins Sunday Times short story award Chinese-American author Yiyun Li is the first female winner of the £30,000 Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award for her story "A Sheltered Woman". Director Richard Eyre presented Li with her winner's cheque at the Stationers’ Hall this evening (Friday 24th April).

HoZ makes crime list available through print-on-demand Head of Zeus is making available digital crime list, MysteriousPress.com, in print-on-demand format through Amazon.co.uk.

Celebrities support Christie anniversary campaign Famous Agatha Christie fans – including authors Kate Mosse [pictured], Val McDermid, and Sophie Hannah, Hercule Poirot actor David Suchet and former tennis player Greg Rusedski – are supporting a campaign to find the world’s favourite Christie novel to celebrate the author’s 125th anniversary.