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June 25, 2019
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Independent bookshop Travelling Through has shut down following five years of trade, as Booksellers Association m.d. Meryl Halls says the closure has highlighted how "fragile our high streets are". 
BookBeat
Audiobook streaming service BookBeat has launched in 24 new European markets, making the service available in 28 countries overall. 
Jojo Moyes
Universal Pictures has reportedly optioned the film rights to author Jojo Moyes' forthcoming novel The Giver of Stars (Michael Joseph), with director Ol Parker of the "Mamma Mia!" sequel.
Kelly Ellis
Kelly Ellis is leaving Bonnier imprint John Blake to join HarperNonFiction in the newly created role of publishing director, with responsibility for popular culture and element.
Hashtag BLAK
Indie publisher Hashtag Press is launching a new imprint to showcase exclusively BME voices.
Charlotte Mursell
HQ has promoted Charlotte Mursell to senior commissioning editor for both fiction and non-fiction.
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Tracy Phillips
Egmont rights director Tracy Phillips is moving to Hachette Children's Group (HCG) to replace Andrew Sharp, who is leaving publishing to train as a teacher.
Chatto & Windus
Chatto & Windus has welcomed a trio of new poets to its poetry list—Kaveh Akbar, Romalyn Ante and Leo Boix.
Holly Seddon
Holly Seddon has moved to Trapeze after signing a two-book deal with the Orion imprint. 
Sex and Shopping
Tributes have been paid to romance novelist 91-year-old Judith Krantz, who has died, from natural causes, with her long-time UK publisher Transworld saying she "was the writer who defined a genre". 
Andrea Levy
The Royal Society of Literature celebrated the late Andrea Levy’s contribution to literature last night, as it elected 45 new Fellows and Honorary Fellows. 
Bloomsbury Children's
Bloomsbury has signed a global two-book deal with American YA author Brigid Kemmerer.
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June 21, 2019
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Philip Pullman
The busiest day in the publishing calendar falls on 3rd October, with Philip Pullman, Tom Fletcher and Jojo Moyes among the big names jostling for sales ahead of the key Christmas period.
Bradford Literature Festival
A number of writers have pulled out of Bradford festival in protest over funding from a government counter-extremism programme.
Francesca Pathak
Orion Fiction has promoted Emad Akhtar to publisher, while Francesca Pathak will step up to publishing director.
Diversity
The number of BAME poetry reviewers writing for national publications has more than doubled in the last two years, a report has shown, although the London Review of Books has only published white poetry critics reviewing white poets throughout the eight-year span of the research.
Neil Gaiman
After the climax of HBO’s "Game of Thrones" propelled George R R Martin’s A Game of Thrones to the e-book top spot a fortnight ago, another TV adaptation has been boosted to the Weekly E-Book Ranking number one: Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett’s Good Omens.
Louisa Joyner
Faber’s editorial director Louisa Joyner has been promoted to publishing director with immediate effect.

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Frankfurt Book Fair
An initiative has been launched by the IPG to help indie publishers sell more rights at the Frankfurt Book Fair and give their books global exposure.
Andy West
Picador has signed the "unforgettable" first book from prison philosophy teacher Andy West in a six-way auction, promising a compelling look inside UK jails alongside explorations of life’s most urgent questions.
The Borough Press
Bella Mackie has struck a two-book deal for a "significant" five-figure sum with The Borough Press, with plans to publish her first novel in summer 2021. 
The Infinite Lives of Maisie Day
Nosy Crow author Christopher Edge has won the inaugural £1,000 STEAM Children’s Book Prize for The Infinite Lives of Maisie Day.
The Chain
Paramount Pictures has bought film rights to Adrian McKinty’s upcoming thriller The Chain (Orion) in a seven-figure deal.
Bill Bryson
Audible has secured worldwide audio rights, excluding the US, to Bill Bryson’s new book The Body: A Guide for Occupants (Transworld).
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June 13, 2019
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English PEN
A court judgment in a long-running libel case is a victory for free speech and offers vital protection to non-fiction publishers concerned about defamation claims, English PEN says.
Clare Smith
Clare Smith has been promoted to executive publisher, literary at Little, Brown Book Group. 
Candice Carty-Williams
Queenie author Candice Carty-Williams has left Vintage after almost three years as senior marketing executive at the imprint.
Linda Fairstein
Ex-District Attorney Linda Fairstein’s US agent ICM has reportedly cut ties with her following the fall-out from the Netflix show about the wrongful prosecution of the Central Park Five.
Emily Ruskovich
American author Emily Ruskovich has won the 2019 International Dublin Literary Award for her debut novel Idaho (Chatto & Windus).
Tracy and Jess Beaker
Puffin, part of Penguin Random House Children’s, will publish a new novel about Tracy Beaker and her daughter Jess by Jacqueline Wilson, in October.

