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LONDON, 13 March 2025<\/strong>: On the final day of The London Book Fair, the largest book trade and publishing event of the spring, the Fair reported over 1,000 exhibitors, more than 550 tables in the International Rights Centre [a 10% increase from last year], and solid visitor figures, with around 30,000 attendees over the three days.<\/p>\n
Visitors lined up for a selection of riveting sessions focused on the next generation of readers, including sessions with Merky Books authors William Rayfet Hunter and Taylor-Dior Rumble, Waterstones Children\u2019s Laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce, The Women\u2019s Prize Trust, and the Reading Agency.<\/p>\n
Adam Ridgway, Director of The London Book Fair, <\/strong>said: \u201cWith the third and final day of The London Book Fair coming to a close, we\u2019re delighted with the feedback we\u2019ve received from exhibitors saying what a successful Fair this has been for them. We have welcomed fascinating speakers and experts who have explored books from a global perspective, creative content across the industry, and \u2013 in today\u2019s sessions \u2013 fostering the next generation of readers. Thank you to everyone who came along and made this year\u2019s\u00a0LBF such an uplifting moment in the book industry calendar.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n
\nL-R: Waterstones Children\u2019s Laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce, The Reading Agency, Merky Books\u2019 Cultivating the Next Generation of Readers, Maggie Sparks and Mula The Tiger Mascots<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
Throughout the Fair, the International Rights Centre was the site of many exciting deals with agents and publishers exchanging rights for books by the likes of Lucy Foley, Sylvester Stallone, Mariella Frostrup, Tom Holland, Rebecca Yarros, Nicholas Sparks, and M Night Shyamalan, and more.<\/p>\n
Highlights from Day Three of the Fair (Thurs 13 March)<\/u>:<\/h2>\n
Natasha Poliszczuk, <\/strong>Journalist, Editor, and Content Director of BookBrunch, gave the welcoming address. Joined by Keynote Speakers, non-fiction author William Rayfet Hunter<\/strong> and Taylor-Dior Rumble, <\/strong>author of The Situationship<\/em>, they discussed the importance of diversity and representation in literature and how this can shape the future of reading.<\/p>\n
Children\u2019s Author of the Day, Frank Cottrell-Boyce<\/strong>, spoke at the Main Stage. The screenwriter and novelist is currently the Waterstones Children\u2019s Laureate, best known for his debut children\u2019s novel, Millions, <\/em>(which won him the CILIP Carnegie Medal). He chatted to Louisa Lewis<\/strong>, Deputy Editor at the Today Programme, about his laureateship and career.<\/p>\n
In the Spotlight On: Dyslexia <\/em>at Author HQ, Barrington Stoke Publisher Ailsa Bathgate, <\/strong>Author Gil Lewis, <\/strong>Accessibility Manager at Bloomsbury Publishing Elizabeth Kellingley,<\/strong> and Dr. Alistair Sims, <\/strong>Publisher and Manager of Books on the Hill\/BOTH press, discussed their thoughts on whether the publishing industry is accessible and how to best meet the needs of those with dyslexia.<\/p>\n
The Turning The Page: Publishing\u2019s Role in Keeping the Focus on Sustainability <\/em>session with Gvantsa Jobava, <\/strong>President of the International Publishers Association and Mary Gleen, <\/strong>Chief of United Nations Publications in the Department of Global Communications, focused on the challenges of remaining committed to sustainability. It also examined what publishers have done to meet sustainability goals and what more needs to be accomplished.<\/p>\n
At Author HQ, The Women\u2019 Prize for Fiction<\/strong> celebrated its 30th anniversary. The Women\u2019s Prize Trust, the charity behind the global prize, reminisced over its achievements across the last three decades, whilst exploring what is now needed to achieve genuine equity in the world of books. Claire Shanahan<\/strong>, the Trust\u2019s Executive Director, spoke to writers Kit de Waal<\/strong> and Chloe Timms<\/strong> about how to remove barriers for writers from all backgrounds.<\/p>\n
Cassie Rocks, <\/strong>Co-Director of The FLIP (Female Leadership in Publishing), Rowzat Burton, <\/strong>Head of Talent and Development at Hachette UK, Cally Poplak, <\/strong>Managing Director and Publisher of HarperCollins\u2019 Children\u2019s Books and Farshore, and Briony Grogan, <\/strong>Director of People & Culture for Pan Macmillan, addressed what advocacy should look like at a publishing workplace, and how to advocates for ourselves better, focusing on The FLIP\u2019s \u201c3 Ms\u201d philosophy; money, management, and mentorship.<\/p>\n
