Will the Pearson chief be brought to book over profits warnings?
John Fallon has presided over a string of mishaps at the educational giant and a plunge in the share price
Pearson profit warnings wipe almost £2bn off its value
Education giant plans sale of stake in Penguin Random House to Bertelsmann as it cuts payout to shareholders
The Guardian view on New Year resolutions: fitter, happier, more productive
Editorial: Those annual pledges aren’t just about self-improvement – they’re also a mass economics experiment
Harry Potter and Sherlock Holmes to promote Brexit Britain in 2017
A year celebrating England’s literary heroes is part of a campaign to attract overseas visitors cashing in on weak pound
Ultra-rare Jane Austen £5 note found in Christmas card in Scottish Borders
Thought to be worth tens of thousands of pounds, second of only four notes with micro portrait of novelist is discovered
Last known Wordsworth descendant joins fight to stop Lake District pylons
National Grid has agreed to use underground cables within national park, but plans to put pylons 10 metres outside it
Redundancy fears as Penguin Random House derecognises staff unions
Workers from Unite and NUJ fear move heralds industrial strife at company that publishes one in four books sold globally
Labor defends import protection for Australia’s book publishers
Opposition announces it will oppose moves to lift parallel import restrictions on books to protect future of Australian works
Independent thinking: can music shops survive on today’s high street?
Small retailers everywhere are struggling to compete with online competition. But one classical music store in north London is surviving - and even thriving
Bookstores shun Black Friday and embrace Civilised Saturday
Pitched as the antidote to the annual shopping frenzy, the initiative has caught the imagination of independent book sellers
Tom Hiddleston and Ben Wheatley to reunite for Frank Miller adaptation
High-Rise actor and director to collaborate on big-screen version of Miller and Geof Darrow’s comic Hard Boiled
Fantastic riches and where to find them: how to grow a $22bn franchise
Fantastic Beasts is not just a new outpost for the Harry Potter empire. It is a pivotal moment in the creation of The Wizarding World of JK Rowling – and it could give the gold-gobbling niffler a run for its money. We go over the books
Diversity can distract us from economic inequality
Loose canon: Donald Trump got elected because the liberal elite didn’t care enough about the gap between rich and poor
Curious George loses his home: world’s only store to be closed down
New building owners plan to replace Massachusetts store dedicated to playful fictional monkey with a stairwell, as customers and enthusiasts push back
The Accountant adds up to a big deal at the UK box office
Ben Affleck action thriller tames A Street Cat Named Bob and Nocturnal Animals as Doctor Strange hangs on to the top spot