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Alexa von Hirschberg
Bloomsbury editorial director Alexa von Hirschberg is to replace Lee Brackstone as head of Faber Social.
Ellah Wakatama Allfrey
Former Indigo Press publishing director Ellah Wakatama Allfrey will join Canongate's London office as editor-at-large later this month, working on fiction.
How They Rule the World
Ebury says Spanish colonel Pedro Baños’ book on global power does not contain anti-Semitic views or any legal concerns, following a review after allegations of anti-Semitism from British author Jeremy Duns. 
Amelia Evans
Bonnier’s Amelia Evans will move back to Cornerstone as rights director while Annamika Singh will also join the imprint as rights assistant from Dorling Kindersley.
children reading
Industry insiders have reacted angrily to analysis from the Guardian that shows that only five out of the top 100 bestselling picture books of last year featured a person of colour in the central role, and male characters were more prominent than female.
Jacaranda Books
Jacaranda Books has hired Cherise Lopes-Baker as commissioning fiction editor to launch a YA list.
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The theme for 2019's Marketing and Publicity Conference is 'Changing Gears' — buy your tickets here
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June 11, 2019
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Barnes & Noble
US book distributor Readerlink LLC is preparing a bid for Barnes & Noble that could beat the price agreed by Waterstones owner Elliott Advisors Ltd, it has been reported.
bookshop
A decline in Christian bookshops means readers are buying religious titles online, with many indies booksellers failing cash in on demand, publishers say.
Hodder & Stoughton
Jenny Platt is moving from Michael Joseph to become Hodder & Stoughton’s senior publicity manager in a shake-up that also sees Rebecca Mundy promoted to publicity director.
Linda Fairstein
American author Linda Fairstein has been been dropped by her US publisher Dutton amid controversy around her former role as chief of the Manhattan district attorney’s sex crimes unit and heightened criticism of her involvement in the Central Park Jogger case.
audio
Graham Norton, Stephen Fry and Elizabeth Day are among the authors taking part in this year’s Love Audio Week, as a survey shows more than a fifth of book buyers now consume audiobooks.
The longlists for the Polari Prize and the Polari First Book Prize have been revealed, with stories about trans lives and gender identities featuring heavily on the 24-strong list. .

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Manchester University Press
Manchester University Press has signed a US distribution, sales and marketing agreement with Ingram Academic Services.
Patrick Vernon
Little, Brown imprint Robinson will publish Patrick Vernon and Dr Angeline Osborne’s book 100 Great Black Britons to coincide with the announcement of the new list in 2020.
Marielle Frostrup
Mariella Frostrup will join the judging panel for Amazon’s £20,000 Kindle Storytelling Award, as the prize returns for its third year.
March of the Lemmings
Faber will publish comedian Stewart Lee’s next book, March of the Lemmings, based on his newspaper columns providing “the scathing, riotous record the Brexit era deserves”.
Patronus
Bloomsbury has partnered with BookTrust to mark 20 years since publication of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, with artists such as Chris Riddell and Jim Kay creating original Patronus pictures.
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May 31, 2019
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cOAlition S
International research funder consortium cOAlition S has delayed the start date of Plan S – the controversial initiative which had aimed to make all government-funded research Open Access from January 2020 – by a year.
Sara Barnard
Sara Barnard has won The Bookseller's YA Book Prize in its fifth year for her "unflinching" and "utterly riveting" contemporary novel about the impact of a teacher-student relationship, Goodbye, Perfect (Macmillan Children's Books).
Reading in Heels
Puffin’s recent venture into a physical subscription service is a rare foray from the big lists, despite a number of indie publishers enjoying fine returns from both digital and print offerings to subscribers.
Jonas Tellender
Bonnierförlagen, Sweden’s largest publisher and part of Bonnier Books, has ceased supplying new audiobooks to the country’s largest streaming platform, Storytel, in a row that could shape how subscription services compensate publishers and authors.
Book Expo
Booksellers face a “tough” landscape but have the opportunity to sell experiences beyond the product itself, ABA c.e.o. Oren Teicher told Book Expo as the second day of the conference explored the power of retail. 
Harry Potter
Pottermore will release four Harry Potter stories as eBook shorts next month.

