Trade

Prince Harry’s memoir Spare has sold 400,000 copies across hardback, e-book and audio formats in the UK on its first day of publication, according to publisher Transworld.

NPD Bookscan reports US print book sales rose 12 percent and has published a list of the top print bestsellers in 2022. The post US Bestsellers and Book Sales in 2022: Second-Highest at NPD appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

The Primadonna Prize for unsigned and unagented authors will, for the first time, offer the winner a book contract with HQ with an advance of £7,500 for world English rights.

The National Centre for Writing (NCW) is launching three Desmond Elliott residencies for debut fiction writers in 2023.

Pan Macmillan is partnering with its US sister company Macmillan Publishers for all of its US sales and distribution, it announced today (10th January 2023). 

The Society of Young Publishers is creating a new Wales branch.

Paul Martinovic, former associate editor of backlist and non-fiction at Pan Macmillan, has left the company due to a restructure within the Picador team.

Bonnier Books UK has announced the creation of a new adult trade division, Black & White Publishing Group, led by Tim Whiting as managing director. 

The ninth IPA Prix Voltaire is to be awarded in May at Lillehammer's World Expression Forum (WEXFO). Nominations are open. The post IPA’s Prix Voltaire Issues its 2023 Call Worldwide for Nominations appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

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