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February 11, 2021

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LATEST NEWS Publishers 'in dark' about LBF may not attend this year Several publishers say they may not be attending the London Book Fair this year amid concerns over the way last year's cancellation was handled and its new 2021 date in June. Roffey and Tramp Press duo make Rathbones Folio Prize shortlist The shortlist for this year's £30,000 Rathbones Folio Prize has been revealed, featuring Costa winner Monique Roffey, poet Caleb Femi and a double selection for Irish indie Tramp Press. Sandstone rebuffs claims over new Sturgeon title Scottish independent Sandstone Press has rebuffed claims that it is misusing public funds in publishing a collection of speeches by Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland's First Minister. Agents Kingsford and Campbell part ways The agency Kingsford Campbell is splitting up, after Julia Kingsford and Charlie Campbell decided to separate their activities after seven years of working together. Second book from Donald Trump's niece to Allen & Unwin Donald Trump's niece, Mary L Trump, is publishing her second book with Allen & Unwin in July 2021, a year on from the publication of her exposé, Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's most Dangerous Man (S&S). Bookstat chart: Wyer leads Kindle Unlimited crew The Bookstat e-book chart saw nine new entries for the week ending 6th February.  Alan Johnson's debut novel pre-empted by Wildfire Wildfire has pre-empted former Home Secretary and memoirist Alan Johnson’s debut novel, The Late Train to Gipsy Hill. Jessica Au named inaugural winner of The Novel Prize Jessica Au has been awarded the $10,000 2020 Novel Prize for her Tokyo-set second novel Cold Enough for Snow. Books exploring friendship and the natural world longlisted for 2021 Klaus Flugge Prize The Klaus Flugge Prize, awarded to the "most promising and exciting newcomer" in children’s picture book illustration, has longlisted 20 books from illustrators whose debuts span friendship, love, family, the natural world and tales of daring. MCB scoops new poetry anthology from bestseller Esiri Macmillan Children’s Books has landed a new poetry anthology from bestselling curator and writer Allie Esiri. S&S launches Hendra and Linnet picture book series Simon & Schuster Children’s Books is to launch a new picture book series from author and illustrator team Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet. HarperCollins donates 50,000 books to Covid-19 support projects HarperCollins is donating 50,000 books to organisations supporting families during the Covid-19 crisis, including titles by Michael Morpurgo, Ant Middleton and David Walliams.

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February 10, 2021

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LATEST NEWS Pinch of Nom Quick & Easy holds firm as Captain Tom titles rise Kay Featherstone and Kate Allinson's Pinch of Nom Quick & Easy (Bluebird) has weighed in at the top of the UK Official Top 50 chart for a sixth consecutive week.  Antonia Fraser book on '19th-century heroine' to W&N Weidenfeld & Nicolson has acquired historian Antonia Fraser's portrayal of Caroline Norton, "a 19th-century heroine who wanted justice for women", for publication this May. Second controversy over Naomi Wolf's Outrages Author Naomi Wolf has come under fire once again for her book Outrages (Virago), with her critics accusing her of depicting paedophiles as gay men acting consensually. Head of Zeus reports sales of £8.4m as e-books rise Head of Zeus has reported net sales of £8.4m and profit before tax of £400,000 in unaudited accounts for the year ending 31st December 2020. Spare Zoom Project racks up 300 introductions within three months The Spare Zoom Project, the online adaptation of The Spare Room Project supporting book trade interns and job applicants from outside London, has made 320 introductions between jobseekers and publishing trade professionals since it launched in mid-November. Mosse launches inspirational women campaign Bestselling author Kate Mosse has launched a campaign to remember and celebrate inspirational women throughout history, gaining support from a host of readers and star names. Hodder & Stoughton acquires 'remarkable' Treadwell novel Hodder & Stoughton has acquired The Infernal Riddle of Thomas Peach by Jas Treadwell, a "remarkable adventure edged with magic".  Dedicated category previews for Black authors, LGBTQ+ titles The Bookseller is to run two new category previews in the second quarter of 2021 as it looks to highlight growing areas of the market and key national celebrations such as Black History Month and Pride. HarperFiction lands Harrington's 'biggest book yet' HarperFiction has landed the "biggest book yet" from Irish Times bestseller Carmel Harrington in a two-book deal. Amazon Charts: Where the Crawdads Sing surges to the top Delia Owens' Where the Crawdads Sing (Corsair) has struck the right note with the book-buying public, rising to the top of the Amazon Charts' Most-Sold: Fiction chart and ending the seemingly unstoppable run of Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club (Viking) in the top spot. Atlantic launches podcast with Tawseef Khan Atlantic Books is launching a podcast with author Tawseef Khan, exploring what it means to be Muslim in the 21st century. Bramley scoops Caledonia Novel Award for Yorkshire love story Sally Bramley has won the £1,500 Caledonia Novel Award 2021 for her literary novel Structural Damage, a love story set on a clifftop Yorkshire farm about to fall into the sea.

