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Sandy joins HQ in newly created publishing director role
Rose Sandy is joining HarperCollins division HQ in the newly created role of publishing director, non-fiction. Sandy, currently
affiliate publisher for HarperChristian 360 and publisher of imprint Harper Inspire, will join HQ on 1st
July, reporting to executive publisher Lisa Milton. Sandy joined
HarperCollins in 2014 from the independent publishing business she launched, Silver Gravity Publishing. A passionate advocate for inclusion, she recently created the HarperCollins
incredibly forward-thinking imprint, [and it is] growing faster since launch than any other imprint. I look forward to publishing bold and timely non-fiction and returning to the commercial market, where my career began in the entertainment and technology industries. I’m proud to join a legacy that publishes trend-aware projects, is reflective of current interests, and has lasting impact.” Milton added: “Rose joins
HQ to lead our non-fiction team at a time of consider- able growth and success both at home and interna- tionally... I am delighted that Rose has agreed to join the team and I have no doubt that she will help us to create our next phase of stellar growth.”
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Wartime memoir to William Collins Williams Collins has pre- empted political columnist Daniel Finkelstein’s memoir uncovering his family’s persecution during the Second World War. Love and Murder: A Memoir of My Family’s War tells of the experiences of his mother and father at the hands of Hitler and Stalin. Publishing director Arabella Pike pre-empted UK and Commonwealth rights, excluding Canada, from Toby Mundy at Aevitas Creative Management, for publica- tion in spring 2023.
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PRH to publish Duchess of Sussex’s children’s book
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eghan, Duchess of Sussex has written a children’s book
for Penguin Random House called The Bench, about the “special bond between father and son as seen through a mother’s eyes”. Inspired by her own husband
and son, the book captures the evolving and expanding relation- ship between fathers and sons and “reminds us of the many ways that love can take shape and be expressed in a modern family”, the publisher said. The book is illustrated by Caldecott-winning artist Christian Robinson. The Duchess explained:
“The Bench started as a poem I wrote for my husband on Father’s Day, the month after Archie was born. That poem became this story. Christian layered in
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex writes kids’ book for PRH
beautiful and ethereal watercol- our illustrations that capture the warmth, joy and comfort of the relationship between fathers and sons from all walks of life “This representation was
particularly important to me, and Christian and I worked closely to depict this special bond through an inclusive lens. My hope is that The Bench resonates with every family, no matter the make-up, as much as it does with mine.” Puffin will release the book on 8th June 2021 in the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, India and South Africa, while Random House Children’s Books will release it simultane- ously in the US. The author will also narrate the audiobook edition, to be released in the UK by Penguin Random House UK Audio.
The Road Trip Beth O’Leary Quercus, 29th April, £14.99, 9781529409055 In spring 2020, Beth O’Leary’s The Flatshare, already a hit in hard- back, became a digital blockbuster as it racked up a string of Bookstat chart number ones, just as the nation most needed the perfect comfort read. Last week, The Road Trip charted in the Top 50 after its first three days out in hardback, selling 3,426 copies and park- ing itself securely in the Original Fiction top four.
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Correction Last week’s author interview with Adam Silvera incorrectly featured an image of the writer Mohsin Zaidi. The interview has now been reprinted on pp20–21 of this issue. We apologise to both authors, and in addition to Matthew Todd, who wrote the piece, and who guest-edited the LGBTQ+ Spotlight.
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