Jamie Birkett
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Editorial Director @WmCollinsBooks All views my own.
London
Joined February 2009
@AyseZarakol's OZYMANDIAS will be the defining account of how autocratic rulers have shaped the history of the world, and how we must learn the lessons of the past to curtail strongman rule today. We're delighted to welcome her to @WmCollinsBooks
.@WmCollinsBooks has acquired Ozymandias: A World History of Strongmen by Ayşe Zarakol, professor of international relations at the University of Cambridge 👇
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RT @WmCollinsBooks: We are absolutely thrilled to announce we are publishing Lionel Richie's memoir in autumn 2025! ✨
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We've been waiting All Night Long to announce this, but now the word is out! HarperCollins to publish Lionel Richie memoir in autumn 2025 @WmCollinsBooks @HarperOneBooks
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RT @RobbieTimes: Love books? Newspapers too? Fancy chugging cheap white wine/snaffling canapes at book launches? You're in luck! @TheTimesB…
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@aedmans @PenguinUKBooks Many congratulations Alex! Looking forward to raising a glass this evening in celebration of your terrific book.
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@drkathrynmannix Thank you. No peregrines or telescopes just yet but I can confirm the views are spectacular!
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RT @MatthewStadlen: North of 300 tickets sold so far for my interview with @aedmans at the launch for his new book May Contain Lies (@Pengu…
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What a hire!! Couldn’t be prouder of my erstwhile Penguin General stablemate @AlpanaSajip Smart, curious, collaborative and a canny acquirer @picadorbooks are very lucky to have her. Will be cheering on from afar!
.@AlpanaSajip is joining @picadorbooks from @VikingBooksUK in August as senior commissioning editor, non-fiction (£)
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It’s official! Slow Productivity goes straight into the Sunday Times bestseller list this weekend at #10 on the paperback chart. Huge congratulations to Cal Newport, agent @LaurieAbkemeier and the brilliant Penguin teams on both sides of the Atlantic! 🚨 🏔️ 🍾
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