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British website and digital newsletter

***BookBrunch*** is a British subscription-based website and digital newsletter for the international [publishing](/source/Publishing) industry. It is jointly edited by Nicholas Clee and Neill Denny, both former editors of *[The Bookseller](/source/The_Bookseller)*.[1] Nicholas Clee is a former judge of the Booker Prize[2] and author.[3][4] Neill Denny was previously editor of [Retail Week](/source/Retail_Week).[5]

As well as a daily news email, *BookBrunch* produces print Show Dailies for both the [London Book Fair](/source/London_Book_Fair) and the [Frankfurt Book Fair](/source/Frankfurt_Book_Fair) in partnership with *[Publishers Weekly](/source/Publishers_Weekly)*, the American weekly book trade news magazine,[6] as well as a magazine to accompany the [Sharjah International Book Fair](/source/Sharjah_International_Book_Fair).[7]

## History

Nicholas Clee and Liz Thomson, former editor of the now defunct trade paper *Publishing News* (1979–2008),[8] set up *BookBrunch* in 2008 with private backing.[9] Bibliographic Data Services (BDS), a data provision and web hosting company, bought a majority share in the service in 2011, when Eric Green, Managing Director of Digital at BDS, became BookBrunch's CEO.[10][11] Liz Thomson left *BookBrunch* in 2015,[12] with Neill Denny joining in January 2016.[13]

## Present day

In addition to the joint editors, Lucy Nathan and Julie Vuong provide editorial support and interviews, and there is a roster of regular contributors, including Roger Tagholm (a round-up of international book industry news), Alastair Horne (academic and STM news), and Nicolette Jones (children's news).[14] Jo Henry, formerly managing director of Book Marketing Limited (BML) and *Publishing News* and Research Director at [Nielsen BookScan](/source/Nielsen_BookScan), has been Managing Director since April 2018,[15][16] and David Roche, previously of [HarperCollins](/source/HarperCollins), [Waterstones](/source/Waterstones) and [Borders](/source/Borders_(retailer)), is non-executive Chair.[17] *BookBrunch*'s daily morning news email covers developments across publishers and booksellers, including acquisition deals by publishers, company results, job changes, literary awards, festivals, plus columnists and profiles of industry personnel. *BookBrunch* has a media partnership with the London Book Fair (LBF) to support LBF's Trailblazer Awards, created to celebrate the next generation of the UK publishing industry.[18]

In November 2018 *BookBrunch*, in partnership with the London Book Fair and Nielsen BookScan, launched the Selfies book awards, a prize for the best [self-published](/source/Self-publishing) author in the UK sponsored by IngramSpark, a division of the [Ingram Content Group](/source/Ingram_Content_Group). For 2021 there are three categories of books being judged, adult fiction, children's books and autobiography/memoir.[19]

## Notes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["About BookBrunch"](https://www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/about-us/). *BookBrunch*. Retrieved 26 January 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Booker prize winners, shortlists and judges"](https://www.theguardian.com/books/table/2008/sep/29/booker-prize-winners-shortlists?INTCMP=SRCH). *The Guardian*. Guardian News and Media Limited. 10 October 2008. Retrieved 26 January 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Eclipse"](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Eclipse-Nicholas-Clee-ebook/dp/B0035X1BVQ/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=nicholas+clee&qid=1606756258&sr=8-1). *Amazon*. Retrieved 26 January 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Don't Sweat the Aubergine"](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dont-Sweat-Aubergine-Works-Kitchen/dp/0552778001/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1606756316&sr=8-2). *Amazon*. Retrieved 26 January 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Denny, Neill (20 August 2004). ["It's been a blast and now I'm off"](https://www.retail-week.com/its-been-a-blast-and-now-im-off/1712989.article?authent=1). *Retail Week*. Ascential Information Services Limited. Retrieved 26 January 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["'PW' and 'BookBrunch' Together Again for 'London Show Daily'"](https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/international/london-book-fair/article/56346-pw-and-bookbrunch-together-again-for-london-show-daily.html). *Publishers Weekly*. 14 March 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["A World of Words"](https://www.digitalpw.com/digitalpw/sharjah_book_fair_2020/MobilePagedReplica.action?pm=1&folio=SHARJAH1#pg1). *Publishers Weekly*. PWxyz, LLC. Retrieved 27 January 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Page, Benedicte (16 July 2008). ["Publishing News to cease publication"](https://www.thebookseller.com/news/publishing-news-cease-publication). *The Bookseller*. Retrieved 26 January 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Jones, Philip (7 October 2008). ["Thomson and Clee launch BookBrunch"](https://www.thebookseller.com/news/thomson-and-clee-launch-bookbrunch). *The Bookseller*. Retrieved 26 January 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["About BookBrunch"](https://www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/about-us/). *Bookbrunch*. Retrieved 26 January 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["BookBrunch Adds New Management"](https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/50373-bookbrunch-adds-new-management.html). *Publishers Weekly*. 26 January 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** Carpenter, Caroline (15 April 2015). ["Thomson to leave BookBrunch"](https://www.thebookseller.com/news/thomson-leave-bookbrunch). *The Bookseller*. Retrieved 26 January 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** Eyre, Charlotte (26 November 2015). ["Neill Denny joins Bookbrunch"](https://www.thebookseller.com/news/neill-denny-joins-bookbrunch-317407). *The Bookseller*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["About BookBrunch"](https://www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/about-us/). *BookBrunch*. Retrieved 26 January 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** O'Brien, Kiera (6 April 2018). ["Jo Henry to become BookBrunch m.d"](https://www.thebookseller.com/news/jo-henry-moves-bookbrunch-764301). *The Bookseller*. Retrieved 26 January 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** ["Jo Henry joins BookBrunch as Managing Director"](https://www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/free-article/jo-henry-joins-bookbrunch-as-managing-director/). *BookBrunch*. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** ["About BookBrunch"](https://www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/about-us/). *BookBrunch*. Retrieved 26 January 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-18)** ["Trailblazer Awards"](https://hub.londonbookfair.co.uk/tag/trailblazer-awards/). *London Book Fair*. Retrieved 26 January 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-19)** ["The Selfies"](http://theselfies.co.uk/). *The Selfies*. Retrieved 26 January 2021.

## External links

- [Official website](https://www.bookbrunch.co.uk/)

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