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Latest headlines for the book industry Submissions are now open for The British Book Awards 2019. Get your entries in here

January 30, 2019

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LATEST NEWS Walliams targets 7+ readers with new ‘daft story’ David Walliams’ next publication, a funny story entitled Fing, "dovetails seamlessly" with his short stories and middle-grade novels, according to his publisher HarperCollins Children’s Books. The Cut Out Girl wins Costa Book of the Year Bart van Es' biography The Cut Out Girl (Fig Tree) has won the £30,000 Costa Book of the Year award. Morris makes her mark as Tattooist of Auschwitz regains top spot Heather Morris’ The Tattooist of Auschwitz (Zaffre) has returned to the UK Official Top 50 number one spot for a third non-consecutive week, selling 15,369 copies through Nielsen BookScan’s Total Consumer Market. Kate Manning returns to Bonnier Books UK Bonnier Books UK has hired Kate Manning to the newly created role of group director of sales, marketing and publicity of children’s trade. McVeigh swaps role at PRH Ireland for HarperCollins Penguin Random House Ireland’s publicity director Patricia McVeigh will join HarperCollins in Ireland in the same role. Pan Mac celebrates 30 years of publishing Follett Pan Macmillan is marking three decades of publishing Ken Follett and his series The Pillars of the Earth by releasing new editions of 17 backlist titles and previously unseen archive material. Two further Holly Bourne novels to Hodder Hodder editorial director Kimberley Atkins has acquired UK and Commonwealth rights, including Canada, from agent Madeleine Milburn to two more adult novels from Holly Bourne.  Canongate to publish 'no-holds-barred dark comedy' by Scarlett Thomas Canongate has acquired the new adult novel from Scarlett Thomas, Oligarchy, billed as “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie for the digital age”. Millennial take on female friendship to Ebury Press Ebury Press editor Katie Seaman has bought world rights from Sarah Hornsley at The Bent Agency in Almost Adults, a “laugh-out-loud debut novel celebrating female friendship” by freelance journalist Ali Pantony.  Shrigley creates 'light-hearted' BAMB tote design for Wellcome Visual artist David Shrigley has designed a limited edition tote, which celebrates the 10th anniversary of the Wellcome Book Prize, and which the artist says shows "a light-hearted representation of the importance of books", in support of the Books Are My Bag (BAMB) campaign. Bodley Head makes a splash with Urbina’s seas exposé Bodley Head will publish Pulitzer Prize-winner Ian Urbina’s exposé of the criminal world of the high seas in October. Lightning buys print rights to Nicola May's Corner Shop Eye Books imprint Lightning has acquired world English rights for the print edition of self-published book The Corner Shop in Cockleberry Bay by Nicola May.

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Latest headlines for the book industry Submissions are now open for The British Book Awards 2019. Get your entries in here

January 22, 2019

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LATEST NEWS Ross’ Monster sales lead illustrator ranking Tony Ross has yet again topped The Bookseller’s chart of the bestselling children’s illustrators, with his books earning almost twice the total of his closest rival, Axel Scheffler, in 2018. Three leave as PRH Children’s restructures rights team Penguin Random House Children’s is restructuring its rights team in a move that will see Camilla Borthwick, Joanna Lawrie and Catherine Harrison leave the company. Ebury pre-empts WW2 diary of Polish teenager The diary of a Polish teenager, Renia Spiegel, who was shot dead on the streets by Nazi soldiers weeks after her 18th birthday, has been pre-empted by Ebury’s Clare Bullock after 70 years of lying unread in a drawer. Key looks to relaunch Independent Bookshop Alliance The Independent Bookshop Alliance is being relaunched, with Simon Key urging booksellers to come together to decide the future aims of the organisation.  Bradford libraries face £2m cuts Bradford libraries are facing up to £2m in cuts, 65% of the budget, over the next two years, as the local council outlines plans to turn existing libraries into “community hubs”.  Rachel Graves joins Macmillan Children’s Macmillan Children’s Books has hired Rachel Graves, currently head of export for the Hachette Children’s Group, as international sales director. Chowdhury scoops Harvill Secker BAME crime competition Ajay Chowdhury has won Harvill Secker and Bloody Scotland's inaugural competition with Arvon to find a new crime writer from a BAME background for his detective-turned-waiter murder mystery. Orion Spring strikes four-book deal with This Morning’s TV therapists Orion Spring has acquired world rights to four self-help titles by "This Morning" TV therapists Nik and Eva Speakman.  Glastonbury's Gothic Image shuts up shop after 40 years The UK’s “first alternative” bookshop, Gothic Image, is shutting its doors this month after 40 years. HCG buys YA inspired by Black Panther Hachette Children’s Group has bought the UK rights to Slay by US debut author Brittney Morris, who was inspired to write after watching the Marvel blockbuster "Black Panther". Graphic novels, poetry and art history make up SoA Translation Prizes shortlists Graphic novels, poetry and art history make up some of the Society of Authors’ Translation Prizes shortlists for 2019, with 31 translations from seven languages up for awards.

