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Frankfurt Book Fair cuts jobs in 'painful' restructure

Frankfurt Book Fair has completed its restructure and cut an undisclosed number of roles in what it has called a “painful and far-reaching” process.... Read more
Job cuts on the way as Frankfurt Book Fair considers future plans

The Frankfurt Book Fair has warned job cuts are on the way as director Juergen Boos outlined future “modernising” plans that will see virtual events... Read more
Canongate bags Erica Berry's 'powerful meditation on fear'

Canongate is to publish Erica Berry's latest non-fiction work, Cry Wolf, after winning a six-way auction this week. Read more
Pushkin racks up deals in Hyder's Bearmouth

Pushkin Press has sold Czech rights to Liz Hyder's children's novel Bearmouth, in the latest of several foreign rights deals for the title. ... Read more
Frankfurt finale sees 200,000 access the virtual fair's professional content

Frankfurt Book Fair director Jürgen Boos has said he envisions a hybrid digital/physical model at the 2021 edition of the world's biggest trade fair.... Read more
Canongate scoops Kitson's second novel

Canongate is to publish Mick Kitson's second novel Featherweight, which is based on his family history. Read more
Puffin wins six-figure auction to publish Carney's debut MG series

Puffin has acquired debut middle-grade series, The Accidental Diary of B.U.G, from author-illustrator talent Jen Carney in a "heated" six-figure auction.... Read more
Sandycove's Deevy goes full Boyle for new collection

The Penguin Random House Ireland imprint buys medievalist Elizabeth Boyle's memoir hybrid. Read more
Wildfire buys Binns' 'must-read' Barbarossa history

Wildfire has signed a "remarkable new perspective" on the battle for the Eastern Front during the Second World War by BAFTA-winning TV producer, scriptwriter and... Read more
Orbit pre-empts The Empire of the Wolf trilogy in six-figure deal

Orbit UK has pre-empted a debut epic fantasy trilogy by British author Richard Swan in a six-figure deal. Read more

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The Official UK CHART

1.
Pinch of Nom Quick & Easy

by Kay Featherstone & Kate Allinson
2.
The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse

by Charlie Mackesy
3.
The Thursday Murder Club

by Richard Osman
4.
The Fast 800 Easy

by Dr Claire Bailey & Justine Pattison
5.
Invisible Girl

by Lisa Jewell
6.
Camino Winds

by John Grisham
7.
Pinch of Nom Everyday Light

by Kay Featherstone & Kate Allinson
8.
Where the Crawdads Sing

by Delia Owens
9.
Pinch of Nom

by Kay Featherstone & Kate Allinson
10.
Such a Fun Age

by Kiley Reid

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Friday, January 15 2021

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