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 […]
Jenson Button to celebrate new book at Silverstone Jenson Button will celebrate the publication of How to be an F1 Driver with a live event at Silverstone Motor Circuit this Saturday (19 October). The event, which will be hosted by Sky Sports presenter Natalie Pinkham and supported by WHSmith events, is expected to attract more than […]
Manilla Press wins eight-way auction for “gripping” untold WWII story, The Nine Bonnier Books UK imprint Manilla Press has acquired The Nine, a “gripping” WWII story by author Gwen Strauss, following a heated eight-way auction. Margaret Stead, publisher, Manilla Press, acquired UK and Commonwealth rights including audio from Kerry Nordling at SMP. The Nine: A […]
Blink to publish the story of Brexit as told by William Shakespeare Blink Publishing, an imprint of Bonnier Books UK, is publishing a hilarious Brexit-inspired ‘comedy of errors’ in the style of Shakespeare, entitled William Shakespeare’s Brexit by Boris Starling. Following a direct approach, Joel Simons, senior editor at Blink, acquired World Rights from Juliet […]