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February 09, 2021

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LATEST NEWS Fears raised again over Brexit's European rights impact Publishers and agents are split on whether Brexit is making a material difference to the battle for European rights, with some claiming it is now a major issue and could cost UK firms business. Online retailer Bookshop.org makes shared pool payments monthly Bookshop.org is to introduce more regular shared pool payments for booksellers, in addition to paid advertising which will see bookshops sharing 50% of revenues. Faber integrates Faber Social list into general non-fiction Faber is integrating its music and pop culture list Faber Social into its general non-fiction list, with immediate effect.  Hachette embarks on three-year partnership with NLT Hachette UK is partnering with the National Literacy Trust for the next three years to co-create programmes that help children, young people and adults in disadvantaged communities to develop their literacy skills.  Midwife's account of the womb to Virago in eight-way auction Virago has acquired Womb: The Inside Story of Where We All Began by Leah Hazard, to publish as its lead publication in spring 2023, following an eight-way auction.  Alun Wyn Jones goes to Pan Mac in eight-way battle Pan Macmillan has triumphed in an eight-way auction for the autobiography of Alun Wyn Jones, the captain of the Welsh national rugby team. Mackenzie-Smith made picture books publisher at S&S Children's Helen Mackenzie Smith has been promoted to the newly created role of picture books publisher at Simon & Schuster Children's.  Loh to depart as Bloomsbury US shuffles consumer division leadership Bloomsbury is overhauling the structure of its consumer division executive team in the US, with publishing director Cindy Loh leaving at the end the month.  Kitamura’s Intimacies to Jonathan Cape Jonathan Cape has acquired two new books by Katie Kitamura, including her "taut and electrifying" novel Intimacies, about an interpreter pulled into "explosive political fires".  Allen Lane signs Covid-19 account from Pulitzer winner Wright Allen Lane has signed an "all-encompassing" account of the Covid-19 crisis from Pulitzer Prize-winner Lawrence Wright. Scribe to publish analysis of Sweden's Covid-19 strategy Scribe has acquired The Herd, an "in-depth analysis" of Sweden's Covid-19 strategy by Swedish journalist Johan Anderberg.  Bloomsbury partners with Woodland Trust Bloomsbury has pledged to work with the Woodland Trust for three years, following a donation the publisher made to sponsor a one-acre grove in Surrey.

