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 […]
“Manilla seeks to publish conversation-creators across genres”: The Bookseller reports on new Bonnier Books UK imprint Manilla “With a high-profile launch title in the form of climate change polemic The Future We Choose, Bonnier Books UK’s new, concise list Manilla is seeking to publish books that set the agenda.” New Bonnier Books UK imprint Manilla […]
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 […]
Bonnier Books UK imprint Blink to publish The Crown: Volume II – the official companion to the second and third seasons of the Netflix series The Crown: Volume II is to publish 18 November 2019, the day after the much-anticipated Netflix release of the new series. The second sees Olivia Colman takes over from Claire Foy in […]
Paula White named winner of the 2019 Templar Illustration Prize Paula White was named winner of the 2019 Templar Illustration Prize hosted by Nomad Books in Fulham on 18th September 2019. The 2019 prize invited applicants to submit book materials — including cover, storyboard and spread designs — to the theme of “Where I Come […]
Bonnier Books UK triumphs in nine-way auction for “defining” book on the climate crisis Bonnier Books UK is thrilled to announce the acquisition of The Future We Choose: Surviving the Climate Crisis by Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac. UK and Commonwealth Rights were bought from Doug Abrams at Idea Architects via Caspian Dennis at Abner Stein […]
Illustrator spotlight: Sally Walker Sally Walker is a graphic designer and illustrator from Suffolk and one of three artists shortlisted for the Templar Illustration Prize. We spoke with Sally about her evolving artistic practice and celebrating the natural world. Sally Walker had been working as a graphic designer for fifteen years before she decided to […]
Totally Entwined Group acquired by co-founders Claire and Marek Siemaszkiewicz have acquired romance fiction publisher, Totally Entwined Group, from Bonnier Books UK for an undisclosed fee. Totally Entwined Group publishes approximately 150 titles per year, across three imprints: Totally Bound Publishing (romantica); Pride Publishing (GBLTQI romance fiction); and Finch Books (YA romance). The Lincolnshire-based publisher […]