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Besides social media accounts, thebookseller has populated their site with Influencers âjust another way of discovering a great bookâ, M&P conference hears, Artificial intelligence already embedded in publishing in China, Beijing International Book Fair hears, Michael Caine licenses voice to narrate AI adaptation Odyssey audiobook, Canongate moves to quarterly royalty payment system in 'revolutionary' move, UK print book sales forecast to fall as higher prices lift market value, M&P hears, www.thebookseller.com, Careless People audiobook âcritical priorityâ for Pan Mac after gag order imposed, Comment - Is scholarly publishing going south?, Lauryn Hamilton Murrayâs fantasy YA debut grapples with being an outsider, Audio âfully integratedâ into publishing, say industry bosses amid formatâs unstoppable growth, Ebury Spotlight acquires Anastasia Kingsnorth's Relationship Status, Author Interview - Liu Zhenyun on the expansion of the âYanjin Universeâ, Podcast âdedicated to wordsâ launches with Elif Shafak interview, Faber signs Kazuo Ishiguroâs new novel Miss Lambert Steps Aboard Danger, Why Independent Bookshop Week really does make a difference, Nostalgia, economic pressures and âcertaintyâ drive wave of series continuations, The Women's Prize 2026: Virginia Evans and Lyse Doucet named Womenâs Prize 2026 winners, Sophie Pender: The 93% Club founder takes book to Picador in 13-way auction, Macmillan to distribute 140k books through Gruffalo Granny literacy campaign, The Bookseller - Comment - Creative fracking: Why book piracy is more than theft, www.thebookseller.com, Reform-led Essex County Council tells libraries to 'pause' promotion of events including Pride, The Bookseller - Marketing and Publicity Conference - The Bookseller Marketing & Publicity Conference 2026, AI pitfalls 'everywhere you look', David Shelley tells US Book Show in keynote, The British Audio Awards introduces three more categories for 2026, The Beckhams: A Royal Affair by Alexander Larman signed by Michael O'Mara Books, The Sareeta Domingo Prize launches for under-represented writers in honour of late author and editor, Hodderscape scoops Monique Hazel's 'absolute dream' of a debut, The Bookseller - Comment - Rachel Mills: Books vs mascara â the power of books to make you feel better, Publishers given option to âopt outâ of AI use in Google search in âworld firstâ, Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration opens in 18th-century waterworks following ÂŁ12.5m transformation, Bonnier Books UK's imprint Embla Books hires Jennie Ayres, The Bookseller - Author Interviews - Hannah Kaner treads a new path in her latest fantasy novel that examines war, revenge and power, Lucy Rose wins Nota Bene Prize 2026 for The Lamb, HarperCollins signs five more books from Alexandra Moody in âmajorâ deal, Russell Brand settles with Pan Macmillan for undisclosed sum over failure to write self-help books, Monoray scoops Daniel Foxxâs second collection of âwickedly funnyâ stories, The Bookseller - Editions - 1st May 2026, Hachette UK acquires Kogan Page, PMJ wins âheatedâ five-way auction for Elizabeth Helenâs romantasy trilogy, The British Book Awards launches new podcast featuring Ruth Jones, Donna Ashworth and more, The Bookseller - The New Adult Book Prize - New Adult Book Prize 2026 | The Bookseller, Charlie Redmayne appointed CEO of Vinci Books, The Bookseller - Editions - 24th April 2026, The Bookseller - Features - National Year of Reading dives deeper into habits with first UK âcensusâ, Century to publish first book from Career Ladder creator Max Klymenko, Juno Dawson and Andy Darcy Theo to judge YA Book Prize 2026, Women's Prize for Fiction shortlist champions debuts and independent publishers, The British Book Awards 2026 host named as Steph McGovern, Bonnier hires Anna Derkacz as chief commercial officer, The Bookseller - Comment - Publishing, advocacy and autistic voices, Children âtrying to zoom in on pagesâ as survey finds third of new pupils unable to use books, Around 230 authors quit French publisher in protest of owner, The Bookseller - Author Interviews - Melissa Albert examines a fraught sibling relationship in her adult debut, Bologna 2026 upbeat, despite challenging geopolitical landscape, Radio 2 Book Club Award shortlist revealed, Bookshop Crawl UK releases first County Bookshop Map, Bloomsbury set to cut 55 roles as publisher restructures, www.thebookseller.com, Hachette secures 40th rights deal for Alice Osemanâs Heartstopper series, The Bookseller - Features - Bologna Children's Book Fair 2026: Horace Bent â This devil wears Balenciaga, The Jhalak Prize reveals shortlists for 10th year, BBC's Big Scottish Book Club ends after seven series, Bantam scoops Taylor Swift: The Debut Years by the Washington Post's Emily Yahr, The Bookseller - Editions - 10th April 2026, The Bookseller - Author Interviews - Ed Vere | The award-winning author-illustrator introduces the stars of his latest picture book, Waffles and Julius, The Housemaid author Freida McFadden reveals real identity, HarperCollins Children's Books signs new multi-book deal with Rob Biddulph, The Bookseller - Marketing and Publicity Conference - The Bookseller Marketing & Publicity Conference 2026, www.thebookseller.com, International Booker Prize 2026 shortlist revealed, William Collins to publish US Vice-President JD Vance's memoir on faith, School's 'removal of more than 100 books' reflects 'pressure on librarians' to censor stock, Tom Weldon âoptimisticâ as PRH UK reports sales up 4% year-on-year, with 81% rise in SFF, The Bookseller - Editions - 27th March 2027, Women's Prize winner Rachel Clarke moves to Picador with new book, The Queenâs Reading Room crowns Selina Brown as National Reading Hero, The Bookseller - Marketing and Publicity Conference - The Bookseller Marketing & Publicity Conference 2026, The Bookseller - Comment - In defence of romantasy, Eve Wersocki Morris named M&P Conference programmer as new venue revealed, Faber bags YA romantasy debut for âmajorâ six figures in âwhirlwindâ auction, Headline snaps up two more thrillers from Carmel Harrington, Hachette pulls initially self-published horror novel over suspected AI use, The Bookseller - Editions - 20th March 2026, The Bookseller - Author Interviews - TáťlĂĄ Okogwu on her move from fantasy to contemporary middle-grade, Publiship warns of book supply chain âripple effectsâ due to Middle East conflict, Sarah Wynn-Williams' publisher calls for stronger legislation to protect whistleblowers, Michael Rosen and MC Grammar join forces for Gallery Kids, The British Book Awards 2026 trade shortlists revealed, London Book Fair 2026: Publishers hail âhigh energy, confidentâ fair but feel absence of Middle East trade, A future without small presses looks âincredibly depressingâ, LBF hears, The Bookseller - Comment - London Book Fair 2026: Horace Bent â I am, and have always been⌠a faithful, The Bookseller - Comment - London Book Fair 2026: Horace Bent â Banquo misses the feast and a messy break-up, SoA launches Human Authored logo in response to âflood of AI-generated booksâ, PRH's Tom Weldon: English-language rights shift would be âvery dangerousâ, Alice Oseman receives YA Book Prize Special Achievement Award, Diversion Publishing acquires indie publisher Influx Press, The Bookseller - Comment - London Book Fair 2026: Horace Bent â This⌠is⌠the⌠ennnnnd, The British Book Awards 2026 Independent Bookshop of the Year regional and country winners revealed, The Bookseller - The YA Book Prize - The YA Book Prize 2026, Greg Greeley takes over from Jonathan Karp as CEO of Simon & Schuster, Macmillan nets Alex Ferguson's first autobiography in 13 years, London Book Fair 2026: Appetite for âforeign fictionâ strong as romantasy âbroadens scopeâ, The Bookseller - Editions - 6th March 2026, Audible expands line-up of original audio productions with new deals, Bloomsbury to publish two new Sarah J Maas books, Rachel Denwood joins PRH to launch âmajorâ new childrenâs and YA imprint, Booksellers Association Group to invest ÂŁ200k in bookshops during National Year of Reading, Public libraries to receive ÂŁ150k government cash boost with new strategy promised, New independent LGBTQ+ publisher launched to champion queer stories, The Bookseller - Features - London Book Fair 2026 Agents' Hotlists, Indhu Rubasingham: Playing safe will kill theatre, even if it lets us break even for now, Shakespeareâs Globe launches climate change-focused playwriting prize, SLA receives âlandmarkâ ÂŁ500k to launch âlow pressure, socialâ school book clubs, Lessons in Chemistry author Bonnie Garmus moves to Bonnier with 'irresistible' second book, Gollancz snaps up James Islingtonâs first sci-fi series in a 'fierce' three-way auction, Julia Donaldson and Jim Fieldâs âsmall masterpieceâ signed by Scholastic, Olga Ravn and Daniel Kehlmann books longlisted for International Booker Prize 2026, The Bookseller - Comment - Where are the childfree-by-choice heroines?, W&N pre-empts Sarah Maria Griffinâs âwildly originalâ novel in six-figure deal, Literary agents urge writers to avoid AI as they see âchange in nature of submissionsâ, Dan Herron named overall director of contracts and business affairs after Bonnier restructure, The Bookseller - Editions - 20th February 2026, Indie bookshopsâ business rates to soar by up to 100%, BA research finds, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor: Andrew Lownie suing S&S US after book 'dropped' by publisher, Faber to publish 'landmark' new novel by Demon Copperhead author Barbara Kingsolver, Pan Macmillan appoints Stuart Dwyer to new group sales director role, The British Book Awards 2026 Independent Bookshop of the Year finalists unveiled, Hachette UK member of staff who died