This is bad news for New Zealand publishing as a whole (though unnecessarily mean about Grace Thomas). It will shrink the number of NZ books published, and weaken the industry as a whole, and Claire is a big loss. thespinoff.co.nz/books/10-05-...

Two senior publishers axed at Penguin Random House amid major restructure

New Zealand's largest book publisher has undergone drastic changes this week, leaving its future role in local publishing uncertain.