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Anna Burns
Anna Burns is the bookies' favourite to win the £30,000 Women's Prize for Fiction, with the latest odds from William Hill putting Milkman (Faber) at 6/4. 
Moby
Faber remains tight-lipped as Moby cancels his UK and Ireland book tour after a row with Natalie Portman over sections of his memoir Things Fall Apart.
Creative Scotland
Creative Scotland has rejected the Scottish Review of Books' (SRB) latest funding application, forcing the publication to suspend its print edition. 
Nick Bradley
Atlantic Books has pre-empted UK Commonwealth rights for The Cat and the City, the "disturbing, delightful" debut novel by Nick Bradley. 
Strange Planet
Wildfire has scooped a book based on the "endlessly amusing" and hugely popular Instagram comic Strange Planet by Nathan Pyle.
Charlotte Levin
Pan Macmillan has pre-empted world rights to an “incredibly smart and heartbreaking” debut by Charlotte Levin.
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May 30, 2019
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Book Expo
Women dominated the opening Leadership Roundtable at Book Expo, as the panel suggested audio is no longer a competitive format and called for greater diversity in publishing. 
Raynor Winn
Raynor Winn has been awarded the inaugural £10,000 RSL Christopher Bland Prize for her memoir, The Salt Path (Michael Joseph).
Gail Honeyman
Gail Honeyman and Gail Sims have been shortlisted for the inaugural Comedy Women in Print Prize (CWIP), with the shortlist dominated by HarperCollins authors.
Face It
Blondie frontwoman Debbie Harry's memoir, Face It, will be published by HarperCollins in October. 
Ed Wood
Ed Wood has been promoted to publishing director at Sphere Fiction and IP director for Little, Brown.
Stacey Halls
Zaffre has announced the second novel by bestselling author Stacey Halls, The Foundling, will be published next February.

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Jack Monroe
Jack Monroe has sent more than 6,000 copies of her latest book, Tin Can Cook, to food banks this week after organising a crowdfunding campaign that raised more than £30,000.
Canelo Audio
Canelo has launched an audiobook publishing programme and announced two new arrivals at its editorial team.
Let Me Not Be Mad
Tiger Aspect has triumphed in a four-way auction for TV rights to Let Me Not Be Mad by A K Benjamin, as the neuropsychologist's latest book goes to Bodley Head.
Dani Atkins
Dani Atkins is returning to Head of Zeus after the publisher pre-empted her new novel in a two-book deal.
Rose Tomaszewska
Virago has appointed Rose Tomaszewska from Quercus as senior commissioning editor, covering parental leave for Sarah Savitt.
Liverpool University Press
Liverpool University Press will run the Historic England imprint in a new partnership, managing its 300-plus backlist titles, as well as publishing new books under licence.
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Hello Colleague,
We all have different modes when we attend conferences. Some of us scribble notes furiously. Some of us like to sit back and have all that insight wash over us. Some of us network like machines. Some prefer to observe. And some like to delve even deeper.
That’s where the surgeries come in. Five experts on everything from metadata to marketing will take up residence during the breaks to answer your campaign questions one-on-one. This year’s surgeries will be:

Marketing: Rob Cox, cofounder Tandem Collective

Publicity & Events: Dusty Miller, independent communications consultant

Metadata & Websites: Mark Harvie-Watt, ceo Supadu

All things Amazon: Claire Leon & Ross Caveille, cofounders Acorn-i 



Rob Cox 
Co-Director
Tandem Collective

Rob Cox is Co-Director of Tandem Collective, a Marketing, PR and social strategy consultancy whose clients include Ebury, Simon & Schuster, Hardie Grant and Elliot & Thompson. He was previously Head of Content and Brand Marketing at Pan Macmillan. 

Dusty Miller
Independent Communications Executive
Dusty has over 20 years publishing experience. Formerly Communications Director for Non-Fiction & Events at Pan Macmillan, she has also worked at Faber & Faber, Titan and Verso. She has produced sell-out tours, innovative social media and headline press coverage for talents such as Adam Kay, Vivienne Westwood, Lord Sugar, Richard Wiseman and Louis Theroux. 
  

Mark Harvie-Watt 
CEO 
Supadu 
Mark Harvie-Watt is Supadu's CEO and the chief architect of Supadu's products and solutions for trade and academic publishers. He has 18 years’ experience in publishing and is particularly keen on website solutions, search, eCommerce and accessibility. 