at distribution warehouse named, Nigel Farage: Headline Press to publish John Sweeney's biography of Reform leader, Laura Kuenssberg's first book to be published by Corsair, The Bookseller - Editions - 13th February 2026, The Bookseller - Author Interviews - Sam Beckbessinger's werewolf satire sinks its teeth into perimenopause, Tor Bramble snares Clio Evansâ dark romance in three-book deal, Veteran literary agent Andrew Hewson dies aged 83, Isabella Depiazzi appointed rights director of Granta Publications, The Bookseller - Editions - 6th February 2026, Viking to publish new Ben Macintyre book, Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler reveal title of the new Gruffalo, Scottish indie press Haunt Publishing to close, Jenny Dean joins John Murray Press Group as executive publisher for non-fiction, Titan snags Rachel Harrisonâs time-loop wedding horror, The Bookseller - The YA Book Prize - The YA Book Prize 2026, Maggie O'Farrell's Land to be adapted for the screen by Hamnet producer Liza Marshall, Ali Smith selects joint winners of the 2026 Weatherglass Novella Prize, The Bookseller - Editions - 30th January 2026, The Bookseller - Author Interviews - Gwendoline Rileyâs new novel explores an enduring and unlikely friendship formed at a highbrow critical magazine, Anthropicâs âsecret planâ to âdestructively scan all the books in the world' revealed by unredacted files, Hari Connerâs âexquisiteâ YA graphic novel acquired by S&S Childrenâs, HarperCollins Children's Books signs picture book from Oliver Jeffers and Kevin Waldron, Joachim Kaufmann to succeed Juergen Boos as president and CEO of Frankfurter Buchmesse, Headline signs two novels from Victoria Hislop, Pan Fiction publishing director Trish Jackson to retire after 25 years, The Bookseller - Spotlight - Review of the Year: Publishers â Fortunes remained mixed in 2025 with publishers stuck in the middle, The Bookseller - Editions - 23rd January 2026, The Bookseller - Author Interviews - Lucas Maxwell | The leading children's librarian draws on his own childhood growing up in Nova Scotia for his YA debut, Elle McNicoll joins Pan Macmillan in eight-book deal, 'Much-loved' member of staff dies at Hachette UK distribution warehouse, PA urges government to geo-block Oak National Academy as âmatter of urgencyâ, HarperFiction pre-empts Tyler McCall's debut in two-book deal, Bookshops âdesperately seek new ways to keep the lights onâ after business rates hike, Travis Kelce and Jason Kelce to publish New Heights tie-in book, The Bookseller - Editions - 16th January 2026, The Bookseller - Features - Review of the Year: Authors â The Gruffalo soldier marches on as âFreida readahsâ take McFadden to new heights, The Bookseller - Author Interviews - Sabine Durrant on her latest gripping psychological thriller, a sun-drenched tale of envy and betrayal, Callen Martin joins Madeleine Milburn Agency as literary agent, PMJ pre-empts Alexandra Christoâs 'epic' romantasy trilogy, National Year of Reading campaign for 2026 kicks off at Emirates Stadium, Adelaide Festival cancelled and board steps down after author boycott, BA calls for 'deeply damaging' business rates rise to be axed for bookshops as well as pubs, Publishing director Ailah Ahmed to leave Cornerstone, Author Shaun Rein's voice 'cloned with AI' to read book on 'deepfake' podcast, Adelaide Festival: Almost 50 authors drop out after Palestinian author removed from line-up, The Bookseller - Editions - 9th January 2026, The Bookseller - Spotlight - Review of the Year: Bestsellers â A record year for Fiction, though the full market dips slightly, Hodder snares âfemgore horror from hellâ in two-book deal with Kylie Lee Baker, David Walliams sales down 30% in weeks after author 'dropped by HarperCollins', Piatkus scoops Isabel Kleeâs âbig-heartedâ memoir, The Bookseller - Comment - What is next for kids' books in 2026?, Alistair Smith named managing director of The Stage Media Company, The Traitors star and author Harriet Tyce's book sales increase 96% since series launch, Bluemoose Books snaps up fourth novel by RĂłnĂĄn Hession, The Bookseller - Comment - Is 2026 the year DEI dies?, The Bookseller - Previews, Predictions: what lies ahead for the book trade in 2026?, David Walliams 'dropped from Waterstones Children's Book Festival line-up', Authors hit with 'deluge' of scam emails from fake marketers offering paid promotion, Got It Covered Quiz: Our Celebrated Books of 2025, David Walliams 'dropped by HarperCollins' over allegations of 'inappropriate behaviour', The Bookseller - Comment - Not just a gentle niche, Hay Festival launches The Pleasure List for National Year of Reading with Stephen Fry, The Bookseller - Comment - The glory and the growing pains, The Bookseller - Spotlight - Roger that: RCW stars in the inaugural Agents 30 list, 12th December 2025, The Bookseller - Comment - Fair play, Booker Prize 2026 