La Plante made 2020 London Book and Screen Week ambassador Lynda La Plante has been revealed an ambassador for London Book and Screen Week 2020, reports The Bookseller, highlighting ‘her illustrious career across page, stage and screen.’ La Plante will be joined by author Joe Dunthorne, novelist and scriptwriter Lisa Owens, creator and author Jonathan […]
The Tattooist of Auschwitz biggest selling fiction book of 2019 in UK and Ireland Heather Morris’ international bestseller The Tattooist of Auschwitz is the biggest selling fiction book of 2019 in both Ireland and the UK, as reported by Nielsen Book Scan. In the UK, The Tattooist of Auschwitz ranked second the second-biggest selling book […]
Mann and Parkin recognised in 2019 Bookseller 150 Bonnier Books UK CEO Perminder Mann and Managing Director of Adult Trade Kate Parkin have been listed in the 2019 Bookseller 150 – an annual list of the 150 most influential people in UK publishing. 2019 marked the first year Parkin has been recognised in the list, […]
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 to plant 10 trees for every book published in 2020 As part of its ongoing sustainability plan, Bonnier Books UK will publish a stand of trees for every new book published in 2o20. On behalf of its authors, illustrators and brand partners, Bonnier Books UK will celebrate publication dates by planting 10 […]
‘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 […]
The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris has sold more than a million copies in the UK. First published in the UK by Bonnier Books UK imprint Zaffre in January 2018, the book is the biggest-selling novel of 2019 so far and is still riding high in the bestseller charts, nearly two years after publication. […]