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.
"The prospect of creating a team with the supremely talented [designer] Holly [Battle], and creatively collaborating with Felice and her colleagues, is truly exciting to me", said Morrison.
I’m looking forward to our judging discussions – there’s so much to be said about each of these remarkable novels, and I feel that this year will be particularly difficult choosing a winner because we couldn’t cut the longlist to our normal twelve, so passionate were the team about each book."
“I feel completely honoured that it is librarians who have deemed The Boy Lost in the Maze as worthy of a Carnegie medal and will forever be grateful to the team at Otter-Barry Books, illustrator Kate Milner and my agent Caroline Sheldon for helping me bring this story to bookshelves and into the hands of readers.”
As part of its submission, the publisher provided evidence of its commitment to removing gender inequalities in the workplace, which include flexible working, family-friendly policies, an inclusive culture and career progression.
