Bonnier Books UK returns £1.1m profit in 2019 For the financial year to 31 December 2019 Bonnier Books UK returned a profit of £1.1m on net sales of £85.7m. Revenues in 2019 were up by 12% on the previous year to £85.7m and Earnings Before Interest and Tax (“EBIT”) improved by £4.7m on 2018. ‘Bonnier […]
Zaffre pre-empts Queen Elizabeth II mystery series Zaffre has pre-empted UK Commonwealth rights for The Windsor Knot by SJ Bennett – the first novel in a mystery series which imagines Queen Elizabeth II as a secret amateur detective who solves crimes in-between her royal duties. Ben Willis, publishing director at Zaffre, pre-empted five books in […]
Bonnier Books UK strengthens adult publicity team with two key promotions Bonnier Books UK today announces two key promotions within its publicity team, designed to strengthen the trade business ahead of future growth. Francesca Russell, currently publicity director of trade fiction imprints Zaffre and Manilla Press, has been promoted to publicity director across the adult […]
World Book Day 2020: authors share stories that inspired their lifelong love of reading Behind every author is a story that inspired in them a lifelong love of reading and creating. This year, World Book Day launched its #ShareAStory campaign to encourage story-sharing, raise awareness, spark imaginations and create readers for life. We asked some […]
The Future We Choose publishes with pioneering zero-waste campaign Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac’s highly anticipated manifesto for positive climate action, The Future We Choose (Manilla Press), publishes with a pioneering zero-waste UK campaign. To support the book’s powerful message of environmental optimism and proactive climate action, the UK marketing campaign – led by Bonnier Books […]
Two book deal for million-copy bestseller Heather Morris Bonnier Books UK is thrilled to announce a new book from Heather Morris, author of the internationally bestselling novels The Tattooist of Auschwitz and Cilka’s Journey. Publisher Margaret Stead sealed a two book-deal including World Rights, with the first work of non-fiction by Heather Morris, Stories of […]
Dumughn and McKeown promoted at Bonnier Books UK Bonnier Books UK today announces two key promotions, strengthening its adult trade marketing team. Stephen Dumughn, currently marketing director of fiction imprints Zaffre and Manilla Press, has been promoted to marketing director – adult trade. This newly-created role will see Dumughn take responsibility for marketing across the […]
Bonnier Books UK strengthen’s children’s trade team Bonnier Books UK today announces that Lizz Skelly and Emma Quick are to join the trade children’s team. Skelly, currently at Penguin Random House, will join in the newly-create role of head of publicity. Lizz Skelly said: ‘I’m thrilled to be taking up a new role at Bonnier […]
Bonnier Books UK launches literary imprint Manilla Press Bonnier Books UK today (6th February 2020) launches literary imprint, Manilla Press, with the publication of Stacey Halls’ highly-anticipated second novel, The Foundling. The name of the imprint is inspired by Nedre Manilla, the home of the Bonnier family in Stockholm. As part of the launch the […]