Dr. Carina Spaulding, <\/strong>Head of Research and Evaluation at The Reading Agency \u2013 the 2025 Charity of the Year \u2013 with authors Clare Mackintosh <\/strong>and Kit de Waal <\/strong>shared and discussed the current statistics on the reading and literacy crisis, alongside how we can work together to build the next generation of readers and consumers at the Quick Reads: Building a Diverse and Inclusive Reading Community<\/em> talk on the Main Stage.<\/p>\n
In the Why We Need Working Class Writers and Readers <\/em>panel session, Richard Benson, <\/strong>Editor in Chief for The Bee\/New Writing North, Damian Kerlin, <\/strong>Journalist with bylines in Attitude, The Telegraph, and The Independent, Claire Malcolm, <\/strong>the CEO of New Writing North, and Nosa Novia, <\/strong>Writer and Novelist at New Writing North, discussed the topic of what working class people want to write about and read about.<\/p>\n
The Literary Translation Centre\u2019s Behind the Book<\/em> session examined the process of translating literature, its journey from idea to publication and readership. This panel \u2013 chaired by Author and Chair of the International Booker Prize Max Porter<\/strong> and comprised of\u00a0 Agent Laurence Laluyaux<\/strong>, Translator Martin Aitken<\/strong>, and Jacques Testard<\/strong>, Founder and Publisher at Fitzcarraldo Editions demystified the journey from the very earliest stages of a translated book\u2019s beginnings.<\/p>\n
LBF 2025 TOP DEALS<\/u><\/strong><\/h2>\n
Day One Deals<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Publisher Natasha Bardon <\/strong>at HarperVoyager acquired Commonwealth Rights of a new fantasy series from author Jay Kristoff<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
New independent Akoya Publishing has acquired world rights for North of the Winter Sun: What I Heard in the Waves<\/em> by Norwegian author Veronica Skotnes<\/strong> from Cappelen Damm Agency.<\/li>\n
Little Brown imprint Abacus has swooped for the debut memoir, Splav: Adventures with My Family on the River Spava,<\/em> from prize-winning writer Dr Mary Ethna Black<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
HarperCollins acquired author Lucy Foley<\/strong>\u2019s new book The Guest List, <\/em>which will be a full-length continuation of Agatha Christie\u2019s Sleeping Murder <\/em>featuring Miss Marple.<\/em><\/li>\n
Dead Ink Books\u2019 editor Harriet Hirshman has acquired the rights to No Body, No Crime, <\/em>a romance-action thriller book by American author Tess Sharpe<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
Cara Armstrong, Editorial director at DK RED, has bought the world rights to Menolicious: Eat Your Way to a Better Menopause <\/em>by broadcaster and menopause campaigner Mariella Frostup <\/strong>and chef and founder of The Great Taste Company, Belles Berry<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
Comedian, actress, and Taskmaster champion Sophie Duker<\/strong>\u2019s first novel, Dong, <\/em>has been acquired by Suzie Door\u00e9, The Borough Press\u2019 editor-at-large.<\/li>\n
Macmillan Children\u2019s Books has acquired five middle-grade titles from bestselling author and illustrator Rob Biddulph<\/strong> in a major six-figure deal kicking off with The Moonhaven Chronicles<\/em>.<\/li>\n
Bonnier Books UK imprint Zaffre has acquired Jesse\u2019s Wish, <\/em>a new novel from bestselling author Heather Morris<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
Simon & Schuster has acquired the rights to Catriona Byers\u2019<\/strong> new novel Morgue: Death, Tragedy and the Birth of True Crime in Nineteenth-century Paris<\/em>.<\/li>\n
Anne Meadows, director of Picador publishing, has acquired prize-winning poet Stephanie Sy-Quia\u2019s<\/strong> debut novel A Private Man<\/em>.<\/li>\n
Sphere has acquired a three-book deal for a romance series from BookToker Tierney Page, <\/strong>beginning with The Other Brother.<\/em><\/li>\n
Fig Tree has pre-empted the UK and Commonweath rights to Miss Archer, <\/em>a debut novel from screenwriter and playwright, Jordan Harrison<\/strong>, while the US rights were acquired by William Morrow in a 13-way auction.<\/li>\n
Canongate has acquired the world English rights to author Chloe Dalton\u2019s<\/strong> second book, Pet.<\/em><\/li>\n
Oxford University Press Children\u2019s has acquired a four-book diary-format book deal from author-illustrator Harriet Muncaster<\/strong>, with the first being The Diary of Wiska Wildflower: The New School<\/em>.<\/li>\n
Ten Speed Graphic, Piatkus, and Entangled Publishing have acquired a six-book deal to publish graphic novels of romantasy superstar author Rebecca Yarros<\/strong>\u2019 bestselling Empyrean series.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Day Two Deals<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n
