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Jones, Kelly and Bokinni on judging panel for the Nibbies


A star-studded roster of actors, broadcasters and comedians have been announced as judges of The British Book Awards 2024. Among them are Toby


Jones, who recently appeared in “Mr Bates vs The Post Office”, TV presenters Lorraine Kelly and Adrian


Chiles and BBC broadcasters Nihal Arthanayake and Yinka Bokinni. They will be joined by


authors including Candice Brathwaite, Salena Godden and Janice Hallett as well as members of the trade, such as executive director of the Women’s Prize Trust Claire


Bookseller magazine, The British Book Awards, also known as the Nibbies, are a celebration of the UK and Ireland’s best-loved books and authors, and the industry behind the scenes which makes them. This year’s ceremony returns to Grosvenor House, London, on 13th May. Philip Jones, editor of


The Bookseller and chair of the judges at The British Book Awards, said: “Our 2024 judges are united by a passion for reading and sharing stories, which is, of course, exactly what we celebrate each year at The British Book Awards… they bring an extraordinary breadth of knowledge, skills and experience to the Nibbies table.”


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Canongate triumphs in five-way auction Canongate has triumphed in a five-way auction for a “game-changing” memoir on ADHD and masculinity from Jordan Stephens above, a writer and one half of the chart- topping duo Rizzle Kicks. Publisher-at-large Francis Bickmore acquired world English language rights to Avoidance, Drugs, Heartbreak and Dogs from Zoe Ross of United Agents. Canongate will publish in August 2024. TV rights were sold to Watford & Essex after a seven-way auction. Bickmore said the book was “written with electrifying style and unflinching candour”.


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Zaffre pre-empts title in three-book deal Zaffre has pre-empted Five Broken Blades by Mai Corland above in a three- book deal for a “signifi- cant” six-figure sum. Kelly Smith, senior commis- sioning editor, acquired UK and Commonwealth English language rights, excluding Canada and audio, from Nicole Resciniti at the Alliance Rights Agency. Zaffre will launch its science fiction and fantasy list with the Five Broken Blades in May 2024. Red Tower Books will publish simultaneously in the US.


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New moves for Ladds and Edwards


Head of Zeus snaps up First World War book


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annah Ladds below left has been promoted to head of film and


TV at the Madeleine Milburn Literary, TV & Film Agency with immediate effect, while Olivia Edwards is joining Daniela Schlingmann Literary Scouting (DSLS) as senior operations manager. Ladds started her career in the


TV industry where she worked in production on various shows. She joined Madeleine Milburn in 2020 as a dedicated dramatic rights agent. Milburn said: “In just over three short years [Ladds] has created a film and TV department that has a phenomenal output and success rate: three major releases at the end of last year, more titles under option than ever before, and collaborations with Oprah Winfrey and other similar high-profile personalities.


J D Barker dropped by his agent


“Everything Hannah does


is approached with limitless energy, smooth efficiency and an unbounded ambition for our authors and their incredible work. We are so excited to have her at the helm of the film and TV department.” Edwards was most recently


assistant to Jonathan Lloyd in the book department of Curtis Brown. In her new role at DSLS, starting on 30th January, she will head the in-house team. Daniela Schlingmann said:


“Olivia brings an extensive network, deep knowledge of the industry and a wealth of experience in working on the talent and book side of agenting, to us. Her energy and experience in collaborating across multiple teams will be key in optimising our fast-growing business. I am delighted she is joining us.”


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Poor Things Alasdair Gray Bloomsbury, pb, £9.99, 9780747562283 Two different editions of Gray’s Poor Things appear in this week’s Fiction Heatseekers chart as his 1992 Whitbread winner is the source material for Yorgos Lanthimos’ Oscar-tipped film of the same name star- ring Emma Stone. The late, great Glaswegian author/artist perhaps deserves a wider audience, though he has shifted £1.4m in the BookScan era, £400,000 coming from his Canongate- published masterpiece, Lanark.


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Bookshopsare asking tobegiven the same business-rate relief as pubs, arguing they help to drive social cohesion in a similar way to drinking establishments.


Igloo overhaul puts business back on track


Igloo Books,the mass-marketchildren’s books business owned by Bonnier Publishing, has undergonean overhaul thanksto its new chief executive officer, who has affirmed the division’s future profitability.


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