Books
As ever, it has been a fantastic year for British literature, and publishers are adapting and thriving in an era of ever-evolving technology thanks to the current outpouring of exceptional works of fiction, non-fiction and poetry. The Debrett’s list has included some of our most acclaimed and popular names, from those who are increasingly considered Britain’s greatest living writers, to new names who have been making a big splash in book sales over the last year. Amongst its writers, Debrett’s has listed some of the most important movers and shakers from the literary world, including those heading up the nation’s biggest publishers and bookshops, as well as those who influence and even direct what Britain reads. This list captures some of the fantastic variety that has come to define our nation’s literary output.
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Malorie Blackman, OBE
Children's Laureate -
Russell Brand
Author, Comedian and Activist -
James Daunt
Managing Director, Waterstones -
Carol Ann Duffy, CBE
Poet Laureate -
John Fallon
Chief Executive, Pearson -
Jonny Geller
Joint CEO and Managing Director, Books, Curtis Brown -
Andrew Holgate
Literary Editor, The Sunday Times -
Ursula Mackenzie
Chief Executive, Little, Brown Group -
Dame Hilary Mantel, DBE
Novelist -
Simon Mayo
Radio 2 Presenter -
Ian McEwan, CBE
Novelist -
Richard Mollet
CEO, Publishers Association -
Kate Mosse, OBE
Author -
Dame Gail Rebuck, DBE
Chair, Penguin Random House -
Charlie Redmayne
CEO, Harper Collins -
J K Rowling
Author -
Nicola Solomon
Chief Executive, Society of Authors -
Peter Straus
Agent, Rogers, Coleridge & White -
David Walliams
Author, Comedian and Actor -
Tom Weldon
CEO, Penguin Random House