Prince Harry’s memoir breaks sales records
Spare is the UK’s fastest selling nonfiction book—it sold 400,000 copies across all formats on its first day on sale.
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UK publisher Bookouture to host Twitter pitch event
The goal: hear from diverse writers of commercial fiction.
New UK publisher: Bedford Square
Former Hodder & Stoughton CEO and former John Murray sales and strategy director have launched Bedford Square Publishers.
TikTok Shop UK partners with publishers and booksellers to sell books direct
TikTok in the UK is now selling books directly through TikTok—which isn’t a surprise, given their recent investment in fulfillment centers.
New digital publisher of adult commercial fiction
The founder of Bookouture, a UK-based digital publisher that was acquired by Hachette UK, has launched Storm Publishing.
New crime imprint: Datura
UK publisher Angry Robot Books is launching Datura Books, a crime fiction imprint.
New manga imprint in the UK
UK-based Titan Comics is establishing a new manga imprint, Titan Manga.
A new gift imprint: Kaddo
UK-based Quarto Publishing is launching a new gift book imprint in 2023 called Kaddo.
UK’s Society of Authors faces divisive row
Comparable to the Authors Guild in the United States, the Society of Authors in the UK is the country’s leading union of professional authors.
UK-based Nosy Crow seeks graphic novels
The independent publisher has an open call for submissions for graphic novels from both writers and writer-illustrators.