Bonnier Books UK strengthens non-fiction team with appointment of Susannah Otter Bonnier Books UK has appointed Susannah Otter to the newly created role of editorial director of commercial non-fiction. After starting out at Chatto & Windus and then Square Peg, Otter was most recently commissioning editor at Quadrille Publishing, where she published a diverse, commercial […]
Bonnier Books UK acquires world English language rights to The Phone Box at the End of the World Editorial director Sophie Orme acquired world English language rights from Maria Cristina Guerra at Grandi & Associati. Foreign language rights have already been sold into seventeen territories. The Phone Box at the End of the World by Laura Imai […]
‘Don’t get into the perfectionist thing’: Perminder Mann Bonnier Books UK CEO Perminder Mann talks about her ongoing journey as a CEO for Work in Publishing Week. Bonnier Books UK CEO Perminder Mann is a renowned publishing innovator. She co-founded Blink Publishing – the first publisher to collaborate with a vlogger, multi-bestselling Alfie Deyes. Perminder […]
Morrison joins Echo as associate publisher Echo Publishing has appointed Tegan Morrison as associate publisher. Morrison has 20 years’ experience in the industry across adult fiction, non-fiction, children’s and YA publishing, including roles at HarperCollins Australia, Penguin Books Australia and Hachette Australia. She has worked with authors including Shaun Tan, Melina Marchetta, Paul Ham, Cathy […]
Four Bonnier Books UK authors and illustrators nominated for 2020 CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Awards Hot Key Books authors Yasmin Rahman and Jennifer Donnelly have been nominated for the 2020 CILIP Carnegie Medal. Templar creators Professor Raman Prinja and Chris Wormell (illustrator of Philip Pullman’s Book of Dust series) have been nominated for the […]
Children’s books to celebrate Black History Month 2019 Black History Month is celebrated in the UK every October – aiming to promote and recognise Black contributions to British society and to encourage and foster understanding and knowledge of Black history in general. “It’s important for children to recognise themselves in the books they read, considering it’s […]