Claire Leon
Co-founder
Acorn Intelligence
A former Agency Development Lead at Amazon, supporting Search, Display and Voice Advertising growth with leading partners, Claire has spent the last 6 years at Amazon focusing on driving the knowledge and understanding of Amazon’s advertising tools and services.  She now works closely with brands helping them maximise their return on investment in e-commerce, sharing her in-depth knowledge to guarantee strong sales performance and profitability.

Ross Caveille
Co-founder
Acorn Intelligence
Formerly General Manager of the Amazon DSP for Europe, having spent 5 years in leadership roles across Amazon, Ross has more than 15 years experience in connecting brands with consumers via digital and traditional channels.  As Co-Founder of Acorn Intelligence, Ross continues to deliver results for partners and build the next generation technology and services organisation for e-commerce.

If you’ve already booked your ticket and would like to reserve a surgery space, email Joanna.williams@thebookseller.com specifying who you’d like to meet with. 


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May 29, 2019
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Pinch of Nom
Kay Featherstone and Kate Allinson’s blockbuster Pinch of Nom (Bluebird) has secured another week in the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, its seventh overall and its fifth consecutively.
Aimee Felone
Knights Of's Aimée Felone has won the Kim Scott Walwyn Prize for her "astonishing contribution" to the industry in just five years in publishing.
Yomi Adegoke & Elizabeth Uviebinene
Slay in Your Lane co-author Yomi Adegoke has accused BBC Sport of plagiarism, claiming the BBC "ripped off" the title of her and Elizabeth Uviebinené's Fourth Estate book in a sports advertising campaign.
W H Smith
W H Smith has been named the worst shop on the UK High Street for the second year running, according to the latest Which? survey, as the retailer warns the poll is "neither statistically relevant nor meaningful".
Books
Bradford Literature Festival and Edinburgh Book Festival have joined forces to launch a new collaboration to unite publishers from Scotland and the North of England.
Thomas Harris
A Thomas Harris fan has won a one-off gold edition of the author's latest thriller in a nationwide social media treasure hunt. 

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Julia Donaldson
Julia Donaldson will visit bookshops in West Sussex, Oxfordshire, Shropshire, Lancashire, West Yorkshire and the Scottish Borders to celebrate this year’s Independent Book Week.
Hachette Children's Group
Andy Sharp, group rights director at Hachette Children’s Group, will leave his position in July before embarking on a new career as a teacher.
Andrew Michael Hurley
John Murray has snapped up Costa First Novel winner Andrew Michael Hurley's third novel as film rights go to House Productions.
Michael Rosen
Unbound has launched a crowdfunding campaign to publish a graphic novel adaptation of Michael Rosen’s You’re Thinking About Tomatoes, originally published in 2005 by Barn Owl Books.
Living Mountain
Canongate has launched the Nan Shepherd Prize for Nature Writing, as Oscar-nominated actor Tilda Swinton records the audiobook of Shepherd’s The Living Mountain (Canongate).
David Higham
David Higham Associates has selected a 12-strong shortlist of authors to attend its second open day for writers from under-represented backgrounds.
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May 28, 2019
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Perminder Mann
Bonnier Books UK has voluntarily revealed its gender pay gap of 8.2%, as c.e.o. Perminder Mann says equality is "crucial" if the business is to stay relevant. 
Pat Barker
Pat Barker says she has a distrust of the publishing industry’s regional and class diversity drives because it could be "fashionable" and may not represent a long-term commitment.
W&N
Editorial director for Weidenfeld & Nicolson (W&N), Paul Murphy, is leaving his role after more than eight years with Orion, following a “review" of the imprint's non-fiction commissioning team.
Egmont
Egmont UK Limited saw sales drop 16.7% to £41.6m due to “challenging market conditions in books” and a consolidation of its magazine portfolio.
Wenlock Books
Wenlock Books will cease trading next month amid difficult trading conditions and a lack of footfall. 
Naomi Wolf
Virago says it stands by Naomi Wolf and the thesis for her book, but will make "any necessary corrections" after she was accused on the BBC of misunderstanding a key legal term.