judges named, The Bookseller - The British Book Awards - The British Book Awards aka 'The Nibbies', The Bookseller - Comment - Remembering Sophie Kinsella, The Bookseller - Obituaries - Author Sophie Kinsella dies aged 55, The Bookseller - Comment - Yes, you can still launch an indie pressâŚ, www.thebookseller.com, The Bookseller - Editions - 5th December 2025, Eoin Purcell and Blathnaid Healy launch new non-fiction publishing house, The Bookseller - Author Interviews - Nibbies Pageturner winner Saara El-Arifi sets out to connect Cleopatra to modern womanhood, National Literacy Trustâs research reveals âworrying skills gapâ in young workforce, The Bookseller - Trade Interviews - Speakies winner: Georgia Tennant (Rivals), The Bookseller - Bestsellers, The Bookseller - Comment - âAgainst this backdrop, I wrote and I wroteâ, Amanda Ridout uses FutureBook Conference to flag EUDR 'rug pulling', FutureBook Awards 2025 winners revealed, Sally Rooney 'almost certain' she cannot publish new books in UK due to Palestine Action ban, The Bookseller - Comment - Don't dismiss dark academia, EUDR: European Commission votes to remove all printed products from regulations, London Book Fair 2026: Joanna Prior, Tom Weldon and Bob Carrigan among industry speakers, Wildfire scoops Erin Van Der Meer's ârazor-sharpâ debut novel, Bloomsbury Trade to publish Ann Patchett's new novel, Jilly Cooper, Patrick Ness and Sarah Wynn-Williams among inaugural Speakies winners, MPs launch inquiry into how the joy of reading can be kept alive, The Bookseller wins PPA Independent Publisher Award for Unbound investigation, The Bookseller - Editions - 21st November 2025, John Murray wins 'spellbinding' anthology of Irish fiction in three-way auction, The Bookseller - Comment - We cannot give up on English, WH Smith group CEO Carl Cowling resigns following Deloitte review, www.thebookseller.com, Tor Bramble signs three-book deal with Chloe C PeĂąaranda, âPrint is vital but not enoughâ: NLT calls for âurgentâ reassessment of what constitutes reading, Berkeley signs Eve Wersocki Morrisâ Please Kill My Boss in âmajorâ deal, The Bookseller - Editions - 14th November 2025, The Bookseller - Author Interviews - SFF titan Brandon Sanderson looks back over his storied 20-year career, Almost half of FLIP survey respondents 'do not feel positive about the use of AI', FutureBook 2025 Conference - FutureBook, Valerie Brandes and Dom OâHanlon featured in PA's People of Publishing, The Bookseller - Comment - The transformative power of co-creation, Ladybird wins Frankie Grittonâs debut picture book in six-way auction, The Bookseller - Editions - 7th November 2025, Head of Zeus signs new novel by Slumdog Millionaire author Vikas Swarup, The Bookseller - Comment - Publishing's money should be on prequels, Anna Rafferty to succeed David Young as Canongate chair, Elizabeth Day and Fourth Estate to launch Big Day imprint with Rebecca Coxon's 'remarkable' IVF story, Serpentâs Tail signs Christian Krachtâs âexhilaratingâ speculative novel, www.thebookseller.com, The Bookseller - Editions - 31st October 2025, The Bookseller - Author Interviews - Tanya Sweeney's debut takes on obsession in the age of social media, Rights, The Bookseller - Trade Interviews - Colour Your Streets: celebrating a new breed of colouring book, Transworld publicity director Patsy Irwin to retire after 35 years, Independent children's publisher Knights Of set to close, Faber announces Jem Calderâs 'standout' debut novel, The Bookseller - Comment - Could there ever be another Jilly?, Kate Elton confirmed as HarperCollins UK CEO, FutureBook 2025 Conference - FutureBook, The Bookseller - Comment - The Labubufication of children's books, www.thebookseller.com, Pan Mac and the Black British Book Festival launch community-led publishing collaboration, Bonnier Books UK waltzes into three-book deal with Anton Du Beke, National Year of Reading 2026 brand identity and director revealed, The Bookseller - Comment - Horace Bent: Not jealous, not jealous at all, Juniper swoops for 'exceptional' debut from Transworld's Alison Barrow, First Ink scoops Elle McNicoll's seasonal YA romances in three-book deal, RF Kuang signs new four-book deal with HarperCollins, The Bookseller - Comment - Horace Bent: Charlie who?, Amazon algorithm changes have led to âvolatility in visibilityâ, warn indie authors, Canongate all aboard Matt Haig's latest, The Midnight Train, Hannah Kaner's feminist epic fantasy trilogy goes to HarperVoyager in UK and US six-figure deals, Kate Mosse moves to HQ in 'significant' four-book deal, FutureBook information and FAQs - FutureBook Content, Baskerville signs Ahmed Masoud's crime novel, Library bodies form Libraries Alliance in 'pivotal' moment for sector, The Bookseller - Editions - 10th October 2025, The Bookseller - Author Interviews - Erin Somersâ latest novel explores marriage and the boundaries between