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February 08, 2021

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LATEST NEWS Waterstones demands business rates reform, as Chancellor mulls online sales tax Waterstones is among a number of major retailers to have signed a letter warning Chancellor Rishi Sunak that the business rates burden on shops is risking thousands of high street jobs.  PRH UK to publish four from inauguration poet Amanda Gorman Penguin Random House UK is to publish four books from Amanda Gorman, the youngest presidential inaugural poet in US history, including a special edition of “The Hill We Climb” which she read at Joe Biden's inauguration. Big Five named as defendants in US e-book price-fixing suit US publishing's Big Five–Hachette, HarperCollins, Macmillan, Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster–have now been named as defendants in an amended class suit originally brought against Amazon alone for anti-competitive behaviour in relation to e-books in the US.  Hay Festival to take place online for second year The Hay Festival in Wales will not go ahead as a physical event this year, and will instead roll interactive broadcasts in its 26th May to 6th June run. S&S lands T J Newman's flight thriller for seven-figure sum Simon & Schuster is to publish Falling by T J Newman, after a two-book global deal secured for a seven-figure sum.  Orion pre-empts 'fiercely romantic' Williams debut Orion Fiction has pre-empted "fiercely romantic" debut What Time is Love? and one more novel by journalist Holly Williams in a six-figure deal.  Chatto signs Edmund de Waal's 'extraordinary' Camondo story Chatto & Windus has signed Letters to Camondo, an “extraordinary” book penned by Edmund de Waal during the first lockdown that tells the story of the Jewish Camondo family in Paris. New Heather Morris novel out in October Heather Morris, the bestselling author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, is publishing a new novel, Three Sisters, with Bonnier Books UK imprint Zaffre this October.  HarperNorth snares first novel with Woods' gangland thriller HarperNorth has snared its first fiction acquisition, a gritty gangland thriller by Karen Woods. Bridgerton star Andoh to read An Ordinary Wonder Adjoa Andoh, who plays Lady Danbury in the hit Netflix series "Bridgerton", is reading the audiobook for An Ordinary Wonder by Buki Papillon, out with Dialogue Books in March. 4th Estate signs debut collection by Riposte founder Fourth Estate has signed the debut short story collection by Danielle Pender, founder of women's magazine Riposte. Cast Iron Books launches four titles New independent graphic novel press Cast Iron Books is to launch four titles this year.

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February 05, 2021

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LATEST NEWS The big get bigger: sales growth across formats for UK’s top six Figures supplied by the UK’s top publishers regarding their digital and print sales in 2020 point to a solid year, aided by their strong presence in supermarkets and on Amazon. HarperCollins global revenues up 23% as EBITDA soars HarperCollins saw global revenues soar to $540m in the three months to 31st December 2020, up by 23% and $102m on the same period in 2019. BBC unveils raft of 2021 books programmes with Blake and Ishiguro in line-up The BBC has unveiled a raft of books-related programmes for the coming year, including the return of its Big Book Weekend online festival, plus new films on Quentin Blake and Kazuo Ishiguro. Hawkins, Taddeo, Todd and Ince join judges at the British Book Awards Writers Paula Hawkins, Lisa Taddeo, Matthew Todd, and Robin Ince are the latest judges to join the panels at the British Book Awards.  Gallery Books to publish Hunter Biden memoir The first book from new Simon & Schuster imprint Gallery Books UK is to be Beautiful Things by Hunter Biden, son of the US president. Quartet chairman Naim Attallah dies, aged 89 Quartet Books chairman Naim Attallah has passed away at the age of 89. Smith departs Allison & Busby for Zaffre role Kelly Smith is joining Bonnier Books UK imprint Zaffre to be its new senior editor, specialising in crime and thriller, after six years at Allison & Busby. Canongate acquires 'masterpiece' from Ozeki Canongate is to publish Ruth Ozeki's latest novel, The Book of Form and Emptiness.  Hamish Hamilton acquires 'deeply moving' investigation into Black masculinity Hamish Hamilton has acquired The Stranger by Ekow Eshun, a "powerfully intimate, richly imagined" investigation into Black masculinity. Costa-winning Peepal Tree longlisted for Republic of Consciousness Prize Peepal Tree is among the indie publishers to be longlisted for this year's Republic of Consciousness Prize for Small Presses. S&S Children's partners with NLT and food bank charity Simon & Schuster Children’s Books is partnering with the National Literacy Trust (NLT) and food bank charity Feeding Britain to mark the publication of picture book The Invisible by Tom Percival.  Bookshop and wine bar to open in Islington An independent bookshop and wine bar is opening in north London, promising a "warm and welcoming" space for readers.

