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HarperCollins Publishers and the union representing some 250 striking employees have agreed to enter into federal mediation, the first sign of a possible settlement since the work stoppage began in early November. We are excited to have this opportunity to continue bargaining with HarperCollins and hope they finally are ready to put a fair offer on the table, Olga Brudastova, president of Local 2110 UAW, said in a statement on Thursday. We have been on strike for over two months at this point. It is time for us to resolve any outstanding differences and attempt to reset our relationship. HarperCollins, owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, issued a statement saying it hoped that meeting with an outside mediator would provide a path forward. The publisher had not met with union negotiators in months. We entered negotiations eager to find common ground, and we have remained committed to achieving a fair and reasonable contract throughout this process, the company's statement reads in
Booker Prize-winning author Hilary Mantel, the author of the best-selling Wolf Hall trilogy, has died aged 70, her publisher said on Friday. In a tweet from its official account, HarperCollins UK noted her date of death to be September 22. However, the reason of her demise is not yet known. In a statement, her publisher said: "We are heartbroken at the death of our beloved author, Dame Hilary Mantel and our thoughts are with her friends and family, especially her husband, Gerald. This is a devastating loss and we can only be grateful she left us with such a magnificent body of work," it said. Born on July 6, 1952 in Glossop, Derbyshire in England, Mantel received the prestigious Booker Prize twice, for 2009's Wolf Hall, the first in the Thomas Cromwell series, and the 2012 follow-up Bring Up the Bodies. The conclusion to her trilogy, The Mirror and the Light, was published in 2020 to much critical acclaim, became a fiction best-seller and was longlisted for The Booker Prize 2020.