Saturday, February 17, 2018

Latest from The Bookseller


Travel Market
The international terror threat, a weaker pound and ill feeling towards the election of Donald Trump have contributed towards a shift in the travel market, but the book trade is still bullish about its long-term health, despite a drop in sales last year.
Man Booker 50
The Booker Prize Foundation has revealed a new prize to mark its 50th anniversary which will put previous winners across five decades into contention for a one-off award.
Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen
Michael Joseph has acquired Oh My God, What a Complete Aisling, the debut novel from long-time friends Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen that claimed Ireland's Christmas number one spot for adult fiction last year. 
Vicki Mellor
Pan Macmillan has promoted Vicki Mellor to the newly-created role of publishing director of the commercial fiction team.
Simon & Schuster
Higher sales of print books and digital audio propelled revenue growth at Simon & Schuster in the fourth quarter.
Still Me
Jojo Moyes is "still" top of the Weekly E-Book Ranking, as Still Me, the third title in her million-copy-selling Me Before You trilogy, spent a second week as the UK’s bestselling e-book.
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Like A Woman
Penguin is launching a pop-up bookshop stocked solely with titles by female writers for International Women’s Day.
Michael Frank
Michael Frank’s “dazzlingly vivid” family memoir The Mighty Franks (4th Estate) has won the £4,000 Jewish Quarterly Wingate Prize.
Corvus
Atlantic imprint Corvus has joined forces with literary agency A M Heath to launch a crime and thriller competition.
Fast Cakes by Mary Berry
Headline is publishing Mary Berry's baking book Fast Cakes: Easy Bakes in Minutes
Walker Books will this autumn release a book about the life and work of Helen Oxenbury, who was given the BookTrust Lifetime Achievement Award last week.
Simon & Schuster UK
Simon & Schuster UK has launched a competition with the Darley Anderson Literary Agency and Bradford Literature Festival to find the next bestselling commercial fiction author.

Travel Market
The international terror threat, a weaker pound and ill feeling towards the election of Donald Trump have contributed towards a shift in the travel market, but the book trade is still bullish about its long-term health, despite a drop in sales last year.
Man Booker 50
The Booker Prize Foundation has revealed a new prize to mark its 50th anniversary which will put previous winners across five decades into contention for a one-off award.
Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen
Michael Joseph has acquired Oh My God, What a Complete Aisling, the debut novel from long-time friends Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen that claimed Ireland's Christmas number one spot for adult fiction last year. 
Vicki Mellor
Pan Macmillan has promoted Vicki Mellor to the newly-created role of publishing director of the commercial fiction team.
Simon & Schuster
Higher sales of print books and digital audio propelled revenue growth at Simon & Schuster in the fourth quarter.
Still Me
Jojo Moyes is "still" top of the Weekly E-Book Ranking, as Still Me, the third title in her million-copy-selling Me Before You trilogy, spent a second week as the UK’s bestselling e-book.
[Alt-Text]


Like A Woman
Penguin is launching a pop-up bookshop stocked solely with titles by female writers for International Women’s Day.
Michael Frank
Michael Frank’s “dazzlingly vivid” family memoir The Mighty Franks (4th Estate) has won the £4,000 Jewish Quarterly Wingate Prize.
Corvus
Atlantic imprint Corvus has joined forces with literary agency A M Heath to launch a crime and thriller competition.
Fast Cakes by Mary Berry
Headline is publishing Mary Berry's baking book Fast Cakes: Easy Bakes in Minutes
Walker Books will this autumn release a book about the life and work of Helen Oxenbury, who was given the BookTrust Lifetime Achievement Award last week.
Simon & Schuster UK
Simon & Schuster UK has launched a competition with the Darley Anderson Literary Agency and Bradford Literature Festival to find the next bestselling commercial fiction author.

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