Monday 8 October 2018

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Latest headlines for the book industry
The YA Book Prize 2019 is open for submissions. For entry details and full terms and conditions, click here
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October 08, 2018
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Man Booker Prize shortlist
Figures in the industry have responded to calls from this year’s Man Booker judging panel for tighter editing, with some voicing anger at an undervaluing of the editorial process.
Bookshop Day
Bookshops up and down the country say they saw footfall increase on Saturday thanks to the Bookshop Day campaign, organised by Booksellers Association.
 Gaurav Shrinagesh
Penguin Random House is to launch a South East Asia publishing operation in Singapore next year, boosting the Asia commitment already represented by its North Asia and India companies.
Veronica Roth
HarperCollins has signed a short story collection plus a novel from YA author Veronica Roth. 
Michael Joseph
Michael Joseph has struck a new two-book deal with Big Little Lies author Liane Moriarty.
Gill Hornby
Gill Hornby is moving from Little, Brown to Century for her next novel, Miss Austen, about the relationship between Jane and Cassandra Austen.

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Carlton Books
Turnover at Carlton Books declined last year by 26%, caused by the end of the colouring book boom and management transitions, according to accounts filed on Companies House. 
Sadie Jones
Chatto & Windus has signed an "unflinching" new novel from Sadie Jones called The Snakes, telling the story of a marriage and a family whose sins come back to bite them. 
Cengage
Cengage has reached a resolution in the court case which had seen two authors file a suit in the US over the inclusion of their work in Cengage's subscription service, Cengage Unlimited, launched late in 2017.
Picador
Picador has acquired international rights to Sweet Home, the debut collection of short stories from Belfast-based writer Wendy Erskine, first published in Ireland and Northern Ireland by Stinging Fly.
library
A petition calling to protect libraries by "ringfencing government funding" has gained more than 5,000 signatures.
HarperCollins
HarperCollins has bought the UK and Commonwealth rights to Jax Miller’s investigation into a case of murder and missing teenage girls, By the Dawn’s Early Light.
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Happy Friday job seekers! Here are our latest jobs for you. Our Job of the Week is Commissioning Editor at Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. Gabby De Matteis, from everyone's favourite BBC cult franchise takes over My Job in 5 this week for what it's like to work on Doctor Who. It can be viewed here. 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 Christopher at Christopher.Hamilton@thebookseller.com.
Good luck with your job search!
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People & Moves
Samantha Webster will join Michael O’Mara Books as Senior UK Sales Manager from October 31 while James Beedle will start as Press Officer from 24 October.  
After 30 years in the book trade, Ed Christie has moved out of the books industry. He is now studying for a PGCE qualification at Oxford Brookes University.
Hermione Ireland is starting a new position as Marketing Director (maternity cover) at Little, Brown Book Group.
Rosemary Ward was promoted to Director of Programme at the National Charity Scottish Book Trust.
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UK Sales Account Manager
A prestigious scientific society and publisher in central London has an opening for an Account Manager to join their sales team. You will manage the sales of digital subscription products and print...
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Campaign Manager
We are looking for a Campaign Manager to join the forward-looking marketing department of an independent professional publisher. This role is based in their East Sussex offices and  you will get the...
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Commissioning Editor
This is a fantastic opportunity for a Commissioning Editor to join a not for profit organisation based in Berkshire, commutable from London. You will be responsible for the selection of popular works...
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Publicity Manager
A bestselling publisher of children’s trade books in central London has an opening for a Publicity Manager. You’ll manage campaigns for picture books, non-fiction, fiction and YA titles and will work...
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Marketing Communications Executive
Marketing Communications Executive | Contract | London. This is a fantastic opportunity for a graduate looking to build a career in marketing communications with a leading, global academic publisher...
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Campaign Manager
A leading international publisher based in central London is looking to recruit a Campaign Manager to work in their highly prestigious Education division. This is a fantastic opportunity to take...
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Temporary Childrens Publicity Manager
Team Temps are looking for an experienced PR candidate for 3 to 4 months, who is available immediately If you have worked for either an agency who has worked on children's book campaigns, or from a...
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Book Designer
Are you a passionate books designer looking for a new role where you can use your creativity producing highly illustrated book interiors? Our client is a highly successful, well-known publisher of...
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Editor - Fiction
We have a lovely role for an ambitious Editorial Assistant or Assistant Editor who is looking for more responsibility, to work for a highly successful publisher of fiction titles, graphic novels and...
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Training & Customer Experience Partner – Libraries
£ Competitive + Bonus + Benefits   •   London or Cambridge...
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Commissioning Editor
Rowman and Littlefield International, a leading independent academic publisher based in Central London, is looking to appoint a Commissioning Editor to take on the challenge of growing their...
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David Prescott
Blackwell’s has reported growth of 17% in its past fiscal year, following an increase of 12% a year earlier.
Jason Bartholomew
A management buy-out at Midas Public Relations has seen new shareholders buying into the business, while a focused expansion into film and TV is planned for the company.
Philip Pullman
Philip Pullman, Kamila Shamsie, Carol Ann Duffy, and Tara Westover are some of the authors whose books have been shortlisted by bookshops for 2018's Books Are My Bag Readers Awards.
Kirsty Dunseath, publisher of W&N Fiction, is leaving Orion after 16 years.
Booksellers Association
Independent bookshops in Newcastle, London, Edinburgh and Bedford are among 15 named in the first tranche of shops set to receive funding to help them engage with under-represented communities.
Matt Bates
Former W H Smith fiction buyer Matt Bates is to join the team of small independent Muswell Press as editor at large.

