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LONDON, 14 March 2024<\/b>: The London Book Fair had its third and final day today, bringing the largest spring book trade and publishing event in the world to a close, with over 1,000 exhibitors and 30,000 attendees over the three days.<\/span><\/p>\nFrom publishers to authors, literary agents to booksellers, translators and VIPs, the last three days have seen representatives from the global book industry do business, share expertise, network and attend sessions covering key issues across the industry.<\/span><\/p>\nGareth Rapley, Director of The London Book Fair, <\/b>said: <\/span>\u201cWhat a brilliant Fair it\u2019s been. We are delighted to see an incredibly strong attendance level across all days with excitement from start to finish \u2013 a testament to our compelling seminar programme and Fair offering overall. We\u2019ve loved having Joseph Coelho and Michael Sheen attend today alongside many other inspiring panel speakers and VIP guests, and hope everyone enjoyed each day they came along and they had a productive Fair. We\u2019re already looking forward to 2025!\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/hub.londonbookfair.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Press-release-Day-3-LBF24.png\")
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Clockwise from Left to Right: BookTok Panel with Joe.reads, Amy Andrawos, Anya Smith, Zubs; Caroline Cummins PA, Dame Caroline Dinenage MP, Chair of the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee, Gareth Rapley; Joseph Coelho, Children\u2019s Author of the Day; Elmer the Elephant at Author HQ<\/span><\/p>\nHighlights from Day Three of the Fair:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nThe final day of The London Book Fair opened with opening remarks from author and podcaster <\/span>Kelechi Okafor, <\/b>a video address by<\/span> Bodour Al Qasimi, <\/b>CEO of Kalimat Group, unveiling the shortlist of the PublisHER Excellence Awards,<\/span> and a keynote panel on the Main Stage from <\/span>SheEOs in Publishing<\/b>, made up of<\/span> Judith Curr <\/b>the President & Publisher of the HarperOne Group,<\/span> HarperCollins Publishers<\/span>, Ameena Sayid,<\/b> Founder and Managing Director of Lightstone Publishers and <\/span>Emma House<\/b> the Founder of Oreham.<\/span><\/p>\nChildren\u2019s Author of the Day, <\/span>Joseph Coelho<\/b> took to the Main Stage for a discussion with actor and broadcaster <\/span>Greg McKenzie,<\/b> where they shared insider tips for literary resources, inspirations, and how Joseph actually signed his first deal at LBF!<\/span><\/p>\nOver on Author HQ, YA Spotlight: How To Get Noticed in a Crowded Market, saw authors, <\/span>Danielle Jawando<\/b> and <\/span>Lex Croucher<\/b> join, <\/span>Charlotte Eyre<\/b> from The Bookseller and content creator <\/span>Samantha Soar<\/b> to talk about how to utilise BookTok with full impact to cut through the noise.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nBack at the Main Stage, <\/span>Nicola Usborne<\/b>, Managing Director at Usborne Publishing, <\/span>Helen Freeman<\/b>, Director of Oxford Children\u2019s at Oxford University Press, <\/span>Cassie Chadderton<\/b>, Chief Executive of World Book Day, <\/span>Jonathan Douglas<\/b>, CEO of National Literacy Trust and <\/span>Kelechi Okafor<\/b>, sat down for a chat about cultivating a culture of reading for pleasure in a rapidly evolving digital world, sharing their insights into what the industry can do to captivate readers of all ages.<\/span><\/p>\nThe Fair also welcomed <\/span>Michael Sheen<\/b>, Actor and Philanthropist, <\/span>Farrah Storr<\/b> from Substack, <\/span>Tracey Markham<\/b>, the Head of UK at Audible, writer <\/span>Sunjeev Sahota<\/b>, and <\/span>Katy Shaw<\/b>, Professor of Contemporary Writing and Publishing at Northumbria University, to the Main Stage for a phenomenal discussion about access and representation, exploring the state of play in the creative industries and access schemes and missions that are shaping the creative landscape.