fantasy and reality, Hungarian author LĂĄszlĂł Krasznahorkai wins Nobel Prize for Literature, Gillian Anderson and Julia Donaldson shortlisted for 2025 Books Are My Bag Readers Awards, Report reveals 'stark inequalities' and 'precipitous decline' in representation in children's publishing, Walt Disney Studios to adapt Katherine Rundellâs Impossible Creatures, www.thebookseller.com, Orion to publish Candice Carty-Williams sequel to Queenie, Bloomsbury introduces dyslexia-friendly range of bestsellers in 'industry-first', Intimidating behaviour towards bookshop owners on the rise â BA survey, The Bookseller - Author Interviews - Sarah Mughal Ranaâs adult debut is a story of revenge, grief and magic, The Bookseller - Editions - 3rd October 2025, The Bookseller - Features - Frankfurt Book Fair 2025 Agents' Hotlists, Yin F Lim wins Mo Siewcharran Prize for The Ties That Bind, The Bookseller - Comment - Publishing is in denial about dark romance, The Bookseller - Login, The Booksellerâs Childrenâs Conference: publishers have 'extraordinary role' to play in creating school libraries, Bookshop.org launches new e-book platform for indie bookshops, 'To not protect copyright is foolish': Kate Mosse condemns AI 'theft' at Labour Party Conference, Streaming and smart speakers make audiobooks 'more available', Children's Conference hears, Government pledges funding for a library in every primary school by 2029, The Bookseller - Editions - 26th September 2025, The Bookseller - Features - The reality of children and young peopleâs reading in Ireland, Del Rey wins CM Basma's 'blistering' epic fantasy in six-figure deal, The Bookseller - Comment - Not just a trend, Bookshops 'reeling' as government budget hikes hit high street, Meryl Halls tells BA conference, AM Heath launches The Hilary Mantel Prize, The Bookseller - Events - The Bookseller Children's Conference 2025, The Bookseller - Editions - 19th September 2025, The British Audio Awards shortlists revealed for inaugural year, Hot Key Books snares Maia Kaneâs sapphic romantasy novels, PRH and Waterstones to partner on launch events for Philip Pullmanâs The Rose Field, The Bookseller - Events - The Bookseller Marketing & Publicity Conference 2025, Holly Dye and Anoushka Patel among five writers shortlisted for the 2025 BBC Young Writersâ Award, The Bookseller - Obituaries - Tributes paid to ârare and radiant forceâ Sareeta Domingo after she died âsuddenlyâ, Simon & Schuster Childrenâs swoops in for witchy middle-grade series with six-figure deal, The Bookseller - Editions - 12th September 2025, The Bookseller - Author Interviews - Tharik Hussain's new book examines the connection between European and Islamic history, The Bookseller - Events - The Bookseller Children's Conference 2025, Scholastic to publish new edition of The Velveteen Rabbit with illustrations from David Litchfield, The Bookseller - Events - The Bookseller Children's Conference 2025, Colleen Hoover's new novel to be published by Amazon Publishing, Simon & Schuster win 10-way auction for Sarah Massini's 'future classic', The Bookseller - Author Interviews - qntm | Sam Hughes' debut is mind-bending SF that confronts one of our most existential fears, Macmillan Childrenâs Books launches new brand identity, Simon & Schuster acquires four thrillers from Jeneva Rose in six-figure 10-publisher auction, 'Bold drive' to gift one million books to children living in book poverty launched, Simon & Schuster reorganises sales division with promotions while director role made redundant, The Bookseller - Author Interviews - A new Santa is coming to town in Jasmine Richards and Priscilla Mante's kids book, The Bookseller - Editions - 5th September 2025, Butter author Asako Yuzuki returns to Fourth Estate with Hooked, Michael OâMara Books switches representation to Pinnacle Booksales, www.thebookseller.com, Viking to publish new Penguin Horror series this Halloween, The Bookseller - Events - The Bookseller Children's Conference 2025, 'Chaotic situation': Book trade 'nervous' of Trump's parcel tax as Gardners changes US shipping policy, Penguin Books launches first of 90 Little Book Stops across the UK in Brixton, OWN IT! founders reflect on first 10 years of the company as they plot next decade, Women's Prize partners with Hachette UK 'to support writer development', Caroline Calloway memoirs to be published in audio by Bolinda, Award criteria need to evolve, Thea Lenarduzzi talks about her new book, The Tower, a journey into the nature of storytelling itself, The British Audio Awards host and judges revealed, The Bookseller - Comment - Booksellers sealed my success, 'Standout' New Adult Book Prize shortlist reflects 'wealth of talent' in the industry, Faber to publish a graphic-novel adaptation of AndrĂŠ Acimanâs Call Me by Your Name, Simon & Schuster CEO Jonathan Karp to step down and launch new imprint, Julia Donaldson becomes first