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February 04, 2021

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LATEST NEWS Amazon's UK sales soared 51% in 2020 Amazon's UK revenue soared by 51% to $26.5bn (£19.5bn) in the pandemic-hit year ending 31st December 2020, new figures show. Indie booksellers 'hanging in there' as lockdown stretches towards April Indie booksellers remain generally optimistic they can “weather the storm” of the latest lockdowns, despite fears England's shop closures could last until April. Michelle Obama's Becoming out in paperback and young readers edition in March Michelle Obama's bestselling memoir Becoming will be published in paperback on 2nd March, alongside an edition for younger readers. Cornwell brings back Sharpe after 15 years Bernard Cornwell is bringing back his famous Richard Sharpe character after 15 years' absence, for a new adventure with HarperCollins this autumn. Hachette traineeship programme partners with Curtis Brown and Waterstones Hachette UK has unveiled its 2021 traineeship programme, partnering for the first time with literary agency Curtis Brown and bookseller Waterstones. It will open for applications later in February, with 10 trainees joining Hachette UK in May for the year-long programme. Pearson joins Lit in Colour to help diversify curriculum Pearson is joining Lit in Colour, the programme launched by Penguin Random House UK and race equality think tank The Runnymede Trust to support UK schools in diversifying their English Literature curriculum. Welbeck reports 'well-balanced' results for first year's trading Welbeck Publishing Group has reported turnover of £13m and operating profit of £1.3m in 2019 in its inaugural financial results, taking stock of its first nine months of trading. Thread to publish Friedan’s Feminine Mystique in digital first Betty Friedan’s The Feminine Mystique will be published in e-book in the UK for the first time by Bookouture’s non-fiction imprint Thread.  Bookstat: Smith delivers paper for Relentless Alex Smith’s Paper Girls (Relentless) bagged the Bookstat e-book number one for the week ending 30th January, ending the "Bridgerton" stranglehold on the Bookstat chart. Michaelides' second thriller optioned by Stone Village Television Stone Village Television has acquired TV rights for Alex Michaelides' second thriller The Maidens, which will be published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson in June 2021. John Murray backs Herron with retailer events John Murray is embarking on a PR and marketing campaign for Mick Herron's Slough House, hosting a raft of events with booksellers online in a show of support for both the series and retailers during the latest lockdown. Bloomsbury lands two from Sheila Armstrong Bloomsbury is to publish Sheila Armstrong's debut short story collection How to Gut a Fish, and a first novel, after securing the rights at auction.

