Which books sold well in China?
Industry News
By Lu Yun According to Dangdang’s booklist in the first half of the year based on online book reviews and bestseller charts, consumers are still happy to purchase trending books ... Read more
China’s book sales shifts to online
Industry News
By Le Yi The book market gradually warmed up In the first half of 2019, the China’s book retail market moved from “cold spring” to “warm summer”. According to the ... Read more
New Job: Marketing & Conference Coordinator
Industry News
Job Title: Marketing & Conference Coordinator 5 month fixed term contract position (November 2019 to March 2020) Reports to: Conference Manager Based at: Richmond, Surrey, UK The London Book Fair ... Read more
Snapshot for 15 November 2019
Blogs, Industry News
There were warm words from Curtis Brown chairman Jonathan Lloyd this week in tribute to Ian Chapman Senior, the former William Collins chairman and CEO who has died at the ... Read more
Trailblazer Awards 2020 Open for Entries
Industry News
The annual Trailblazer Awards now open for submissions, welcoming entries from book professionals aged 30 or under. The Trailblazer Awards, run by The London Book Fair, in partnership with the ... Read more
STM Publishing Newsletter – November 2019
Blogs, Industry News
Busy month for Wiley Wiley is extending its Wiley Editing Services offering through a partnership with Editage. Seven new services focusing on article promotion are being added to its existing ... Read more
Sharjshot for 31 October 2019
Blogs, Industry News
Earlier this week London Book Fair Director Jacks Thomas chaired a session on Freedom to Publish as part of the Publishers Conference held in Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates ... Read more
Academic Publishing – October 2019
Blogs, Industry News
Liverpool scores twice on anniversary. Liverpool University Press, which this month celebrated its 120th anniversary, has announced a new partnership with ScienceOpen which will integrate press collections in the humanities, social ... Read more
Katy Derbyshire, esteemed German-English translator, to be LBF 2020’s Literary Translator of the Fair
Industry News
LBF’s Literary Translation Centre is the annual hub for all those involved in literature in translation Award-winning translator Katy Derbyshire will participate in The London Book Fair 2020 (10 – ... Read more
Remembering Judith Kerr
Industry News
We are extremely sad to hear of the passing of beloved children’s author and previous LBF children’s Author of the Day, Judith Kerr. An icon of the children’s book world, ... Read more
The London Book Fair announces Sharjah will be Market Focus in 2020
Industry News
The London Book Fair and The Sharjah Book Authority have today announced Sharjah as the Market Focus of The London Book Fair 2020 (10-12 March 2020). The London Book Fair ... Read more
The London Book Fair UK Book Blog Awards 2019 Winners Announced
Blogs, Industry News, Uncategorized
Mostly Lit crowned Book Podcaster of the Year What’s Hot? by Laura Hartley wins Book Blogger prize @ab_reads named Bookstagrammer of the Year Rose Reads takes home BookTuber award Awards ... Read more
#LBF19 – The Final Day
Blogs
This morning we opened the doors for the third and final day of London Book Fair. Once again the halls were packed full of the biggest names in the publishing ... Read more
#LBF19 – Day Two – The Best Bits
Blogs
The halls were buzzing on day two at The London Book Fair. Visitors and exhibitors turned out in force to meet at the global marketplace for rights negotiation and the ... Read more
The London Book Fair International Excellence Awards 2019: Winners Announced
Industry News
The winners of The London Book Fair (LBF) International Excellence Awards were announced at a prestigious ceremony last night, on the first day of the Fair. Recipients of the awards, ... Read more
Ian McEwan, Caryl Phillips, Slaughter, David McKee and More Kick Off London Book Fair 2019
Blogs, Industry News
The London Book Fair 2019 opens with sessions on Freedom to Publish, Brexit and the challenges of the digital age The London Book Fair opened its doors to publishing professionals, ... Read more
#LBF19 – Day One – The Highlights
Blogs
At 9am The London Book Fair 2019 opened its doors, with publishing professionals from around the globe arriving to meet the ‘who’s who’ of the publishing industry under one roof. ... Read more
Killing Eve and La Belle Sauvage announced among 2019 CAMEO Award winners
Blogs, Industry News
Guest speakers: James Runcie, author and London Book & Screen Week 2019 Ambassador; Barry Cryer, OBE, comedy writer & performer; Delyth Thomas, BAFTA nominated director Four remarkable winners have been ... Read more
#Quantum19 – Aligned Creativity: Informed by Insight – What did you miss?