author to break the NielsenIQ BookScan 50-million-unit barrier, AF Steadman to publish Skandar origin story with S&S Childrenâs Books, Romantic fiction festival at Manchesterâs Central Library sells out in âtriumphantâ second year, Piatkus Fiction pre-empts romantasy duology by Kate Dylan, Multiple promotions at Orbit as Nadia Saward steps up to senior commissioning editor, Moira Buffiniâs dystopian debut Songlight wins the YA Book Prize 2025, Polari Prize will 'pause' for 2025 following criticism of John Boyne's longlisting, The Bookseller Children's Conference 2025, 'Delulu' and 'tradwife' among 6,000 new words added to the Cambridge Dictionary, 'Seminal' Terry Pratchett lecture to be published in clothbound edition by Transworld, Amitav Ghosh to bury manuscript for 89 years as part of Future Library Project, Jacqueline Wilson launches podcast with Transworld in partnership with Cosmopolitan UK, The Bookseller Children's Conference Tickets, Lizzie Damilola Blackburn, Caley Routledge and Coco Omer to judge New Adult Book Prize, Cheltenham Literature Festival line-up to include Alan Hollinghurst, Kaliane Bradley and more, Shastri Akella wins 2025 Desperate Literature Short Fiction Prize for 'tender and haunting' story, Cassell scores Felix Whiteâs take on the meaning of football, Publishing sees âlargest dropâ in career optimism of all creative sectors, research suggests, Waterstones says âsafety of attendees was never at riskâ after BookFest backlash, Bloomsbury YA acquires more 'queerly beloved' fiction from Lex Croucher, Temu removes 50 household items featuring 'stolen cover art' from Micaela Alcaino, This week's issue of The Bookseller, âTheyâre not inclusive, Iâm inclusiveâ: the growth of specialist genre-based bookshops, Wayward TxF wins nine-way auction for debut romantasy Steelborn, Booker longlist for 2025 suggests 'death of the male novelist' has been 'greatly exaggerated', Simon & Schuster UK to launch SFF imprint, Solstice Books, Booker 2025 longlist: three nods for Faber as Fitzcarraldo Editions secures first nomination, A love letter to desk editors, Jane Austen sees best sales in 15 years as industry celebrates 250th birthday, Indie bookshops face 'enormous' business rate hikes, Holly Jackson discusses The Reappearance of Rachel Price, The Salt Path: PRH's 'editorial and legal processes remain appropriate and robust', says CEO Tom Weldon, Wildfire Books signs Oana Aristide's âexceptionalâ second novel, Does publishing have a truth problem?, Penguin Michael Joseph to publish three new novels from Jessica Bull, The Bookseller Children's Conference 2025, Wayward TxF snaps up Lauren Palphreyman's bestselling romantasy trilogy, Bea Fitzgerald discusses The End Crowns All, Jen Stoutâs âdeeply moving and importantâ Night Train to Odesa wins 2024 Highland Book Prize, Australian YA author Lynette Noni signs major deal with Penguin Random House Childrenâs UK, Up close and personal, Len Pennie returns with poyums annaw, her second volume of Scots and English poetry, 18th July 2025, SenLinYu makes their dark fantasy novel debut with Alchemised, Catherine Doyle discusses The Dagger and the Flame, Bloomsbury reveals logo for new SFF imprint, Bloomsbury Archer, Bloomsbury predicts ÂŁ41m profit for this financial year, Simon & Schuster Childrenâs signs âmajorâ three-book deal with Sarah Crossan, Hodder & Stoughton imprint Coronet to close with four made redundant, The Salt Path: Bookshops give 'refunds and recommendations' after controversy as new book delayed, Banned Book Week UK to return in October 2025 after hiatus, Sarah Crossan discusses Where the Heart Should Be, Joey Batey's debut novel grapples with the complexities of social media, ego and fandom, Penguin Michael Joseph signs Costanza Casatiâs Mythmaker, 2025.07.11 Edition, Oyinkan Braithwaite on her second novel Cursed Daughters, about a young woman determined to break a family curse, www.thebookseller.com, The Salt Path author Raynor Winn hits back after having 'vitriol poured on from all quarters', Moira Buffini discusses Songlight, How do agents become agents?, Penguin says it 'undertook all the necessary pre-publication due diligence' on The Salt Path, Farshore marks Winnie-the-Pooh's 100th with National Trust, Scottish Book Trust and Royal Literary Fund, Trade comes together for government backed National Year of Reading, Faridah ĂbĂkĂŠ-ĂyĂmĂdĂŠ and Adiba Jaigirdar discuss Four Eids and a Funeral, The Salt Path author Raynor Winn accused of 'stealing ÂŁ64k and fabricating claims', Shadow and Bone actress Kiera Azar on the dream that inspired her YA debut, Anna Mazzola takes home Gold at the CWA Dagger Awards with 'expertly crafted' thriller, 4th July 2025, Rob Biddulph on his new picture book, which inspires children to think big, www.thebookseller.com, Hodder & Stoughton falls for two ice-hockey romance books from Peyton Corinne, People of colour in junior