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LATEST NEWS Fifty authors call on book industry to ditch plastic Fifty of the UK’s authors and illustrators, including Sir Michael Morpurgo, Chris Riddell and Jacqueline Wilson, have pledged their support for a campaign encouraging the book industry to ditch plastic. Unbound makes four editors redundant Unbound is making four editors redundant following a "strategic reorganisation". 'Godfather of Pop Art' Blake designs BAMB tote Sir Peter Blake, often referred to as the "Godfather of British Pop Art", has designed the collectors' edition tote for this year's Books Are My Bag (BAMB) campaign, annually celebrating bookshops in the UK and Ireland. S&S triumphs in five-way auction for 'brave and moving' YA debut Simon & Schuster UK has acquired two books by American YA debut author Erin Stewart following a five-publisher auction. Hay's School Days to be rolled out across UK Hay Festival is launching a new initiative to live stream its “Schools Days” UK-wide following last year's pilot in Wales.  Zaffre joins procession of books on royal wedding Bonnier Zaffre is the latest in a raft of publishers to get behind this summer's royal wedding of Prince Harry to actress Meghan Markle. Blackwell's partners with Exeter hotel for 'love inn' Exeter's branch of Blackwell’s is preparing a "19th-century love inn" with the city's Southernhay House Hotel. Abbi Jacobson's 'hilarious and poignant' essays to Virago Virago has acquired a "hilarious and poignant" essay collection, I Might Regret This, about love, loss and "figuring out who you really are when you thought you already knew" from American actor Abbi Jacobson. Morrissey to star in new Louise Doughty adaptation Production company Eleventh Hour is teaming up with David Morrissey to adapt Louise Doughty's Whatever You Love (Faber) for television. Lovegrove launches magazine for Caribbean writing Sharmaine Lovegrove has launched an online magazine dedicated to Caribbean literature. Time travel murder mystery to HoZ Head of Zeus has acquired a time travel murder mystery from "brilliant new voice" Kate Mascarenhas.

MORNING BRIEFING Where the news comes first Home | News | Blog | Jobs | Charts LATEST NEWS Fifty authors call on book industry to ditch plastic Fifty of the UK’s authors and illustrators, including Sir Michael Morpurgo, Chris Riddell and Jacqueline Wilson, have pledged their support for a campaign encouraging the book industry to ditch plastic. Unbound makes four editors redundant Unbound is making four editors redundant following a "strategic reorganisation". 'Godfather of Pop Art' Blake designs BAMB tote Sir Peter Blake, often referred to as the "Godfather of British Pop Art", has designed the collectors' edition tote for this year's Books Are My Bag (BAMB) campaign, annually celebrating bookshops in the UK and Ireland. S&S triumphs in five-way auction for 'brave and moving' YA debut Simon & Schuster UK has acquired two books by American YA debut author Erin Stewart following a five-publisher auction. Hay's School Days to be rolled out across UK Hay Festival is launching a new initiative to live stream its “Schools Days” UK-wide following last year's pilot in Wales.  Zaffre joins procession of books on royal wedding Bonnier Zaffre is the latest in a raft of publishers to get behind this summer's royal wedding of Prince Harry to actress Meghan Markle. Blackwell's partners with Exeter hotel for 'love inn' Exeter's branch of Blackwell’s is preparing a "19th-century love inn" with the city's Southernhay House Hotel. Abbi Jacobson's 'hilarious and poignant' essays to Virago Virago has acquired a "hilarious and poignant" essay collection, I Might Regret This, about love, loss and "figuring out who you really are when you thought you already knew" from American actor Abbi Jacobson. Morrissey to star in new Louise Doughty adaptation Production company Eleventh Hour is teaming up with David Morrissey to adapt Louise Doughty's Whatever You Love (Faber) for television. Lovegrove launches magazine for Caribbean writing Sharmaine Lovegrove has launched an online magazine dedicated to Caribbean literature. Time travel murder mystery to HoZ Head of Zeus has acquired a time travel murder mystery from "brilliant new voice" Kate Mascarenhas. MORNING BRIEFING Where the news comes first Home | News | Blog | Jobs | Charts LATEST NEWS Fifty authors call on book industry to ditch plastic Fifty of the UK’s authors and illustrators, including Sir Michael Morpurgo, Chris Riddell and Jacqueline Wilson, have pledged their support for a campaign encouraging the book industry to ditch plastic. Unbound makes four editors redundant Unbound is making four editors redundant following a "strategic reorganisation". 'Godfather of Pop Art' Blake designs BAMB tote Sir Peter Blake, often referred to as the "Godfather of British Pop Art", has designed the collectors' edition tote for this year's Books Are My Bag (BAMB) campaign, annually celebrating bookshops in the UK and Ireland. S&S triumphs in five-way auction for 'brave and moving' YA debut Simon & Schuster UK has acquired two books by American YA debut author Erin Stewart following a five-publisher auction. Hay's School Days to be rolled out across UK Hay Festival is launching a new initiative to live stream its “Schools Days” UK-wide following last year's pilot in Wales.  Zaffre joins procession of books on royal wedding Bonnier Zaffre is the latest in a raft of publishers to get behind this summer's royal wedding of Prince Harry to actress Meghan Markle. Blackwell's partners with Exeter hotel for 'love inn' Exeter's branch of Blackwell’s is preparing a "19th-century love inn" with the city's Southernhay House Hotel. Abbi Jacobson's 'hilarious and poignant' essays to Virago Virago has acquired a "hilarious and poignant" essay collection, I Might Regret This, about love, loss and "figuring out who you really are when you thought you already knew" from American actor Abbi Jacobson. Morrissey to star in new Louise Doughty adaptation Production company Eleventh Hour is teaming up with David Morrissey to adapt Louise Doughty's Whatever You Love (Faber) for television. Lovegrove launches magazine for Caribbean writing Sharmaine Lovegrove has launched an online magazine dedicated to Caribbean literature. Time travel murder mystery to HoZ Head of Zeus has acquired a time travel murder mystery from "brilliant new voice" Kate Mascarenhas.