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February 03, 2021

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LATEST NEWS Jeff Bezos to step down as Amazon chief executive Amazon’s billionaire founder Jeff Bezos is stepping down as the company’s chief executive. The news was revealed as Amazon disclosed its latest financial results, reporting sales for the company of $125.6bn in the last three months of 2020. Pinch of Nom Quick & Easy goes on and on Kay Featherstone and Kate Allinson's Pinch of Nom Quick & Easy (Bluebird) has kept its grip on the UK Official Top 50 number one position for a fifth week running, scoring its sixth week in total in the top spot. Waterstones staff launch petition after Elliott's £93m payout A petition has been launched calling for Waterstones to top-up furloughed booksellers' pay to the minimum wage after recently filed accounts by the chain's owners, Elliott Advisors, showed 107 staff at the London hedge fund were paid a total of £93.3m. Tributes to 'heroic' Captain Tom, following his death aged 100 Second World War veteran, fundraiser and author Captain Sir Tom Moore has died after contracting coronavirus and pneumonia.  Hodder to publish the story behind the making of the Oxford vaccine Hodder & Stoughton is publishing the inside story of the Oxford coronavirus vaccine written by two of the leading scientists who developed it, Professor Sarah Gilbert and Dr Catherine Green. CILIP calls for National Library of Wales cuts to be abandoned CILIP,  the Chartered Institute of Library & Information Professionals, has called for planned cuts to the National Library of Wales to be abandoned, ahead of a debate in the Senedd today (3rd February). Author J J Bola and agency Pontas launch prize for under-represented writers The Pontas Literary & Film Agency and author J J Bola are partnering to create a mentoring prize for unagented, unpublished, under-represented writers. Goulding's 'empowering' non-fiction debut to Seven Dials Seven Dials has acquired the non-fiction debut of pop star and fitness role model Ellie Goulding at auction.  Knights Of signs comedy series from Burhana Islam Independent publisher Knights Of will publish Mayhem Mission and two further books in debut middle-grade series My Laugh-Out-Loud Life by Burhana Islam. The Sun and BookTrust in campaign to bring books to kids in lockdown The Sun on Sunday and children's reading charity BookTrust are launching a new campaign, Books For Kids, asking readers to send in their old children’s books so they can be pulped and turned into new ones, "bringing the joy of reading to more families during lockdown". Amazon Charts: Pinch of Nom and Richard Osman reign Kay Featherstone and Kate Allinson's Pinch of Nom Quick & Easy (Bluebird) and Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club (Penguin) have once again topped their respective Amazon Charts. Sturgeon's speeches to be published by Sandstone Sandstone Press is to publish a book of speeches by Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland's First Minister.

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February 02, 2021

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LATEST NEWS Publishers reschedule releases as lockdown rumbles on Some publishers are pushing publication of titles back into the summer to avoid ongoing lockdowns, although the widespread changes to schedules seen last year have largely been avoided. Henry, Giedroyc and Rani to judge British Book Awards Comedian Sir Lenny Henry, television presenter Mel Giedroyc, broadcaster Anita Rani, Labour MP David Lammy and author, broadcaster and podcaster Frankie Bridge will join the panel of judges for this year's British Book Awards. NetGalley bought by Media Do International NetGalley and its owner Quality Solutions/Firebrand Technologies have been sold to Media Do International. Piatkus moves to capitalise on Bridgerton success Little, Brown imprint Piatkus is making the most of the success of Netflix's "Bridgerton", expanding Julia Quinn's readership with reissues of the books on which the series is based, as well as their prequels, alongside a raft of marketing and publicity activity. Smith departs HoZ for Bonnier Books UK's Embla Bonnier Books UK has appointed Hannah Smith as editorial director of its new digital-first imprint Embla Books. BA launches Summer Books catalogue for indies The Booksellers Association (BA) is releasing a new Summer Books catalogue, giving indies a bespoke marketing and sales resource. Malcolm Peters MacDougall dies, aged 76 Malcolm Peters MacDougall, director and former chairman of Peters Booksellers in Birmingham, has died following complications from recurring cancers. Orion strikes two-book deal with Hulse Orion Fiction has bought two more novels from Caroline Hulse, including All the Fun of the Fair, billed as "a hilarious and poignant coming-of-age story like no other". Purdy launches Two Piers Literary Agency A Brighton-based literary agency launches this week, headed by former Curtis Brown editor Rufus Purdy.  Hodder acquires Gannon's manifesto for staying human on the internet Hodder & Stoughton has acquired (Dis)Connected: How to Stay Human in an Online World by podcaster and author Emma Gannon.  Bloomsbury lands Henn Kim's graphic poetry debut Bloomsbury is to publish Starry Night, Blurry Dreams, a debut collection of graphic poetry by Henn Kim.  Octopus refreshes Philip’s publishing Road atlas brand Philip’s, part of the Octopus Publishing Group, is refreshing all upcoming titles on the list with a newly designed logo and aesthetic, and celebrating with a competition on Octopus' social media platforms.

