Trade

Books referencing Frankenstein’s vegetarianism, killer clowns, Jane Austen’s Buddhist leanings and Canadian nudism are in contention for the 2022 The Bookseller Diagram Prize for the Oddest Book Title of the Year, while McFarland & Co makes history.

Printers say they are confident of handling demand in the run-up to Christmas but concerns remain about soaring costs.

Penguin General has revealed its extensive marketing campaign for Michelle Obama’s new book, The Light We Carry, including an all-day event in Waterstones Picadilly and a competition to win a trip to Chicago. 

Publishing Scotland has opened a new round of funding to support the translation of Scottish literature into other languages. The deadline is January 23. The post Publishing Scotland Opens Translation Fund for International Publishers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Following record book sales in the US in 2021, we review five years of book market data collected by the Association of American Publishers. The post AAP: Six Charts on the US Book Market, 2017 to 2021 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Spare, which is released in January, has been heavily discounted by larger retailers, leaving smaller bookshops unable to competePrince Harry’s forthcoming memoir, Spare, is unlikely to be championed by independent bookshops because of how heavily it has been discounted by larger retailers, according to booksellers.Spare will be published on 10 January by Penguin Random House,…

Jacaranda is to publish 10 exclusive editions of its most popular titles, in celebration of its 10th anniversary.

Robbie Arnott’s Limberlost (Atlantic) has been named the Booksellers Association (BA) Fiction Book of the Month for November, while The Midnight Panther by Poonam Mistry (Templar) is the children’s pick. 

Influx Press has scooped Dr No, a new novel by Booker-shortlisted author Percival Everett.

The UK trade is split on a court decision to block Penguin Random House owner Bertelsmann’s $2.2bn acquisition of Simon & Schuster, with some welcoming the news while others claim it removes what would have been a vital counterbalance to Amazon’s dominance.