<\/span><\/p>\nUpon visiting the<\/span> fair,<\/span> Dame Caroline Dinenage MP, Chair of the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee<\/b> said: <\/span>\u201cThe \u00a311 billion value of the publishing industry to the British economy was apparent from today\u2019s visit to the London Book Fair. From children\u2019s books to fiction to academic textbooks, the UK has the strongest literary tradition in the world, and it is the publishing industry that maintains that tradition. I am very grateful to the Publishers Association for hosting me at the Book Fair today and for speaking to me about the challenges that the sector faces, which will greatly inform the work that the Committee is doing to support the UK\u2019s world-beating creative industries.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\nDiving into all things BooKTok, content creators <\/span>Joseph Hall<\/b> (@joe.reads), <\/span>Amy Andrawos, Anya Smith,<\/b> and <\/span>Zubs Malik <\/b>discussed BookTok\u2019s undeniable influence on the book sales market sharing expert tips and advice for authors wanting to make their mark on the digital sphere.<\/span><\/p>\nSEMINAR PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n
This year\u2019s London Book Fair brought together internationally acclaimed authors, illustrators and translators from across the globe as well as exciting debut writers, including: <\/span>Richard Osman, Dr Julie Smith, Steven Bartlett, Flavia Z Drago, Joseph Coelho, Kat Brown, Ameena Sayid,<\/b> Geeta Pendse, Jonathan Karp, Jasmine Richards, Vicky Palmer, Taylor Jenkins Reid, Danielle Jawando <\/b>and more.<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span>LBF 2024 TOP DEALS<\/b><\/p>\nDay One Deals<\/b><\/p>\n\n- Gollancz has acquired The Unmagical Life of <\/span>Briar Jones<\/b> by author <\/span>Lex Croucher<\/b>, striking a six-figure deal for the novel and the author\u2019s second standalone title\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- DK has acquired the new cookbook, Flavour, from chef and Darjeeling Express Owner <\/span>Asma Khan<\/b><\/li>\n
- John Murray has acquired Sir David Attenborough and <\/span>Colin Butfield\u2019s <\/b>\u201clandmark\u201d book on the ocean after a five-way auction.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- Headline Publishing Group, more specifically, non-fiction publisher <\/span>Martin Redfern<\/b> has acquired world all-language rights to Murder in the Gulag: The Life and Death of Alexei Navalny by veteran journalist and documentary maker <\/span>John Sweeney<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- HQ has acquired Birthing, <\/span>Davina McCall\u2019s<\/b> \u201cpositive guide\u201d to conception, pregnancy and birth<\/span><\/li>\n
- Viking has acquired The Quest for Strange: Why the Future Will Be Far Better and Far Weirder Than We Can Imagine, the debut book from <\/span>Adam Mastroianni<\/b>, experimental psychologist and writer of the Substack Experimental History\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- Hodder & Stoughton has acquired debut novel of Scottish journalist <\/span>Emma Cowding<\/b>, The Show Woman\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- In a seven-way auction, publisher Michelle Kane of Fourth Estate has acquired memoir, Inconceivable by <\/span>Rebecca Coxon<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- Sphere has acquired debut novel The Retirement Plan by <\/span>Sue Hincenberg<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- Pan Macmillan has acquired World Heptathlon Champion <\/span>Katarina Johnson-Thompson\u2019s<\/b> \u201cinspirational\u201d memoir\/manifesto, Unbroken\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- Penguin Michael Joseph has acquired Death at the White Hart, debut novel of \u201cBroadchurch\u201d creator <\/span>Chris Chibnall<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- Hodder & Stoughton has acquired two veteran financial journalists\u2019 examination of underground financial deals in Formula One, <\/span>Caroline Reid<\/b> and <\/span>Christian Sylt\u2019s<\/b> book Fast Money: The Backroom Deals, Corporate Espionage, and Legendary Power Struggles that Drive Formula One\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- Publishing director Sarah Braybooke from Ithika Press, has bought world-English language rights to the book The Eighth House: A murder, a mother, a haunting, a part true crime, part memoir title from historical researcher <\/span>Linda Segtnan<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- Profile Books has acquired What Does Israel fear from Palestine?, the new book by 2023 National Book Award finalist and human rights campaigner <\/span>Raja Shehadeh<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- Hot Key Books has acquired YA fantasy Damien Ike and the Fallen House of Draven by artist and musician <\/span>David Arlo<\/b> and Glow Up, Lara Bloom author <\/span>Dee Benson<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- The Borough Press has acquired Deep Cuts by <\/span>Holly Bricklet<\/b>, billed as Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow meets Daisy Jones and the Six.