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Goldsmiths
Academics in the arts, humanities and social sciences (AHSS) voiced concerns that Open Access mandates will damage academic freedom at a conference held at Goldsmiths, University of London.
Jess Phillips
RED Production Company has optioned Everywoman: One Woman's Truth About Speaking the Truth (Random House) by Labour MP Jess Phillips, to be developed into a TV drama.
Lily Staunton Howe
The Reading Agency has made two new hires as it prepares to re-launch its Quick Reads scheme later this year.
New Welsh Writing Awards
J L George and Peter Goulding have won this year's New Welsh Writing Awards, bagging £1,000 each and feedback from Curtis Brown literary agent Cathryn Summerhayes. 
Rachel Mills
Talent management collective Tricycle Talent has acquired a minority stake in Rachel Mills Literary (RML). 
BBC Arts
BBC Arts is launching an "ambitious new season" across BBC TV and radio this autumn, with a year-long festival celebrating the novel and a series on how novels have shaped the world. 
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May 24, 2019
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Judith Kerr
Figures from across the children’s book world have been paying tribute to the “extraordinary” Judith Kerr, following her death at the age of 95.
Bonnier Zaffre
Bonnier’s group sales, marketing and publicity director James Horobin is leaving the firm to join his old boss Mark Smith at his new venture Welbeck Publishing Group.
Malcolm Edwards
Orion consultant publisher and Gollancz chair Malcolm Edwards is stepping down from his roles after first joining the SFF imprint 43 years ago.
Quarto
Despite recent turmoil in the boardroom, the heads of imprints at Quarto have been busy reshaping the business while retaining the company’s ethos.
Patricia Briggs
The Weekly E-Book Ranking has often shown that Science Fiction & Fantasy authors have some of the most dedicated core readers, who can push a title into the top 20 largely on pre-orders.
Camden Lock Books
Camden Lock Books will close in July after 18 years of trading in London’s Old Street, partly due to the pressure of rising business rates and rent.

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Hilary Mantel
Retailers have unveiled special editions of Hilary Mantel's The Mirror & the Light in a bid to maximise pre-orders for the long-awaited final novel in her Thomas Cromwell trilogy.
Simon Beecroft
Simon Beecroft, DK’s publishing director for licensing, is leaving the company after 20 years.
Ian Rankin
Ian Rankin has donated his literary archive, including correspondence with authors like J K Rowling, Iain Banks and Ruth Rendell, to the National Library of Scotland.
George R R Martin
George R R Martin has set himself a deadline for the penultimate Game of Thrones book, The Winds of Winter, saying if he has not finished the novel by August 2020 then fans should “imprison” him in a small cabin until it is done.
Alexandra Cliff
PFD has revealed a number of staff changes with Alexandra Cliff due to leave the agency, promotions for Rebecca Wearmouth and Laura Otal and a new role for Giulia Bernabe.
Pam Ayres
Ebury has acquired four new titles from Pam Ayres as part of a major deal, with early material showing the poet to be “absolutely at her peak”.
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May 23, 2019
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Hilary Mantel
Hilary Mantel’s next novel The Mirror & the Light will be published in March 2020, 4th Estate has revealed, following fevered speculation around a billboard image circulated online.
Picador
Picador has revealed promotions for Ravi Mirchandani, Francesca Main and George Morley as part of an editorial restructure.
PRH Global
Sourcebooks has sold a 45% ownership stake to Penguin Random House to enable the American independent publisher to take a “broader and deeper approach to domestic and global markets”.
Richard Osman
Viking has acquired TV presenter Richard Osman’s debut novel, The Thursday Murder Club, and one other novel, for a seven-figure sum, after triumphing in one of the biggest auctions of 2019.
Meryl Halls
Booksellers Association m.d. Meryl Halls has urged the Treasury Select Committee to "level the playing field" and reform business rates. 
Hattie Adam-Smith
The Bookseller’s acting marketing director Hattie Adam-Smith has been appointed Vintage Classics editorial director in a newly created role.

