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THE BRITISH BOOK AWARD FOR EXPORT HARPERCOLLINS
THE SHORTLIST Atlantic Books
Bloomsbury Publishing
Bonnier Books UK Canongate Books DK
Pan Macmillan Simon & Schuster
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arperCollins shrugged off all the supply, distribution and inflation issues of 2022 to scoop this award from a notably strong
shortlist. It follows double-digit sales growth from its
energetic international team, who were back travelling the world after Covid lockdowns and put exports at the heart of everything HC acquires and sells. Some of the team’s biggest exports came from
bankable brands such as David Walliams, Jeffrey Archer and Minecraft, but there were plenty of new voices too, including Nita Prose and Coco Mellors, while other authors like Bella Mackie and R F Kuang moved to the next level. The latter rose through HarperVoyager, the 2023 Imprint of the Year and the source of an exceptional inter- national year for HC in sci-fi, fantasy and horror fiction. TikTok powered several of its other big hits, including from Alice Oseman, Holly Jackson
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and Tahereh Mafi—a trio who accumulated export sales of more than two million copies between them in 2022, and capped a stellar year for Young Adult imprint Electric Monkey. Region-wise, Europe was the standout, yet Asia
and the Middle East were strong too. Wherever it sold, there was exceptional promotional work with booksellers—in stores, through online events and via a revamp of the HarperReach website for international customers. HC’s global outreach was further enhanced midway through last year when it acquired (and took over international sales for) illustrated list Pavilion Books. The judges were impressed by the breadth of
HC’s exports and the determination of its team to leave no stone unturned. “It is fantastic growth in all formats and in all territories… to boost sales by this level at such a large publisher is hard to do. The list, revenue, territory coverage, marketing and digital activity were all outstanding.”
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