London, Wednesday 27 November 2024. <\/strong>The London Book Fair (LBF) has today revealed the Authors of the Day line-up for the 2025 Fair, which will feature: best-selling novelist and chair of judges for the Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction 2024 Monica Ali<\/strong> as Adult Author of the Day; Argentine novelist and screenwriter Claudia Pi\u00f1eiro<\/strong>, who was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize, as International Author of the Day; the current Waterstones Children\u2019s Laureate (2024-2026) Frank Cottrell-Boyce <\/strong>as Children\u2019s Author of the Day; and comics artist and British Book Awards winner Jamie Smart<\/strong> as the first ever Creative of the Fair.<\/p>\n L-R: Monica Ali (credit Yolande De Vries), Frank Cottrell-Boyce (David Bebber), Claudia Pi\u00f1eiro (Alejandra L\u00f3pez), Jamie Smart (Charlotte Knee)<\/p>\n Adam Ridgway, Director of The London Book Fair, <\/strong>said: \u201cWe are delighted to reveal our first author line-up for LBF25, which is set to be an incredible showcase of UK and global publishing, as well as the first major international book industry event of 2025. From an International Booker shortlistee to the Waterstones Children\u2019s Laureate, and from Sunday Times best-selling authors to the first ever Creative of the Fair, we couldn\u2019t be prouder to bring such an array of talent to our 2025 Fair. We are really looking forward to welcoming Claudia, Monica, Frank and Jamie to Olympia next year, and we can\u2019t wait to hear their insights at their in-conversation events.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n Claudia Pi\u00f1eiro<\/strong> said: \u201cI am very honoured and excited to be able to take part in the 2025 London Book Fair and especially to have been invited as an International Author of the Day. I am very aware of the significance of The London Book Fair and of the magnitude of the events that take place. The London Book Fair\u2019s international focus is extremely important. For me, receiving feedback from readers globally teaches me a great deal, as it shows how my stories are read and interpreted in different societies. This, for me, is extremely enriching.<\/em><\/p>\n Monica Ali <\/strong>said: \u201cI\u2019m absolutely thrilled to be appointed Adult Author of the Day and can\u2019t wait to return to LBF after a very long absence. I think the last time I was there was back in 2006, so I\u2019m curious to find out how it\u2019s changed since then. What I do know is that there\u2019s no better place to connect with publishers from around the globe, and to meet writers and readers. I\u2019m excited to be part of an event that celebrates talent and creativity and highlights the importance of books in our cultural landscape.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Frank Cottrell-Boyce<\/strong> said: \u201c<\/em>I\u2019m delighted to be the Children\u2019s Author of the Day at The London Book Fair 2025, which is gearing up to be another vibrant celebration of international publishing. Writing and reading has transformed my life, and I have written children\u2019s books for more than twenty years because I think they help build the apparatus of happiness inside us. In my role as the current Waterstones Children\u2019s Laureate, I\u2019ve launched the \u2018Reading Rights\u2019 campaign in partnership with BookTrust, calling for national provision so that every child \u2013 from their earliest years \u2013 has access to books, reading and the transformative ways in which they improve long-term life chances. I\u2019m looking forward to joining the LBF audience in London next year to cherish what reading together means, and what \u2013 as an industry \u2013 we can bring to families.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Jamie Smart<\/strong> said: \u201c<\/em>I\u2019m thrilled to be the first ever Creative of the Fair at LBF25, what an honour! It\u2019s my first ever London Book Fair so I\u2019m really excited to throw myself into it, meet everyone, and share everything I can about comics and comic-making with anyone who\u2019d like to listen!<\/em><\/p>\n Claudia Pi\u00f1eiro <\/strong>is best known for her crime novels, which are bestsellers in Argentina, Latin America and around the world. As an author and scriptwriter for television, she has won numerous national and international prizes, including the Pepe Carvalho Prize, the LiBeraturpreis for\u00a0Elena Knows<\/em>\u00a0and the prestigious Sor Juana In\u00e9s de la Cruz Prize for\u00a0Las grietas de Jara<\/em>\u00a0(A Crack in the Wall). Many of her novels have been adapted for the big screen, including\u00a0Elena Knows<\/em>\u00a0(Netflix), which was also shortlisted for the 2022 International Booker Prize.<\/p>\n Monica Ali<\/strong> is a bestselling author, whose work has been translated into 26 languages. Her debut novel, Brick Lane<\/em>, was Booker-shortlisted and subsequently turned into a movie. Her subsequent novels include In the Kitchen, Untold Story, <\/em>and most recently, Love Marriage<\/em>, which was a Sunday Times bestseller.<\/em> As a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature she has judged numerous literary prizes, and chaired the 2024 Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction. Since 2020, she has been Patron of Hopscotch Women\u2019s Centre, a charity dedicated to empowering women from minority backgrounds to achieve their full potential.<\/p>\n Frank Cottrell-Boyce<\/strong> is an award-winning children\u2019s author, screenwriter and current Waterstones Children\u2019s Laureate (2024-2026). Millions<\/em>, his debut children\u2019s novel, won the CILIP Carnegie Medal. Frank\u2019s other books include Cosmic, Framed, The Astounding Broccoli Boy, Sputnik\u2019s Guide to Life on Earth, Runaway Robot, Noah\u2019s Gold <\/em>and The Wonder Brothers<\/em>, and have also been shortlisted for a multitude of prizes. In 2023 he launched The Island of Brilliant!<\/em> podcast with Nadia Shireen, celebrating children\u2019s writing and illustration. Frank\u2019s new novel, The Blockbusters!<\/em>, illustrated by Steven Lenton, will be published on 15 May 2025 by Macmillan Children\u2019s Books.<\/p>\n Jamie Smart<\/strong> was named Illustrator of the Year at the British Book Awards 2024, and won Illustrated Children\u2019s Book of the Year for Bunny vs Monkey: Multiverse Mix-up<\/em>. His comic Fish-Head Steve<\/em> was the first comic to be shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize. Jamie has illustrated comics for The Sunday Times, the Dandy and the Beano. His well-loved Bunny vs Monkey<\/em> and Looshkin<\/em> stories are regularly published in The Phoenix comic, and as bestselling graphic novels.<\/p>\n The Authors of the Day and Creative of the Fair will take part in \u2018In Conversation\u2019 events on different days throughout The London Book Fair. Claudia <\/strong>Pi\u00f1eiro<\/strong> will be attending the fair on Tuesday 11 March, Monica Ali<\/strong> and Jamie Smart<\/strong> will appear at events on Wednesday 12 March, and Frank Cottrell-Boyce<\/strong> will be speaking on Thursday 13 March. Full details of these sessions will be announced shortly.<\/p>\n The London Book Fair (LBF) is the world\u2019s largest spring book trade and publishing event and will return to its home at Olympia London from 11 \u2013 13 March 2025.<\/p>\n Further details about The London Book Fair registration and line-up will be revealed in due course and will be available at this page.<\/a> The full programme for The London Book Fair 2025 will be announced early next year.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/hub.londonbookfair.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/authors-of-the-day.png\")
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