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Flying Tips for Flightless Birds
Debut author Kelly McCaughrain has won a trio of prizes at the Children’s Books Ireland awards—a first in the 29 year history of the prize.
All Among the Barley
Melissa Harrison has been revealed as the UK winner of the European Union Prize for Literature 2019 with All Among the Barley (Bloomsbury Circus), a novel exploring the dangers of nationalism and xenophobia.
Hay Festival and Tes have unveiled their essential reading lists for primary and secondary schools to inspire the next generation of book-lovers as part of the #BooksToInspire campaign. 
Guy Gunaratne
Guy Gunaratne has won The Authors' Club's 2019 Best First Novel Award for In Our Mad and Furious City (Tinder Press).
Forward Prizes for Poetry
Raymond Antrobus has made the shortlist for the Forward Prizes for Poetry, with this year's nominees including poems "that play havoc with the boundaries of literature, combining formal ambition and emotional charge".
Sip
Mitchell Beazley has scooped the first cocktail book from London gin pioneers Sipsmith featuring 100 “uncompromisingly delicious” recipes requiring no more than three ingredients.
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Celestial Bodies
Author Jokha Alharthi and translator Marilyn Booth have won the Man Booker International Prize 2019 for Celestial Bodies, published by small Scottish indie Sandstone Press, with Alharthi the first author from the Arabian Gulf to win the award. 
Pinch of Nom
A busy publication schedule which included new releases from heavy hitters could do nothing to dislodge Pinch of Nom and Normal People from the UK Official Top 50 top two spots.  
Hilary Mantel
A photo of a mysterious billboard in Leicester Square has sparked speculation online that 4th Estate has just dropped a major hint of imminent news on the long-awaited final novel in Hilary Mantel’s Thomas Cromwell trilogy.
Wellcome Book Prize
The Wellcome Book Prize has been temporarily suspended following 10 years of the award. 
Puffin
Puffin has launched its first ever subscription box service with boxes for children aged three to five-years-old. 
One of Us is Next
Penguin Books will publish a sequel to Karen M McManus’ bestselling YA thriller One Of Us Is Lying, entitled One of Us is Next.


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Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Talks are underway for a film adaptation of Helen Fielding's Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (Vintage). 
Watkins Media
Watkins Media will launch a new sales and events partnership with the UK arm of US indie Chelsea Green Publishing next month. 
Sabrina Mahfouz
Hachette Children's Group will publish Poems from a Green and Blue Planet, a uniquely inclusive anthology of poetry from around the world, on National Poetry Day 2019.
Jennifer Killick
Firefly Press has landed a “scary and heart-warming” middle grade sci-fi horror by Jennifer Killick.
Jill Lepore
John Murray Press has signed a “searing” concise polemical history of nationalism by two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Jill Lepore.
Uncrowned Queen
Michael O’Mara Books is to publish the first comprehensive popular biography in 30 years of Margaret Beaufort by historian Nicola Tallis.
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W H Smith
Stephen Clarke is stepping down as group chief executive at W H Smith with high street m.d. Carl Cowling to take on the role, as the group reports strong sales in its latest report. 
Bloomsbury
Bloomsbury’s results for the year ending 28th February 2019 show “outstanding performance” in the academic and professional division with a 13% increase in revenue growth, as it unveils a partnership with educational publishers Human Kinetics and Taylor and Francis.
Raymond Antrobus
The £30,000 Rathbones Folio Prize has gone to a poet, Raymond Antrobus, for the first time, with the spoken word performer recognised for his “exceptionally brave, kind” debut collection The Perseverance (Penned in the Margins).
The Portico Prize
The £10,000 Portico Prize will return after a four-year absence with a new partnership with the Manchester Writing School at Manchester Metropolitan University.
Gordon Burn Prize
Pat Barker’s re-telling of the Trojan wars The Silence of the Girls (Hamish Hamilton) joins Kerry Hudson’s memoir Lowborn (Chatto) and Max Porter’s mythic tale Lanny (Faber) on the longlist for the Gordon Burn Prize 2019.
Mark Radcliffe
Canongate will publish BBC Radio 6 presenter Mark Radcliffe’s memoir, Crossroads, covering the death of his father and his own recent experience of cancer.

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The Wind in the Willows
Bonnier imprint Templar Publishing is launching its new classics list with a “sumptuous” hardback edition of The Wind in the Willows illustrated by Grahame Baker-Smith.
Scribner
Scribner UK has acquired a book by Justin Trudeau’s foreign policy advisor Omer Aziz, following an auction.
Pluto Press
Pluto Press' head of sales Simon Liebesny is leaving after 17 years with the radical publisher.
Kira Jane Buxton
Headline has bagged the “uniquely hilarious” debut novel from Kira Jane Buxton about a “foul-mouthed” crow’s battle to save humanity from extinction.
Rebecca Swift
Scarborough indie Valley Press is to publish A Suitable Love Object, a collection of poetry by Rebecca Swift, the founder of The Literary Consultancy,  who died in 2017. 
Library of the Year
The deadline for entries to The Bookseller's Library of the Year Award, returning for a second year, is this Friday 24th May.
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