Hot Key Books acquires three books from 2019 CILIP Carnegie winner and New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Acevedo Georgia Murray, Commissioning Editor at Bonnier Books UK, and Jane Harris, Managing Director of Children’s Trade at Bonnier Books UK, have acquired three books by 2019 CILIP Carnegie winner and New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth […]
“I grew up with characters I couldn’t relate to”: Yasmin Rahman on representation in Young Adult fiction Yasmin Rahman’s debut novel, All the Things We Never Said, faces the challenging subjects of mental health, teenagers, and online communities. It’s also one of the few Young Adult books out there featuring a Muslim character where her […]
Bonnier Books UK acquires official autobiography of Tai Woffinden Toby Buchan, executive editor at Bonnier Books UK, acquired world, all-language rights for Raw Speed directly from author and triple Speedway World Champion Tai Woffinden and co-author Peter Oakes. Raw Speed is the official autobiography of Woffingdon and will be published under the John Blake imprint. Raw Speed is […]
Bonnier Books UK acquires second book from Jenson Button Matt Phillips, publishing director for non-fiction at Bonnier Books UK, acquired all language rights for Jenson Button’s second book How to be an F1 Driver from David Luxton Associates. How to be an F1 Driver is champion driver Jenson Button’s second with Bonnier Books UK. Jenson’s first book, Life […]
Blink acquires new Eminem biography Oliver Holden-Rea, senior editor for adult non-fiction at Bonnier Books UK, acquired UK and Commonwealth rights from Lisa Gallagher at DeFiore and Co. in New York. Not Afraid: The Evolution of Eminem is written by Anthony Bozza, a New York City-based writer and journalist. Anthony has been given unprecedented access to Eminem […]
Bonnier Books UK appoints Ben Willis to further strengthen thriller publishing Bonnier Books UK has appointed Ben Willis as publishing director to further strengthen its thriller list and brand fiction under flagship fiction imprint, Zaffre. Willis started his publishing career in publicity for Transworld and Headline, where he launched the book blogger resource site bookbridgr.com, and handled […]
Bonnier Books UK to publish third volume of the hit comedy wildlife awards series Bonnier Books UK senior editor Joel Simons acquired World All Language rights from Natalie Galustian at DHH Literary Agency. The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards is one of the most popular celebrations of animal welfare and receives thousands of entries every year. […]
World Refugee Day 2019: Interview with Jalal Afhim of Open Cultural Centre Since 2014, the UNHR has recorded 1,169,000 refugee arrivals in Greece — not including those who either died or went missing on the journey. Christy Lefteri, daughter of Cypriot refugees and author of The Beekeeper of Aleppo, recently wrote: “media coverage often does not give […]
Bonnier Books UK acquires true story of notorious Peaky Blinders Kelly Ellis, publishing director for adult non-fiction at Bonnier Books UK, acquired world all language rights to Peaky Blinders: The Real Story directly from author and social historian Carl Chinn. Peaky Blinders: The Real Story is a fascinating insight into the true story behind Birmingham’s most notorious gang. […]