The Bookseller Group Bookseller Media Limited | Floor 10 | Westminster Tower | 3 Albert Embankment | LONDON | SE1 7SP Switchboard: 0203 358 0360 Subscriptions: 01371 851879 Latest headlines for the book industry Submissions are now open for The British Book Awards 2019. Get your entries in here January 21, 2019 MORNING BRIEFING Where the news comes first Home | News | Blog | Jobs | Charts LATEST NEWS SoA demands Internet Archive stops lending books ‘unlawfully’ The Society of Authors has demanded the Internet Archive’s Open Library stops lending books "unlawfully" online in the UK, arguing the US practice of Controlled Digital Lending is a breach of copyright. Sports Direct boss in rescue bid talks for HMV Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley has placed a bid to buy HMV, after the music and film retailer collapsed into administration last month.  French bookshop chain Furet du Nord buys Decitre The Furet du Nord chain of bookshops in northern France has confirmed its takeover of the Decitre group, which it describes as its alter-ego in the south-east region of France. Milburn bolsters rights department with Smith in new role The Madeleine Milburn Literary, TV & Film Agency is expanding its international rights department with Liane-Louise Smith joining in the newly created role of rights director. Gollancz snaps up Nix's two novels Gollancz has bought two fantasy novels for adults from Australian author Garth Nix. Academic Book Week to focus on Banned Books Banned Academic Books will be the theme of Academic Book Week (#AcBookWeek), which returns in March for a fourth year. Abraha joins Jacaranda in newly created role Magdalene Abraha is leaving Bloomsbury to join Jacaranda Publishers in a newly created role as group editorial and marketing manager. Springer Nature commits to staff mental health support programme Springer Nature says it has become the first academic research publisher to sign up to the Time to Change employer pledge to tackle mental health stigma and discrimination. Wilding appointed Orion's new communications director Publicist Maura Wilding is joining Orion Publishing Group to be its new communications director after nearly four years of running her own agency, Maura PR & Communications. Capital Crime to offer librarians discounted tickets London's new crime and thriller festival Capital Crime is to offer librarians and people on low incomes discounted tickets in an aim to become widely accessible. Snowman art auction raises £10,000 for children’s hospice An auction of artwork inspired by Raymond Briggs’ classic picture book The Snowman (Penguin Random House Children's) has raised more than £10,000 for a children’s hospice. Raven launches its 'biggest ever campaign' for Clark-Platts' The Flower Girls The marketing campaign for The Flower Girls by Alice Clark-Platts will be Raven Books’ largest to date. The Bookseller Group Bookseller Media Limited | Floor 10 | Westminster Tower | 3 Albert Embankment | LONDON | SE1 7SP Switchboard: 0203 358 0360 Subscriptions: 01371 851879

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Our round-up of the most read stories of the past week on The Bookseller: 1. Trade gets behind new Female Leadership in Publishing newsletter 2. Michael Mosley's The Fast 800 speeds into the top spot (£) 3. The Pool freezes commissions amid journalists' pay row 4. Review of 2018: HarperCollins and Pan Mac attack top two (£) 5. No deal Brexit: Export and printing logistics are key trade concerns (£) 6. Hannibal Lecter creator's new novel to centre on 'evil, greed and dark obsession' 7. Tara Westover | 'My biggest fear wasn't that it wouldn't get published but that it would get published when it didn't deserve to be' (£) 8. Curtis Brown celebrates 120th birthday with novel-writing prize 9. Review of 2018: Walliams is top of 2018’s author rich list (£) 10. 'True original' López de Lamadrid dies, aged 59

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