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The Borough Press has acquired the rights to Henry<\/em>, a contemporary retelling of Henry VIII\u2019s six wives by debut novelist Caroline Wray.<\/strong><\/li>\n
Seven Dials has triumphed in a 16-publisher UK auction to land The Steps, the long-awaited memoir from film-maker and global superstar Sylvester Stallone<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
Canongate is now set to publish At Sea<\/em>, the debut adult novel from former engineer turned author and activist, Yassim Abdel-Magied, writing as YM Abdel-Magied<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
Pan Macmillan has acquired the rights to We are Not a Family, <\/em>a \u201csurvival guide to personalities\u201d by Nell Montgomery<\/strong> and Elisa Morris.<\/strong><\/li>\n
Ebury Self has acquired We Can Do Hard Things <\/em>by sisters Glennon<\/strong> and Amanda Doyle<\/strong> and Glennon\u2019s wife Abby Wambach.<\/strong><\/li>\n
Canongate has acquired the rights to Meridian,<\/em> a new genre-bending romance novel from Patrick Ness<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
DK Children\u2019s has signed Classics podcaster Liv Albert<\/strong>\u2019s first two children\u2019s books: two illustrated retellings based on Greek and Roman myth.<\/li>\n
Headline has pre-empted The Sea Stone Sisters, <\/em>a duel-timeline novel by Eleanor Buchanan<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
Granta Books has acquired Open Heavens<\/em>, a new novel by Danish author Jonas Eika <\/strong>in an exclusive submission.<\/li>\n
Sphere has acquired Remain, <\/em>a romantic-thriller collaboration from Nicholas Sparks <\/strong>and M Night Shyamalan<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
John Murray has acquired Alan Opts Out <\/em>by author Courtney Maum <\/strong>in a five-figure pre-empt.<\/li>\n
Baskerville has acquired The Burning Library, <\/em>a page-turning, escapist thriller from bestselling author Gilly Macmillan<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
HarperVoyager and eight other global HarperCollins divisions will be publishing a trilogy from bestselling American author Lexi Ryan <\/strong>in her first move into adult fantasy, beginning with Night Tide<\/em>.<\/li>\n
Faber has acquired About to Fall Apart <\/em>from author Ashley Hickson-Lovence. <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Day Three Deals<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n
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John Murray Press imprint Renegade Books and Hachette US\u2019 Grand Central Publishing have jointly pre-empted Faith Gladwin\u2019s<\/strong> horror debut R\u00e9v\u00e9rence<\/em> for six figures.<\/li>\n
Little Brown imprint Abacus bought UK and Commonwealth rights, excluding Canada, to historian Tom Holland<\/strong>\u2019s new title The New Reformation: How the 60s Created Our Moral World<\/em>, from Patrick Walsh at PEW Literary. Walsh sold North American rights to Lara Heimert at Basic Books.<\/li>\n
Chatto & Windus acquired world English-language rights for Anders Lustgarten<\/strong>\u2019s novel Kill Billionaire<\/em>.<\/li>\n
Serpent\u2019s Tail has snapped up actor Rosie Day<\/strong>\u2019s Vipers<\/em> from YMU.<\/li>\n
Joe Wicks <\/strong>will move to Bonnier Books UK\u2019s new wellness and lifestyle imprint LEAP for a two-book deal.<\/li>\n
Batch has announced a new period of expansion following landmark US deals with Hachette and Simon & Schuster.<\/li>\n
HarperVoyager has scooped Katie Ellis-Brown<\/strong> and Becky Hunter<\/strong>\u2019s Blood Bound <\/em>\u2013 written under the pseudonym Ellis Hunter \u2013 in a six-figure deal.<\/li>\n
Phoenix will publish the \u201cheartbreaking and revelatory memoir from bestselling novelist Louise Doughty<\/strong>, On This Spot Fell One Tear of Love<\/em>.<\/li>\n
Penguin Michael Joseph senior commissioning editor Grace Long has acquired Iliana Xander<\/strong>\u2019s self-published Love, Mom <\/em>in a 24-hour pre-empt, plus two other books.<\/li>\n
HQ has triumphed in a \u201chotly contested\u201d seven-way auction for Rose Ferguson<\/strong>\u2019s The Reset<\/em> \u201cground-breaking guide to reclaiming health and balance.\u201d<\/li>\n
Harper NonFiction has bought a \u201craw\u201d memoir from tennis legend Boris Becker<\/strong> about his life during and after his prison sentence for hiding \u00a32.5m in assets and loans.<\/li>\n
DK RED is set to publish a \u201cgame-changing\u201d book on intrusive thoughts and OCD from anxiety specialist, counsellor and podcaster Jenna Overbaugh<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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