Hachette UK has acquired the Canadian- and Irish-based stationery company Paperblanks, with Graham Conway to be its CEO.
The UK’s BookTrust Revitalizes Its ‘BookStart Baby Bag’ Program
The British charity BookTrust refreshed its Bookstart Baby Bag program which donates new board books to families with babies.
The ‘Earthshot’ Prize Moves a Book Into Climate Crisis Channels
The 10-year Earthshot Prize for climate-crisis response efforts will see its companion book published in September in the United Kingdom.
British Academy Opens Nayef Al-Rodhan Prize Submissions, Adds New Jurors
The 2021 season for the Al-Rodhan Prize opens at a moment of sharp transition in the program’s field of international understanding.
Coronavirus: Leipzig Book Fair Is Canceled; London Still On, Pan Mac Now Out with Hachette Livre
Developing story: Leipzig Book Fair shutters its planned March 12 to 15 show; London Book Fair still hanging fire amid more cancellations.
UK’s 2020 Portico Prize Goes to Jessica Andrews’ Debut ‘Saltwater’
The Manchester-based Portico Library Prize for Literature–focused on the country’s North– finds its winner in a native of Sunderland.
More From FutureBook Live: Harris on Audio, Espiner on Management
In UK audiobook statistics, Harris Interactive sees younger, higher salaried men leading listeners. Orion’s Katie Espiner talks about women in publishing.
Industry Notes: John Murray Press Launches US Basic Books Imprint in the UK
Hachette in London is creating a Basic Books nonfiction imprint for the UK in cooperation with the New York imprint of that name.
From Frankfurt: Hachette’s Clare Harington Bows Out
After more than four decades in the book business, Hachette UK’s group communications director Clare Harington will retire with a wide network of friends in the industry.
Welbeck Names Malcolm Edwards To Publish André Deutsch Line
Welbeck Publishing Group reactivates the André Deutsch line as an imprint under the direction of former Orion publisher Malcolm Edwards.