Penguin Press publishing director Stuart Proffitt has won the London Library Life in Literature Award for his contribution to publishing, with the judges deeming him "the pre-eminent editor of non-fiction working in the UK today." The £10,000 prize is given each year by the London Library, sponsored by Christie's, following on from a prize created by the Heywood Hill bookshop. The recipient can come from any field of literature, and has previously been awarded to figures such as Philip Mansel and Patrick Leigh Fermor. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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