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June 28, 2018
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Authors Licensing and Collecting Society
It is harder than ever for authors to make a living, according to the latest income survey from the Authors Licensing and Collecting Society, which has revealed writers' average earnings have dropped to under £10,500-a-year, a fall of 15% in real terms since its last review in 2013.
Sarah Perry
Sarah Perry, Welcome to Lagos author Chibundu Onuzo and award-winning translator Deborah Smith are among those appointed to the Royal Society of Literature’s (RSL) inaugural 40 Fellows under the age of 40 scheme, three-quarters of which is comprised of women.
John Styring
John Styring is launching a new mass market publisher, Curious Universe, after forming a 50-50 joint venture with Australian publisher Hinkler.
Literature Wales
Literature Wales has disputed the BBC's claim that some of the Wales Book of the Year winners have only sold as few as 20 copies, describing the Nielsen data as “misleading”.
Axel Scheffler and Julia Donaldson
Axel Scheffler and Julia Donaldson created a video of support for last weekend’s 'March for a People’s Vote', in which demonstrators called for a vote on the final Brexit deal.
Irish Book Awards 2018
Postal service company An Post has signed a three year headline sponsorship deal with the Irish Book Awards.
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Adania Shibli
Fitzcarraldo Editions will publish the “exciting and ambitious” novelist Adania Shibli as its first Arabic-language author next year.
Jacaranda Books
Jacaranda Books is to donate the proceeds from its recent publication of Stephen Bourne's War to Windrush to the Windrush Justice Fund, which is raising money for legal aid for those affected by the recent immigration scandal.
Dr Rangan Chatterjee, The Stress Solution
Penguin Life is publishing TV doctor Dr Rangan Chatterjee’s second book - tackling how we deal with stress.
The Whisper Man
Upcoming thriller The Whisper Man has been optioned for film as part of a major Hollywood deal.
HarperCollins Children's Books
A new screen-free smart toy for children will come with stories from the GUNK Aliens and Magic Ballerina series, both published by HarperCollins Children’s Books.
The Pirates of Scurvy Sands
Independent bookshops can win £500 and a visit from Jonny Duddle via a new window display competition, organised by Templar Publishing.
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Little, Brown and Profile Books
Profile Books has partnered with Little, Brown to create its own dedicated audiobook publishing programme. 
John Grisham
John Grisham’s The Rooster Bar (Hodder) has leapfrogged David Walliams and Tony Ross’ The World’s Worst Children 3 (HarperCollins) to claim his second week at the UK Official Top 50 number one spot within a year.
Richard Furness
Print and digital are not opposing forces, they should work together as a “reader-centred good”, the Guardian’s Richard Furness has said whilst discussing the newspaper’s recent redesign.
Amazon Kindle
Amazon has launched a selection of more than 12,000 Arabic lanugage books on its Kindle store.
Anna Chapman
Marketing agency Contagious has revealed five "commandments" for marketeeers to live by and has urged publishers to be brave with their brands.
Robert Minhinnick
Robert Minhinnick has won the £4,000 Wales Book of the Year Award for the third time for his “powerful and political” poetry collection published by independent press Carcanet—25 years after first scooping the prize.
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Suzanne O'Sullivan
Award-winning science author and neurologist Suzanne O’Sullivan will move to Picador from Penguin Random House after her “waking coma” book was snapped up at auction.
Polari First Book Prize
The Polari First Book Prize longlist shows that LGBT+ writing in the UK is "growing in scope and confidence,” the prize founder has said.
Penguin Random House Children's
Penguin Random House Chidren’s has bought the UK and Commonwealth rights to Cursed, a reimagining of the King Arthur legend for a YA audience, by comic book artist Frank Miller and writer and producer Tom Wheeler.
Lara Prescott
Debut author Lara Prescott’s novel has now been sold into 20 territories, weeks after securing £1.5m advance for her Doctor Zhivago-inspired tale.
Sarah Clayton
Hachette's Sarah Clayton has been appointed head of UK Field Sales for Bonnier Publishing UK.
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Poverty Safari
Writer, rapper and community activist Darren McGarvey, also known as 'Loki', has won the Orwell Prize for Books for his "heart-rending" debut Poverty Safari (Luath Press).
Andrew Tuck
Andrew Tuck, editor of global affairs and lifestyle magazine Monocle, has said that “promiscuous" readers are irrelevant to the company's bottom line, which is bolstered by pursuing meaningful relationships with readers.
Georgia Duffy
An independent bookshop in Harrogate has experienced a "phenomenal" response to a desperate Twitter plea for sales after only taking £12.34 in a day.
Francesca Dow
Francesca Dow stressed the importance of finding stories from “voices that are overlooked” at last night’s Penguin Random House Children’s summer party.
Rory Scarfe
Rory Scarfe will join The Blair Partnership as agency director.
Drake The Bookshop
Drake – The Bookshop has launched a campaign to place 285 copies of refugee tale The Day War Came into schools whilst also raising money for the author, illustrator and charity.
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Eleanor Anstruther
Salt is to publish a "monumental tale of family dysfunction" by Eleanor Anstruther.
James Powell
Independent academic publisher Boydell & Brewer has appointed James Powell as its new c.e.o.
Brian Bilston
Palazzo Editions is publishing a children’s picture book of Brian Bilston’s poem 'Refugees' after signing world rights from Unbound.
Association of Learned & Professional Society Publishers
Six projects – including Dimensions from Digital Science and Clarivate Analytics’ Kopernio – have been shortlisted for the Association of Learned & Professional Society Publishers Awards for Innovation in Publishing 2018.
Dame Carol Black
Culture secretary Matt Hancock has appointed Dame Carol Black as chair of the British Library for a four year term.
Publising Training Centre
Peter McKay, c.e.o. of the Publishing Training Centre (PTC), is retiring to Ireland after seven years with the company.
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Hello Job Seekers! Happy Friday! Here are our latest jobs for you. Our Job of the Week is junior production controllers at Phaidon. Heather O'Connell took part in My Job in 5 telling us all about her role as consultant and trainer at Bluebird Consulting. If you'd like to take part in My Job in 5 or if you have a new move or promotion to announce, please get in touch with Lara at lara.pace@thebookseller.com.