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Norah Perkins and Becky Brown
Curtis Brown, which celebrates its 120th anniversary next year, is launching a new division to manage literary estates.
Mike Phipps
Former Igloo Books publisher Mike Phipps has joined Sweet Cherry, an independent publisher based in Leicester.
Barnes & Noble
Beleaguered US bookselling chain Barnes & Noble has said it has received "expressions of interest from multiple parties in making an offer to acquire the company".
How to Eat
Penguin Random House is publishing an audiobook edition of Nigella Lawson’s first cookbook, How to Eat, to mark 20 years since it first appeared in print.
Sophie Siers
Bonnier Books UK imprint Templar, is set to publish a picture book about the US President titled Dear Donald Trump.
Brett Anderson
Suede frontman Brett Anderson has written a follow-up to his memoir, Coal Black Mornings (Little, Brown), called Afternoons with the Blinds Drawn, to be published by Little, Brown next year.
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The YA Book Prize 2019 is open for submissions. For entry details and full Ts&Cs click here
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Richard Charkin
Veteran publisher Richard Charkin has launched his own company, Mensch Publishing.
Sara Cox
Graham Norton, Cecelia Ahern and Nick Hornby are among the authors lined up to take part in the new Radio 2 Book Club, presented by Sara Cox.
Vintage
Rachel Cugnoni is stepping up to the role of publisher for the Vintage division, while Beth Coates has been promoted to publishing director for Vintage Paperbacks.
Thomas Harris
Thomas Harris, author of The Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal, is returning after more than a decade with a new novel, to be published by Cornerstone imprint William Heinemann next year.
Stephen Page
Faber saw "another stellar year" for the financial year ending March 2018, although with turnover and profit narrowly down on the previous year’s results due to a dip in e-book sales and fewer fiction paperbacks.
Uncommon Type
Tom Hanks features as one of five debut authors in the latest WH Smith Richard and Judy Book Club line-up, launched as part of an enhanced campaign that sees an extra selection each year.

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Sophia Thakur
Hachette UK chief executive David Shelley, spoken-word poet Sophia Thakur, executive digital producer Muki Kulhan, and trends forecaster Tracey Follows, are to headline this year’s FutureBook Live Conference.
Waterstones
Independent booksellers have expressed concerns that Waterstones is selling Super Thursday titles ahead of their publication date.
The Wonkey Donkey
Scholastic UK is printing 40,000 copies of the humorous picture book The Wonky Donkey after a video of the story being read aloud went viral.
Joanna Cannon
Wellcome Collection and Profile are publishing Joanna Cannon's first non-fiction outing, Breaking and Mending, based on her experience working as a junior doctor in the NHS.
Rana Dasgupta
The JCB Prize for Literature, a new prize celebrating distinguished fiction by Indian writers, has shortlisted five "varied" novels the judges believe stand as "an eloquent record of our moment in history".
National Poetry Day
Just under half of children and young people aged 8-18 enjoy reading or creating poetry, according to a survey from National Literacy Trust to mark National Poetry Day.
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