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"Baldwin’s stylish prose, sartorial flair and how we dress to shape identities will be unpacked by TV, film and theatre actress Sarah Niles, fashion designer Nicholas Daley and writer, performer and theatremaker Travis Alabanza," the event’s description reads.
With Emma Quick and Alesha Bonser at the marketing helm, and with the brilliant Jess Dean leading our PR strategy, we are well-set for future growth and success.”
In addition to acquiring and publishing a number of her own bestsellers, she was absolutely fundamental in shaping our processes, changing and improving so much of our copy and packaging, analysing the market and driving forward strategic and commercial decisions which have been transformative for the business.
As we look to the future and build on this legacy, striving for continued growth and excellence, I’m thrilled to appoint Fleur to this broadened strategic role.
I am also happy to see the brilliant Megan Reid continue her stellar trajectory, buying the best and most exciting books for both lists, while managing our biggest brands with aplomb – and the increase in responsibility from Lucy Rogers gives us even more room to grow, with one of the most commercially-proven acquirers out there.
Crewe and Bourton added: “Greg Clowes [commissioning editor] joined us from Vintage [in 2022] to expand our narrative non-fiction – he’s recently published Adam Higginbotham’s Challenger and Cara McGoogan’s The Poison Line to universally stellar reviews, and they all have amazing acquisition announcements up their sleeves.”
Our programme continues to offer transformational support to writers in the North of England as we evolve trusted models of talent development and forge lasting connections with the book trade.
Alex Beecroft, managing director of Collins, said: "With this exciting and diverse range of new content and resources, our goal is to engage, inspire and support teachers as they develop a culture of reading for pleasure in their schools."
Most recently, Biesemeier worked as an independent consultant for various international companies in the media, publishing and learning technology sectors, focusing particularly on strategic business development, process design and artificial intelligence.
It is every employer’s responsibility to play their part in reducing and removing gender inequalities from the workplace, and research shows this isn’t just the right thing to do, it also makes business sense.”
CNPIEC also pointed to more than 1,000 cultural events, including mini-exhibitions, lectures, seminars, salons, author appearances, and book launches around Beijing, attracted nearly 300,000 visitors over the five-day period; 15 new countries and regions, including Azerbaijan, Czechia, Nigeria, Norway, Slovakia and Qatar, who participated this year compared to last year; while Japan, Malaysia, the UK and Italy expanded their presence.
Winner of the Children’s Fiction category is Safiyyah’s War (Andersen Press) by Hiba Noor Khan, described as an extraordinary novel set in occupied Paris which finds a girl engaged in dangerous resistance work after her father is arrested by the Nazis.