Blogs, Quantum Conference
Once again the #LBF19 week kicked off with the Quantum Conference. Today’s packed and diverse agenda covered everything from publishing trends, tactics, new audiences, new business models, audio and more. ... Read more
The London Book Fair Unveils 2019 Seminar Line-Up
Industry News
The Most Anticipated Global Book Fair, LBF returns to Olympia 12-14 March Speakers from Penguin Random House, Unicef, Pan Macmillan, Book Trust, Hachette, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, BBC, Lego, The ... Read more
Academic Newsletter – February 2019
Blogs, Industry News
Scholarly publishers raise concerns over Plan S More than forty scholarly publishers working in the humanities and social sciences, including eleven presses based in the UK, have signed an open ... Read more
5 Minutes With Matilda Battersby
Interviews
Matilda Battersby is editor of Popshot magazine – an illustrated literary magazine that publishes short stories, flash fiction, and poetry from the literary new blood. The magazine is published quarterly. Popshot ... Read more
The London Book Fair Unveils Full 2019 Author Line-Up
Industry News
The London Book Fair (LBF; 12-14 March 2019), the UK’s largest book and publishing event, has revealed this year’s line-up of internationally bestselling authors, debut writers, and beyond. In addition ... Read more
The London Book Fair Unveils Inaugural Podcast Line-Up
Industry News
Ian McEwan, Caroline O’Donoghue, Daisy Buchanan, Holly Bourne, Caryl Phillips, R. R. Haywood, Jess Kidd, Claire McGlasson, Anna Fielding and Leena Normington take part in live podcast stream at LBF ... Read more
Informing and Empowering Writers: The London Book Fair’s Author HQ 2019 Seminar Programme Announced
Industry News
The London Book Fair (LBF), the UK’s biggest gathering of international publishers and agents, is delighted to announce its Author HQ events programme. This is the area of the Fair ... Read more
LBF International Excellence Awards 2019: SHORTLISTS REVEALED
Industry News
The shortlist for The London Book Fair International Excellence Awards 2019 has been announced, with USA leading the way with five nominations, closely followed by Brazil and India with three ... Read more
LBF Indonesia Market Focus announces its showcase professional publishing events at LBF
Industry News
From social media consumption, to indie and children’s publishing, LBF will provide a window into Indonesian publishing Indonesia and LBF have announced the Market Focus Professional Programme for The London ... Read more
David McKee announced as LBF’s Illustrator of the Fair
Industry News
The London Book Fair (LBF) is delighted to announce bestselling writer and illustrator David McKee as this year’s Illustrator of the Fair. David McKee is the creator of the iconic ... Read more
Raymond Antrobus Announced as Poet of the Fair
Industry News
The London Book Fair has announced that award-winning poet, Raymond Antrobus, will headline the Fair’s poetry line-up as Poet of the Fair in March. Raymond Antrobus has received numerous accolades, ... Read more
5 Minutes with Elizabeth DeNoma
Interviews
Dr. Elizabeth DeNoma is a Senior Editor at Amazon Crossing, the translation imprint at Amazon Publishing. Some of her most significant acquisitions include works by international icon Marc Levy, works ... Read more
International intellectual property law expert Daniel Gervais to give Charles Clark Memorial Lecture
Industry News
Professor Daniel Gervais will deliver the Charles Clark Memorial Lecture at The London Book Fair on Tuesday 11th March 2019, focusing on the changing role of intermediation in delivering informational ... Read more
Jeremy Tiang Announced as LBF’s Inaugural Literary Translator of the Fair
Industry News
Award-winning translator Jeremy Tiang will participate in The London Book Fair (12 – 14 March) this year as Inaugural Literary Translator of the Fair. A prolific translator, playwright, novelist, and ... Read more
Trailblazer Awards Winners Revealed by The London Book Fair
Industry News
The winners of the fourth annual Trailblazer Awards were announced by The London Book Fair tonight at an inspiring evening at Soho House, London. Celebrating young talent under the age ... Read more
BAFTA Kids Roadshow with Place2Be announced as London Book Fair Charity of the Year
Industry News
The London Book Fair (LBF) (12-14 March) has selected the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Kids Roadshow with Place2Be, as this year’s Charity of the Year. BAFTA ... Read more
Cambridge University Press, UNICEF and Marshall Cavendish Education to speak at What Works? LBF’s Educational Publishing conference
Industry News
The London Book Fair has announced the line-up for the seventh annual What Works? Successful Publishing Resources & Technologies for the Future conference, which will examine key topics including EdTech, ... Read more
Plan S under the spotlight at LBF’s Research & Scholarly Publishing Forum
Industry News
The London Book Fair 2019’s Research and Scholarly Publishing Forum (13 March 2019) will tackle the key issues and trends facing academic publishing, including the impact of ‘Plan S’ on ... Read more
Entries are now open for The London Book Fair’s hugely popular writing competition: The Write Stuff!