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Chloe Healy has been promoted to marketing director at Vintage.
Abrams & Chronicle Books has promoted both Noortje van Lienen, previously head of export sales, and Sharon Gordon, previously head of special sales, to directors of their current departments.
Laura Horsley will be joining in July as the new senior editor for Wren & Rook, part of the Hachette Children’s Group.
London-based law firm Harbottle & Lewis has appointed new partners Alex Hardy (Publishing), Lee Greaves (Property),  and Matt Leverton (Commercial Litigation). Georgina Long (Commercial Litigation) has also been promoted to the position of senior associate.
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FEATURED JOBS
Assistant Managing Editor
We are looking for an experienced Managing Editor to join a growing editorial team at a leading publisher of tax and legal information based in Central London. This is an excellent chance for an...
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Part time Assistant Production Controller (Children’s)
A children's publisher based in London is looking for an Assistant Production controller to join them in a temp role starting immediately until Christmas 2018. You will work on trade reprints and co-...
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Product Manager – Product Innovation
An academic publisher with one of the most successful track records for growth over the last ten years is looking to recruit a Product Manager to lead the delivery of enhancements on the Publisher’s...
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Business Development Manager
WHO WE ARE The Bookseller has been the business magazine of the book industry since 1858. It is one of the UK’s longest-standing magazines. We've reported on every significant book trade event, from...
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Managing Editor – Journal Production
An academic publisher, with one of the most successful track records for growth over the last ten years, is looking to recruit a Managing Editor for their Journals Production team. Reporting to the...
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Production Editor – Books
An academic publisher, with one of the most successful track records for growth over the last ten years, is looking to recruit a Book Production Editor for their Production team. Reporting to...
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Head of Recruitment Services – Higher Education
One of the world’s largest higher education services companies is looking for a Head of Recruitment Services to provide leadership for the student recruitment function including all sales and...
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Head of Partnership Management – Higher Education
One of the world’s largest higher education services companies is looking for a Head of Partnership Management to manage the relationship with a University partner and performance of jointly...
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Production Editor – HSS
An award-winning, successful and rapidly growing digital academic publisher of primary source archive collections in the arts and humanities, is seeking a Production Editor to act as a Project Lead...
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Head of Communications - STM
Our client, a leading provider of tools and services to the research community, is looking for a Head of Communications to deliver a communications strategy across PR, social media, blogs and...
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Company: Inspired Selection
Location: London
Salary Description: Competitive 
Closing Date: 21/07/2018

