Daily: Remembering Peter Usborne and Raúl Padilla

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.