Industry News
The London Book Fair (LBF), the UK’s biggest gathering of international publishers and agents, has announced that entries are NOW OPEN for its ever-popular writing competition, The Write Stuff, which ... Read more
LBF Quantum Conference announces Film & TV focus
Industry News
Christopher Eccleston, takes centre stage with BBC, Stephen Page, and futurist Alexandra Levit The London Book Fair’s Monday Conference, Quantum: Aligned Creativity, Informed by Data (Monday 11 March 2019) will ... Read more
Five Minutes With Stephen Page
Blogs, Interviews
Stephen began his career in bookselling before moving into publishing where he initially worked in marketing and sales. In 1994 he joined Fourth Estate, becoming its Managing Director in 2000. ... Read more
Leading writers Caryl Phillps, Holly Bourne and Seno Gumira Ajidarma announced for The London Book Fair Author of the Day line-up 2019
Industry News
The London Book Fair (12-14 March 2019) has today announced distinguished writer Caryl Phillips, leading YA novelist Holly Bourne and critically acclaimed Indonesian author Seno Gumira Ajidarma, to headline its ... Read more
Book Podcast of the Year category lands at UK Book Blog Awards
Blogs, Industry News
Awards celebrating social media influencers returns for second year The London Book Fair is delighted to announce the return of the UK Book Blog Awards @ LBF, with a new ... Read more
Trailblazer Awards Longlist Revealed
Blogs, Industry News
The London Book Fair celebrates UK young talent in publishing The longlist for the 2019 Trailblazer Awards has been unveiled today, celebrating 30 publishing professionals under the age of 30 ... Read more
New International Book Trade Journalist Award
Blogs, Industry News
The London Book Fair (LBF) International Excellence Awards, in partnership with the Publishers Association (The PA), has launched the hunt for the best International Book Trade Journalist, and the deadline ... Read more
Five Minutes With Kirsty Stonell Walker
Blogs, Interviews
Kirsty Stonell Walker became an Historian of the Victorian, mainly because it rhymed. In almost twenty years’ worth of study she has written the only biography of Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s ... Read more
The Writer’s Summit is back!
Industry News
The Writer’s Summit, brought to you by The London Book Fair, is a fantastic day-long programme that will help budding, beginner and hybrid authors to make informed decisions, and develop ... Read more
SYP create five focus points for 2019 following Inclusivity Survey results
Blogs, Industry News
The Society of Young Publishers have released the results of an Inclusivity Survey that asked members and non-members alike to help make the SYP community fairer, more diverse and inclusive. ... Read more
Building Inclusivity in Publishing Conference 2018 Line-Up Announced
Industry News
Author Kerry Hudson and ITN’s Priscilla Baffour to Deliver Keynote Speeches 27 November 2018 | Coin Street Conference Centre The London Book Fair and the Publishers Association have announced the ... Read more
Leading Indonesian Writers at The London Book Fair 2019 Revealed
Industry News
The twelve Indonesian writers who will take part in the Cultural Programme of The London Book Fair Market Focus were announced today. The London Book Fair Cultural programme, delivered by ... Read more
The London Book Fair Launches Listen Up: Audio Publishing Seminar Stream
Industry News
The London Book Fair has announced the launch of a new audio publishing seminar stream as the Fair opens for proposal submissions to the 2019 Insights Seminar Programme today. With ... Read more
Building Inclusivity in Publishing Conference Returns for 2018
Industry News
The London Book Fair and the Publishers Association are delighted to announce that the Building Inclusivity in Publishing conference will return, for a third year on 27 November 2018 as ... Read more
Entries open for The London Book Fair International Excellence Awards 2019
Industry News
The London Book Fair, in association with the Publishers Association, has opened online submissions for its sixth International Excellence Awards today. The awards celebrate publishing success in 16 categories, representing ... Read more
The London Book Fair opens submissions for Charity of the Year 2019
Blogs, Industry News
The London Book Fair has announced that its popular Charity of the Year initiative is now open for submissions. It welcomes applications from the book and book-related, reading and creatively-focused ... Read more
Trailblazer Awards 2019 Open for Submissions; The London Book Fair Trailblazer Awards celebrate UK publishing talent under 30
Blogs, Industry News, Uncategorized
The Trailblazer Awards open for submissions today, recognising publishing professionals aged under 30 who are demonstrating innovation and ambition in the book industry. Now in their fourth year, the awards ... Read more
Academic Publishing – November 2019
Blogs, Industry News
University of London Press relaunched as open access publisher The University of London Press, originally founded in 1910, is to be relaunched as an inclusive open access humanities publisher facilitating ... Read more