Company: Inspired Selection
Location: London, Cheshire, United Kingdom
Salary Description:  
Closing Date: TBC

Company: Inspired Selection
Location: Brighton
Salary Description: Competitive salary + Benefits 
Closing Date: 14/07/2018

Company: Pan Macmillan
Location: London
Salary Description:  
Closing Date: 05/07/2018

Company: Atwood Tate
Location: London, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire
Salary Description: Available on request 
Closing Date: TBC

Company: Morgan Healey
Location: Paris
Salary Description: Salary on application  
Closing Date: TBC

Company: Atwood Tate
Location: London, Essex, Hertfordshire, Surrey
Salary Description: Available on request 
Closing Date: TBC

Company: Inspired Selection
Location: Oxford
Salary Description: Competitive salary package + excellent benefits 
Closing Date: TBC

Company: Atwood Tate
Location: London, Essex, Kent, Surrey
Salary Description: £35,000 - £41,000 depending on experience 
Closing Date: TBC

Company: Hachette Children’s Group
Location: London
Salary Description:  
Closing Date: 02/07/2018

Company: Headline Publishing Group
Location: London
Salary Description:  
Closing Date: 01/07/2018

Company: Hachette UK
Location: London
Salary Description: £26,000+ according to experience 
Closing Date: TBC

Company: Amber Books
Location: London
Salary Description:  
Closing Date: TBC

Company: Abrams & Chronicle Books UK
Location: London
Salary Description:  
Closing Date: 05/07/2018

Company: UNBOUND
Location: London
Salary Description:  
Closing Date: 06/07/2018

Company: Penguin Random House Group
Location: London
Salary Description:  
Closing Date: 03/07/2018

Company: Atwood Tate
Location: London
Salary Description: Hourly rate available on request  
Closing Date: TBC

Company: Atwood Tate
Location: London, Kent, Essex, Hertfordshire
Salary Description: Available on request 
Closing Date: TBC

Company: Gregory Martin Search - Publishing Recruitment Specialists
Location: Central London
Salary Description: Excellent Salary + Bonus & Benefits  
Closing Date: 20/07/2018

Company: Inspired Selection
Location: London
Salary Description: Competitive 
Closing Date: 19/07/2018

Company: Redwood
Location: Oxfordshire
Salary Description: Good starting salary and generous benefits package 
Closing Date: TBC

Company: Redwood
Location: Oxford
Salary Description: Excellent salary with 25% bonus and generous benefits 
Closing Date: TBC

Company: Redwood
Location: Oxford
Salary Description: Excellent salary on offer plus great benefits 
Closing Date: TBC

Company: Redwood
Location: Oxford
Salary Description: Good salary - details on application 
Closing Date: TBC

Company: Atwood Tate
Location: London
Salary Description: £25,000 to £30,000 depending on experience 
Closing Date: TBC

Company: Phaidon Press
Location: London
Salary Description:  
Closing Date: 09/07/2018

Company: Penguin Random House Group
Location: London
Salary Description:  
Closing Date: 02/07/2018

Company: Atwood Tate
Location: Essex, London, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire
Salary Description: Available on request 
Closing Date: TBC

Company: Oxford University Press
Location: Oxford
Salary Description:  
Closing Date: 24/06/2018

Company: Hodder Education
Location: London
Salary Description: £23,000-£23,929 dependant on experience 
Closing Date: 29/06/2018

Company: Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Location: London
Salary Description: Very Competitive Salary + Excellent Benefits 
Closing Date: 27/06/2018

Company: Inspired Selection
Location: London (Central)
Salary Description:  
Closing Date: TBC

Company: Penguin Random House Group
Location: London
Salary Description:  
Closing Date: 24/06/2018

Company: Atwood Tate
Location: London, London (Central), London (Greater)
Salary Description: Available on request 
Closing Date: TBC

Company: Atwood Tate
Location: London, London (Greater), Buckinghamshire
Salary Description: Available on request 
Closing Date: TBC

Company: Redwood
Location: London
Salary Description: Very competitive starting salary and excellent benefits 
Closing Date: TBC

Company: Penguin Random House Group
Location: London
Salary Description:  
Closing Date: 25/06/2018

Company: Inspired Selection
Location: London (Central)
Salary Description: Competitive salary + Benefits 
Closing Date: 14/07/2018

