Bloomsbury orders a 35,000-copy reprint of The Song of Achilles

More Miller for Bloomsbury - The Bookseller - Katie Miller - 31 May, 2012

Bloomsbury has ordered a 35,000-copy reprint of Madeline Miller's The Song of Achilles, which won the Orange Prize for Fiction last night. Editor-in-chief Alexandra Pringle said: "We've already had absolutely massive interest from the retailers." The title is already the bestselling book on the shortlist since the six were announced. At the last ceremony to be sponsored by Orange, co-founder Kate Mosse hinted at a global future for the prize.