roles 'burning out from being forced to act as experts', State of play: can stalled momentum in Black publishing be undone?, Record number of bookshops take part in Independent Bookshop Week as indies see surge in sales, Meta and Anthropic's use of books to train AI is 'fair use', US court rules, Hannah Grace moves to Piatkus with five new novels, Former Bonnier execs Kate Parkin and Margaret Stead to launch a new independent publisher, William Collins triumphs in six-way auction for Andrew Stauffer's story of the birth of Frankenstein, Does Goodreads do enough to protect authors from trolls?, Transworld and FairyLoot reveal name and logo of collaborative fantasy imprint, HQ Fiction secures rights to four books by romantasy sensation Briar Boleyn in hotly contested auction, Rachel Charlton-Dailey's book explores the history of disability activism in the UK, 20th June 2025, Margaret McDonald on the shock of winning the Carnegie Medal with Glasgow Boys, Tom Weldon looks back on 90 years of the Penguin brand, Fiammetta Rocco becomes emeritus director for International Booker Prize, Beyond labels, British Library to symbolically reinstate Oscar Wilde's reader pass 130 years on, Pushing preorders? Think indie, MW Craven | The creative shift from probation officer to writer transformed the Carlisle-born man's entire life, Self-publishing trailblazer LJ Ross moves to Cornerstone, 13th June 2025, Bea Fitzgerald | The YA author expanding her oeuvre through Greek mythology, Yael van der Wouden and Rachel Clarke named Women's Prize 2025 winners, The Reading Agency to scale up Summer Reading Challenge with ÂŁ1.5m grant, The YA Book Prize 2025, Michael Morpurgo and Raymond Antrobus join Hachette to discuss reading crisis, Folio Society to publish Jane Austen's complete novels for 250th anniversary, AI undergoing 'transition in fiction' as editors and authors note topic is 'no longer just a staple of SFF', Miriam Robinson | And Notre Dame Is Burning tackles the fall-out of a marriage that foundered on betrayal, 6th June 2025, Saucy Books: London's first romance-only bookshop dedicated to 'genre, authors and readers' to open, Axel Scheffler to illustrate picture book about love for Scholastic, The gradual climb, Simon & Schuster's managing director of adult publishing Suzanne Baboneau to leave company, AI in the book trade: how professionals have found using the tech at work, Login, The key to our childrenâs futures lies in investment, Raymond Antrobus | The Quiet Ear considers the interplay between written, spoken and signed forms of language, 30th May 2025, Charlie Mackesyâs follow-up to The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse unveiled by Ebury, Aspiring marketers and publicists of colour invited to take part in The Bookseller's new mentorship scheme, Bestsellers, Rosie Rowell wins the Womenâs Prize Trust Discoveries award, New literary imprint Juniper from HarperCollins and HQ, Faber to reissue three novels by Barbara Kingsolver, Asli Jensen | Romance debut Love on Sight tells the story of two teenagers in London, 23rd May 2025, Leigh Radford | 'Horror is a legitimate gateway through pain', Mo Fanning: Still here, still queer⌠but getting squeezed out, Re-mystification for mindless times, We do not need to change copyright law, we need transparency, Indie publisher And Other Stories triumphs as Banu Mushtaq's Heart Lamp wins International Booker Prize, Rob Brydon, Jessie Buckley and Domhnall Gleeson to star in BBC adaptation of Julia Donaldson's The Scarecrowsâ Wedding, Romantasy book boyfriends know what women want, British Book Awards 2025 - The Nibbies - livestream, European publishers call for 'new equilibrium' as 'challenge' of English-language editions spreads, Salman Rushdie's attacker given maximum sentence of 25 years in prison, International Booker Prize 2025: a restoration of faith in world literature, Mairi Kidd | 'The history Iâm particularly interested in is the unheard voices, and womenâs voices', Am I working class enough?, Whydunnit? BBC Maestroâs AI Agatha Christie splits industry, Arifa Akbar explores our sometimes complicated relationship with the nocturnal hours, 'Two ways' of pursuing legal case against Meta, says former Waitrose boss Mark Price, The Bookseller Marketing & Publicity Conference 2025, A glut of Gatsbys, We need each other, Government changes to Data Bill 'indicate growing awareness of case made by creative industries', PA says, New Simon & Schuster award for unpublished authors of colour includes two-book deal with six-figure advance, Cover blind, 'Very concerning' HarperCollins research shows only 43% of under fours are read to frequently, Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler create new Gruffalo book 20 years on, Philip Pullman announces conclusion to The Book of Dust trilogy, Publishers Association launches parliamentary report into boosting children's