Company: Palawan Press
Location: London
Salary Description:  
Closing Date: 29/06/2018

Company: Inspired Selection
Location: Buckinghamshire, Chesham
Salary Description: On application  
Closing Date: TBC

Company: Simon & Schuster
Location: London, Thames Valley, Kent, Northern England, Midlands, East Anglia
Salary Description:  
Closing Date: 27/06/2018

Company: Inspired Selection
Location: London
Salary Description:  
Closing Date: TBC

Company: Inspired Selection
Location: Lake District
Salary Description: Competitive salary package + excellent benefits 
Closing Date: TBC

Company: Inspired Selection
Location: London (Central)
Salary Description: Competitive salary + Benefits 
Closing Date: 28/06/2018

Company: Inspired Selection
Location: Tulsa
Salary Description: Competitive salary + Benefits 
Closing Date: 14/07/2018

Company: Inspired Selection
Location: London
Salary Description: Competitive salary + Benefits 
Closing Date: 14/07/2018

Company: Inspired Selection
Location: London
Salary Description: Competitive salary + Benefits 
Closing Date: 14/07/2018

Company: Inspired Selection
Location: Oxford
Salary Description:  
Closing Date: TBC

Company: Inspired Selection
Location: London
Salary Description:  
Closing Date: TBC

Company: Effective Personnel Solutions
Location: Oxfordshire
Salary Description: competitive salary excellent career progression 
Closing Date: 12/07/2018

Company: Atwood Tate
Location: Oxford, Oxfordshire
Salary Description: Available on request 
Closing Date: TBC

Company: Morgan Healey
Location: New York, Tyne and Wear, Boston
Salary Description: Salary on application  
Closing Date: TBC

Company: Effective Personnel Solutions
Location: Oxfordshire
Salary Description: Competitive salary and benefits 
Closing Date: 12/07/2018

Company: Effective Personnel Solutions
Location: Oxfordshire
Salary Description: Good salary benefits & bonus 
Closing Date: 12/07/2018

Company: Effective Personnel Solutions
Location: Oxfordshire
Salary Description: Excellent salary bonus and benefits - great career progression 
Closing Date: 12/07/2018

Company: Priddy Books
Location: London
Salary Description:  
Closing Date: TBC

Company: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd
Location: London
Salary Description: Available on request 
Closing Date: 06/07/2018

Company: Atwood Tate
Location: Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire
Salary Description: available upon request 
Closing Date: TBC

Company: Inspired Selection
Location: London, Oxford
Salary Description: Competitive salary package + excellent benefits 
Closing Date: 29/06/2018

Company: Pan Macmillan
Location: London
Salary Description:  
Closing Date: 24/06/2018

Company: Inspired Selection
Location: London
Salary Description: Competitive salary + benefits  
Closing Date: 28/06/2018

Company: Inspired Selection
Location: London
Salary Description: Competitive salary + Benefits 
Closing Date: 29/06/2018

Company: Sweet Cherry Publishing
Location: Leicester
Salary Description:  
Closing Date: TBC

Company: Nosy Crow
Location: London
Salary Description:  
Closing Date: 01/07/2018

Company: Penguin Random House Group
Location: London
Salary Description:  
Closing Date: 21/06/2018

Company: CILIP
Location: London
Salary Description: A pro-rated salary of £18,186 - £22,804 
Closing Date: 29/06/2018

Company: Curtis Brown Group Ltd
Location: London
Salary Description: Competitive 
Closing Date: 20/06/2018

Company: Redwood
Location: London
Salary Description: Salary up to £37,900 pro rata 
Closing Date: TBC

Company: Effective Personnel Solutions
Location: Oxfordshire
Salary Description: Excellent salary and benefits -great career progression 
Closing Date: 08/07/2018

Company: Simon & Schuster
Location: London
Salary Description:  
Closing Date: 22/06/2018

Company: Royal College of Psychiatrists
Location: London
Salary Description: £30,532 - £33,552 per annum  
Closing Date: 20/06/2018

Company: Redwood
Location: Hampshire
Salary Description: Competitive salary, plus 5% bonus. Details on application 
Closing Date: TBC

Company: Gregory Martin Search - Publishing Recruitment Specialists
Location: London
Salary Description: An excellent salary is on offer for the right candidate, plus bonus potential and Company benefits are part of the overall package 
Closing Date: 03/07/2018

