The founder of England's Usborne Publishing, Peter Usborne is said to have died "unexpectedly but peacefully,' surrounded by family.

Raúl Padilla López, the Guadalajara fair's founder, was a controversial figure in Mexican culture whose death has been confirmed a suicide.

'The best editors are always alert to opportunities,' writes Richard Charkin in this pre-publication excerpt from his forthcoming book, 'My Back Pages.' Object lesson: Macmillan and Jeffrey Archer.