IMPRINT OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY: CLAYS THE SHORTLIST


AVON (HARPERCOLLINS) The heart of HarperCollins’ commercial fiction and a leading player in supermarkets and non-traditional channels.


BLUEBIRD (PAN MACMILLAN) Just two years old but already a powerhouse of lifestyle publishing—and the team behind non-fiction phenomenon Joe Wicks.


THE BOROUGH PRESS (HARPERCOLLINS) Generated exponential growth in sales in its third year of publishing, led by Joanna Cannon’s The Trouble with Goats and Sheep.


PENGUIN IRELAND (PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE) Doubled its sales in 2016 with highly focused publishing, and exported some big names to Penguin in the UK too.


WINNER: JOHN MURRAY (HACHETTE)


The John Murray name will mark its 250th year in publishing in 2018, but this is no dusty imprint stuck in the past. Rather, it is a dynamic and forward-thinking publishing division that had perhaps its best ever year in both commercial and critical terms in 2016. Against a backdrop of modest print growth in 2016,


John Murray increased the value of its TCM sales by half. That was down not to one or two blockbusters but a consistency of strong performers such as Andrew Michael Hurley, Matthew Syed and Jeremy Hutchinson. E-book sales similarly bucked a trade-wide trend of decline. It was a remarkable year of book prizes too, with 26 shortlistings and 11 wins, including two at the Costas and both the Baileys and Desmond Elliott awards


KEY STRENGTHS


◆ STANDOUT REVENUE GROWTH ACROSS PRINT AND DIGITAL WITH A VARIED RANGE OF BESTSELLERS ◆ HOST OF AWARDS AND CRITICAL SUCCESSES, GENERATING WIDESPREAD SUPPORT FROM RETAILERS ◆ COMMITMENT TO BETTER DIVERSITY IN PUBLISHING, BOTH ON ITS LIST AND IN-HOUSE ◆ VISIONARY STRATEGY FOR THE FUTURE LED BY PUBLISHER MARK RICHARDS AND M.D. NICK DAVIES


27. BRITISH BOOK AWARDS - WINNERS 2017


for Lisa McInerney’s The Glorious Heresies. This and other critical acclaim helped John Murray’s rights and publicity departments to fire on all cylinders throughout 2016, and it found time to lead on much of Hachette’s work to promote diversity as well. “John Murray is a prestige brand that really values its authors,” judges said. “The name might be old but the publishing stays new and exciting. It’s a great way to use a famous publishing brand—not losing the heritage but just keeping building on it.” Judges also hailed the leadership of Mark Richards, who was promoted to publisher of John Murray last year. “Mark is a super-talented publisher, and he’s turned John Murray into something very special.”


PICADOR (PAN MACMILLAN) Last year’s winner in this category, it had a very strong 2016, widening its scope in fiction, non-fiction, poetry and audio.


Clays specialises in producing monochrome paperbacks and hardbacks in any quantity and to a wide range of sizes.


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