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- Magic Cat has acquired She Speaks: The Women of Greek Myths, a feminist Greek myth reimagining title by \u201cthe new Mary Beard,\u201d classicist <\/span>Honor Cargill-Martin<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- Scriber has signed with two-time National Book Award Winner <\/span>Jesmyn Ward<\/b>. The first book is an essay collection, On Witness and Respair, which is to be published in 2025.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- Summit Book has acquired <\/span>Rob Franklin\u2019s<\/b> Great Black Hope, a \u201cpropulsive, glittering\u201d debut novel about \u201crace, class, addiction and love in all its complicated forms.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
- Europa editions has acquired <\/span>Amanda by H.S Cross<\/b>, set to be published in 2025.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- Ingrid Gnerlich at Princeton University has acquired world rights to An Exploration of Time, by BBC host an author <\/span>Jim Al-Khalili\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n
- Atria has acquired Life and Death in the Loop by Chicago Reader reporter <\/span>Katie Prout<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- Bantam has acquired North American rights to two untitled crime fiction novels by prominent civil rights attorney <\/span>Ben Crump<\/b>, intended to be a series<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Day Two Deals<\/b><\/p>\n\n- Headline Review has acquired The Moonlit Maze, the debut adult novel from award-winning YA author <\/span>Zoe Marriot<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- Sceptre has acquired the first historical novel from Australian author <\/span>Emily Maguire<\/b>, Rapture.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- Harper Collins has pre-empted a literary horror debut novel from <\/span>Emma Cleary<\/b>, All those Strangers\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- HarperCollins is to publish The Collected Poems of JRR Tolkien by <\/span>Christina Scull<\/b> and <\/span>Wayne G Hammond<\/b> in September 2024\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- Canongate has acquired author and creative writing tutor <\/span>Cathy Rentzenbrink\u2019s<\/b> book The Agatha Curve\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- Head of Zeus has acquired former foreign correspondent <\/span>Alan Philips\u2019<\/b> The Kremlin: Behind the Walls of Moscow\u2019s Citadel\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- Quarto Kids has acquired a \u201cheartwarming tribute to love\u2026,\u201d My Bright Shining Star, by Olympic medallist and javelin thrower <\/span>Fatima Whitbread<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- Eriu has acquired champion Irish jockey <\/span>Davy Russell\u2019s<\/b> autobiography, My Autobiography\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- Hamish Hamilton has signed a graphic novel project with bestselling nature writer <\/span>Robert Macfarlane<\/b>, actor-musician <\/span>Johnny Flynn<\/b> and artist <\/span>Dave McKean<\/b> to retell the Epic of Gilgamesh<\/span><\/li>\n
- The Bridge Street Press has acquired world rights to <\/span>Ben Wilson\u2019s<\/b> Coastlines: A Four-Billion Year Journey Along the World\u2019s Seashores, for release in September 2026\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- Hodder Fiction has acquired Party of Liars, a thriller set from debut author <\/span>Kelsey Cox<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- HarperNorth has acquired Bad Girls of Ancient Greece by debut author <\/span>Lizzy Tiffin<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- Faber has acquired Diaries of Note by Letters of Note founder <\/span>