Publishing has shifted from being a big book business to a ’big authors business’, with readers buying new and old titles to support their favourite writers and publishers increasingly pushing backlists, according to Hachette UK (HUK) and Hachette Book Group (HBG) c.e.o. David Shelley.
Madeleine Milburn Ltd is looking for an Associate Literary Agent or Literary Agent Assistant to provide support to Emma Bal in the non-fiction department, and - if experience is appropriate - with a view to building their own list of authors, expanding the agency’s dynamic non-fiction offering.
Richard Osman’s We Solve Murders (Viking) notched its third UK Official Top 50 number one, reclaiming the summit after being knocked off it the previous week by Sally Rooney’s Intermezzo (Faber).
This week non-fiction came out on top with a memoir from Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of rockstar Elvis Presley, and an exploration of the history of crisps and their place in British culture.
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