Pictures of the week

On Tuesday 18th September, Pan Macmillan celebrated its 175th anniversary with an evening of readings of author letters from its archive at the British Library. Pictured L-R Four Culture c.e.o. Dotti Irving, Pan Macmillan m.d. Anthony Forbes Watson and digital and communications director Sara Lloyd. (© Four Culture)

June Sarpong's Diversify (HQ) won the inaugural London Big Read Award at LIBRARY on Tuesday 18th September. Sarpong is pictured alongside Liv Little, who hosted a Q&A on the night, and LIBRARY founder Ronald Ndoro. (© Bola Adeleye)

Danez Smith won the 2018 Forward Poetry Prize for Best Collection for Don't Call Us Dead (Chatto Poetry). The ceremony took place on Tuesday 18th September.

Authors JD Fennell centre and Olivia Kiernan right joined Jean Levy to celebrate the publication of her debut novel What Was Lost (The Dome Press) at Goldsboro Books on Thursday 13th September.

Author Juliet Rix centre right and artist Christopher Corr left signed copies of their newly published title Travels With My Granny (Otter-Barry Books) at Waterstones Hampstead on Thursday 13th September. They are pictured alongside publisher Janetta Otter-Barry centre left and events co-ordinator Christopher Kanski.

Urbane Publications launched new imprint Urbane Business at The Soho Collective on Wednesday 12th September.

Sarah McIntyre and Philip Reeve launched their new series The Legend of Kevin (Oxford Children’s Books) at The Biscuiteers in Clapham. (© Dave Warren)