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July 19, 2019

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LATEST NEWS Homegrown fiction helps Irish market grow in 2019 Ireland’s book market continues to grow, with value up 4.6% to €47.13m for the year to date, thanks in part to remarkably strong homegrown fiction.   SPCK accused of 'cashing in' on Eddo-Lodge success in book cover row SPCK has been accused of "cashing in" on the success of Reni Eddo-Lodge by launching a book with a similar title and cover to Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race (Bloomsbury). Rizzle Kicks’ Jordan Stephens signs six-figure deal with Bloomsbury Children’s Bloomsbury Children’s Books has signed Jordan Stephens, best known for being one half of Rizzle Kicks, in a six-figure three-book deal. Michael Joseph pre-empts former Waterstones bookseller's 'dazzling' debut Michael Joseph has triumphed over eight other publishers to pre-empt a "dazzlingly clever" debut mystery novel Eight Detectives by former Waterstones bookseller Alex Pavesi. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child behind the scenes book cover revealed Little, Brown has revealed the cover for its behind the scenes book on hit play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Cavanagh wins Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award Steve Cavanagh has been named as the winner of this year’s Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award for his book Thirteen (Orion). Foyles joins forces with Jacaranda to celebrate black British writers Foyles bookshop has joined forces with indie publisher Jacaranda for its Twenty in 2020 initiative, celebrating black British writers. Price leaves Hodder for W&N as Franklin and Andornino promoted Maddy Price is moving from Hodder to join Weidenfeld & Nicolson as its new non-fiction editorial director, while there are promotions for Lettice Franklin and Federico Andornino at the Orion imprint. Weekly E-Ranking: Kay makes hay as record nears Adam Kay’s This is Going to Hurt has bagged the Weekly E-Book Ranking number one for a second consecutive week, its 17th in total. Mostly Lit's Derek Owusu signs two-book deal with Stormzy imprint Stormzy’s Penguin Random House imprint #Merky Books has signed a two-book deal with "Mostly Lit" podcaster Derek Owusu. Ealing Council to hand over seven libraries to volunteers Ealing Council has approved plans to hand seven of its 13 libraries over to community groups in a bid to save £1.1m, sparking anger from library campaigners. Crime writer Barclay signs two-book deal with HarperCollins Children's HarperCollins Children's Books has signed a two-book deal with Irish crime writer Alex Barclay.

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