Company: Redwood
Location: London
Salary Description: Highly competitive salary. Details available on application 
Closing Date: TBC

Company: Morgan Healey
Location: Luxembourg
Salary Description: €80,000 - 105,000 Basic + Excellent Benefits 
Closing Date: TBC

Company: Inspired Selection
Location: London
Salary Description: Competitive 
Closing Date: 07/07/2018

Company: Atwood Tate
Location: Oxfordshire, Oxford
Salary Description: Available on request 
Closing Date: TBC

Company: Inspired Selection
Location: London
Salary Description: Highly competitive salary 
Closing Date: TBC

Company: Atwood Tate
Location: London, London, London
Salary Description: Available on request 
Closing Date: TBC

Company: Morgan Healey
Location: London, London
Salary Description: Excellent Salary  
Closing Date: TBC

Company: Atwood Tate
Location: London
Salary Description: Available on request 
Closing Date: TBC

Company: Atwood Tate
Location: London, London, London
Salary Description: Available on request 
Closing Date: 04/07/2018

Company: Inspired Selection
Location: London
Salary Description: Competitive 
Closing Date: 04/07/2018

Company: Effective Personnel Solutions
Location: London
Salary Description: Great salary - bonus and benefits 
Closing Date: 04/07/2018

Company: Effective Personnel Solutions
Location: London
Salary Description: Good salary excellent benefits - good career progression 
Closing Date: 04/07/2018

Company: Atwood Tate
Location: London, London, London, Bartlesville
Salary Description: available upon request 
Closing Date: TBC

Company: Atwood Tate
Location: London
Salary Description: Available on request 
Closing Date: TBC

Company: Atwood Tate
Location: Den Haag, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
Salary Description: Available on request 
Closing Date: TBC

Company: Gregory Martin Search - Publishing Recruitment Specialists
Location: London
Salary Description: Excellent Salary PLUS benefits and good bonus  
Closing Date: 21/06/2018

Company: Gregory Martin Search - Publishing Recruitment Specialists
Location: United Kingdom
Salary Description: A very good salary plus generous bonus and Company benefits are part of the overall package to the winning candidate. 
Closing Date: 21/06/2018

Company: Gregory Martin Search - Publishing Recruitment Specialists
Location: London
Salary Description: A very good salary is on offer PLUS generous Company benefits are part of the overall package 
Closing Date: 21/06/2018

Company: Atwood Tate
Location: London, London, London
Salary Description: Available on request 
Closing Date: TBC

Company: Inspired Selection
Location: London
Salary Description: Competitive Salary + Benefits  
Closing Date: 01/07/2018

Company: Redwood
Location: Greater London
Salary Description: Highly competitive salary plus benefits 
Closing Date: TBC

Company: Inspired Selection
Location: London
Salary Description: Highly competitive salary on offer 
Closing Date: TBC

Company: Atwood Tate
Location: London, London, London
Salary Description: Available on request 
Closing Date: TBC

Company: Atwood Tate
Location: London, London, London
Salary Description: Available on request 
Closing Date: TBC

Company: Inspired Selection
Location: London
Salary Description: Competitive salary package + excellent benefits 
Closing Date: 08/06/2018

Company: Inspired Selection
Location: Home-based
Salary Description: Competitive salary package 
Closing Date: TBC

Company: Atwood Tate
Location: London, London, London
Salary Description: Available on request 
Closing Date: TBC

Company: Inspired Selection
Location: London
Salary Description: Competitive 
Closing Date: 25/06/2018

Company: Inspired Selection
Location: London
Salary Description: Competitive 
Closing Date: TBC

Company: Inspired Selection
Location: London
Salary Description: Competitive 
Closing Date: 16/07/2018

Company: Inspired Selection
Location: London
Salary Description: Competitive 
Closing Date: 16/07/2018

Company: Effective Personnel Solutions
Location: Oxfordshire
Salary Description: Competitive salary benefits and good career progression 
Closing Date: 28/06/2018

Company: National Gallery
Location: London
Salary Description:  
Closing Date: 13/05/2018

Company: Atwood Tate
Location: Buckinghamshire, Bartlesville, London
Salary Description: Available on request 
Closing Date: TBC

Company: Atwood Tate
Location: London, London, Oxford, Oxfordshire
Salary Description: available upon request 
Closing Date: TBC
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