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Porter said: “For the past 20 years, the International Booker has been the prize I’ve been most alert to, grateful for and interested in as a bookseller, editor, author and reader, so I’m thrilled to chair the panel of judges for 2025.
"We remain the home of Hodder Education, but with offices spanning the globe and a network of international partners, Hachette Learning will offer unparalleled global reach.
But despite the positive overall result, the industry has good reason to remain wary in the face of persistently high costs and sluggish consumer spending, says managing director Peter Kraus vom Cleff.
Sarn Helen, a non-fiction account of the author’s walk along the old Roman road that runs from Neath in the south to Caerhun on the north coast of Wales, and which also won the Waterstones Welsh Book of the Year in 2023, is illustrated by Jackie Morris.
of HarperCollins, and other leading figures in the industry, have taken the opportunity of the general election result to reiterate some of the key issues facing book publishing, in the hope that the new Labour government would provide greater support.
Though that left-leaning tilt at the tills did not reflect what happened in the voting booths, as the Tories secured a second premiership for David Cameron in 2015.
The ILP John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger for debut novels went to Callaghan with her BBC Between the Covers Book Club pick, In the Blink of an Eye (Simon & Schuster UK), praised for being "fresh, original and gripping".
This year’s winner will be announced at the Romantic Novelists’ Association’s annual conference Gala Dinner at Royal Holloway, University of London on 10th August 2024.
Other new titles include Roberto Bolaño’s The Savage Detectives (pictured), Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club, Jeanette Winterson’s Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit and Christy Brown’s My Left Foot.
This campaign, which is called "Reading Rights: Books Build a Brighter Future", also includes plans for a national summit bringing together expert voices in the political, education, literacy and early years sectors.
While he acknowledged “a fantastic year at HarperCollins with an incredible array of really brilliant books” he also outlined the major issues facing the industry in an unusually sobering speech—on the eve of the General Election (4th July).
Gough said: “Stephanie has a brilliant track record of producing award-winning bestsellers across lifestyle in the UK and internationally, and she is a perfect fit to lead our talented team as we pursue our ambitious goals for our core Life and DK RED lists.