There was lots to digest at the publishing fair, including cookery books from social media stars, a climate change book from London mayor Sadiq Khan, and some big debut novels to look forward to
There was lots to digest this year, including cookery books from social media stars, a climate change book from London mayor Sadiq Khan, and some big debut novels to look forward toOver the course of three days in London, thousands of editors, publishers and agents, among others, decide what we’ll be reading in the coming year or so.
Harriet Constable’s debut, a historical novel called The Instrumentalist, is inspired by the true story of Anna Maria della Pietà, who was an orphan, musical prodigy and student of Antonio Vivaldi. Bloomsbury won a seven-publisher auction and paid six figures for The Instrumentalist and one other book.
Natalie Sue’s “laugh-out-loud funny” debut I Hope This Finds You Well was bought in a six-figure deal by The Borough Press. The book is about Jolene, who copes with her boring office job by emailing colleagues with her petty grievances. When one of the messages goes public, it results in her getting access to her co-workers’ inboxes and DMs, and she decides to turn the tables in the face of impending layoffs.
Publishers also took part in a discussion about concrete actions and ways to work together to help the industry tackle climate change, including using the Carbon Calculator created by the Publishers Association to help publishers monitor for greenhouse gas emissions made by companies themselves, emissions they produce indirectly, and emissions in their supply chain.
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