The Bookseller The Stage Media Company Ltd | 47 Bermondsey Street, London SE1 3XT Switchboard: 0203 358 0360 Subscriptions: 01371 851879 Latest headlines for the book industry Submissions for the British Book Awards 2021 are now open! Click here here to submit your entries. February 01, 2021 MORNING BRIEFING Where the news comes first Home | News | Blog | Jobs | Charts LATEST NEWS Bonnier takes auditors to court after 'wasting' £90m under Johnson Bonnier Books UK is suing its former accountant, Haysmacintyre LLP, alleging it was negligent in auditing the financial statements of the publisher's UK arm under ex-c.e.o. Richard Johnson, costing the company more than £90m.  Authors Guild calls for DoJ to block Bertelsmann's S&S purchase The Authors Guild and other writers' groups in the US have written a letter to the Department of Justice to block Bertelsmann's takeover of Simon & Schuster. Hamish Hamilton promotes Thompson and Chukwu after strong 2020 sales Hamish Hamilton has promoted Hermione Thompson and Hannah Chukwu, with publishing director Simon Prosser hailing the best sales in at least a decade for the imprint in 2020. New novel Billy Summers from Stephen King for summer 2021 Stephen King is publishing a new thriller with Hodder in August 2021, Billy Summers. The book–about a unique hitman, "a good guy in a bad job”–has been billed as “part war story, part love letter to small town America and the people who live there”. Elam joins Profile, Murray promoted Niamh Murray has been promoted to the role of campaigns director at Profile Books. Meanwhile Alex Elam, currently head of rights at A M Heath, has been recruited to the role of rights director at the independent press. Thames & Hudson lands Hockney's 'uplifting manifesto' Thames & Hudson is to publish Spring Cannot be Cancelled, a book of conversations and correspondence between David Hockney and his long-time friend and collaborator, Martin Gayford. Herrin's Ravenna wins Pol Roger Duff Cooper Prize Historian and Judith Herrin has won the £5,000 2020 Pol Roger Duff Cooper Prize for her historical work Ravenna (Allen Lane). Harvill Secker pre-empts Stokes-Chapman's 'gorgeously atmospheric' debut Harvill Secker has pre-empted for six figures a “gorgeously atmospheric and deliciously page-turning” Georgian-set debut by Susan Stokes-Chapman. Bloomsbury bags 'razor-sharp' novel from Lauren John Joseph Bloomsbury has acquired world English and audio rights to Lauren John Joseph’s novel At Certain Points We Touch. Lammy and Lewis make Parliamentary Book Awards shortlist Books by David Lammy, Helen Lewis and The Secret Barrister have made the 2020 Parliamentary Book Awards shortlist. Oprah Winfrey's book on trauma scooped by Bluebird Bluebird has landed a book on trauma and healing from Oprah Winfrey and Dr Bruce Perry. Leipzig Book Fair cancelled for a second year Leipzig Book Fair, the main spring event for the German book industry, has been cancelled for the second year running owing to the pandemic. The Bookseller The Stage Media Company Ltd | 47 Bermondsey Street, London SE1 3XT Switchboard: 0203 358 0360 Subscriptions: 01371 851879 The most read stories of the week     Our round-up of the most read stories of the past week on The Bookseller: 1. HarperVoyager spellbound by Dawson's first adult trilogy 2. Headline Review acquires two from Babalola in 'whirlwind' pre-empt 3. Hachette launches Feminist Book Box subscription service 4. Publishers join literary agencies in running spring rights 'fairs' (£) 5. BookScan estimates 2020 full-year print market up 5.5% (£) 6. Publishers roll out support for staffers battling with home-schooling (£) 7. Indie publishers optimistic despite lockdown struggles (£) 8. Atlantic Books acquires 'dazzlingly original' guide to fandom in politics 9. W&N strikes two-book deal with Quentin Tarantino (£) 10. Waterstones closes Economists' Bookshop and Lincoln Exchange branch   Connect with us: The Bookseller, The Stage Media Company Ltd, 47 Bermondsey Street, London SE1 3XT. Registered No. 02316307. Subscriptions: 01371 851879