reading for pleasure, Bring a chair, Gallery Books scoops Cat Simsâ The Mental Load Diaries, Books on BookTok: the popularity of weird-girl fiction, Bethany Handley uses poetry to fight discrimination, Ita O'Brienâs landmark book draws on her 40-year career in the performing arts, Alex Wharton on the importance of literature for children's well-being, Lauryn Hamilton Murrayâs fantasy YA debut grapples with being an outsider, Reclaiming our roots, Bookshop Spotlight: The Hours Cafe & Bookshop, Jennifer Saint moves to Viking in âmajorâ six-figure deal, Richard E Grant to narrate Keith McNallyâs memoir, Gillian Anderson calls for âeven more daringâ sexual fantasies in follow-up with Bloomsbury, Reading Agencyâs research reveals 'growing reading crisis' with half of adults put off by distractions, The Reading Agency to host lunchtime âread-inâ in Bradford Waterstones, Publishers Association Dan Conway condemns âteenage demandsâ of tech ahead of parliamentary debate, The Bookseller launches the New Adult Book Prize to celebrate one of the fastest growing areas of fiction, Peter Serafinowicz and Ambika Mod star in new films of International Booker Prize 2025 shortlist, World of Books launches ÂŁ15k Sustainable Story Award, Jhalak Prize 2025 shortlists revealed as founder hails work âfull of love, hope and joy', BookTok, romantasy and follower counts: are future bestselling authors all going to be TikTok stars?, Comics Cultural Impact Collective call for ÂŁ1.5m funding to make most of 'untapped potential of industry', Spudman aka Ben Newman & Chris Haughton | Nibbies Podcast, Transworld launches new fantasy imprint with dystopian romance, Publishers pledge to show salaries in job ads to ensure 'fair and equitable pay', The tragedy of tariffs, 'Sporror' and The Substance: horror fiction spreads its spores as submissions pile in, Libraries beyond books, First quarter of 2025: market flat, but Rebecca Yarros storms to the top, David Nicholls and Musih Tedji Xaviere | Nibbies Podcast, Parliamentary inquiry urges government to 'abandon data mining exception for AI training' in new Bill, The Women's Prize Trust to award a one-off ÂŁ100k outstanding contribution award, Indie publishers enjoy full sweep of 2025 International Booker shortlist for first time ever, OwlCrate launches indie publisher OwlCrate Press to 'fix a broken industry', Maggie Stiefvaterâs first adult novel mixes magic and history to create âwonderâ, 4th April 2025, Is your author stressed?, Piatkus Fiction falls for six new romance titles by Elsie Silver, Women's Prize for Fiction shortlist highlights 'importance of human connection', S&S Childrenâs launches preschool and novelty imprint, Little Simon UK, Regular breaks, body doubling and mentoring: How publishers can support neurodivergent staff to thrive, Penguin to open 90 Little Book Stops across the UK, TfL working 'to see if book swaps can be re-introduced' in Tube stations after removal, Puffin to publish 'landmark' clothbound collection to mark 85-year anniversary, SoA launches new guidelines for âcommunicating effectively during the submissions processâ, New SFF imprint Bloomsbury Archer 'out to make some real publishing magic', Independent Bookshop of the Year Finalists | The British Book Awards, Book of the Year Shortlists 2025 | The British Book Awards, PMJ to launch its first-ever imprint with Red Tower Books, Luke Thompson to narrate Fyodor Dostoevskyâs White Nights, Jacqueline Wilson unveils adult sequel to her children's novel The Illustrated Mum, One in four haven't read a book in the past year, YouGov data shows, World Book Day: Gotta Catch 'Em All! Bluey remains top but PokĂŠmon isn't far behind, Kaliane Bradley, Miranda July and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie longlisted for 2025 Womenâs Prize for Fiction, Laura Steven explores the intertwined and recurring lives of two people in her new YA fantasy novel, The British Book Awards, BA's Kate Gunning on why independent bookshops have âlots to be positive aboutâ, Dan Conway warns against 'great copyright heist' as AI consultation closes, ÂŁ50k International Booker Prize longlist features sexual desire and AI 'mothers', Ellie Pilcher and Ellen Jacob launch Why You're Reading 'to unpack the hype on publishing', I care about carelessness, Larry Lamb on making his indie author debut, All Wrapped Up, Kazuo Ishiguro urges government to 'reconsider' AI 'opt-out' plan: 'No-one believes it will work', New issue: 21st February 2025, Bloomsbury Childrenâs acquires two new books by Katherine Rundell, Government âoverwhelmedâ by thousands of responses to AI and copyright consultation, Small Press of the Year Regional & Country Finalists, Independent Bookshop of the Year Finalists, Simon & Schuster UK CEO Ian Chapman to step down, 'Carelessness rife' in UK publishing fact-checking as concerns grow over workloads, AI and 'status bias', Romance and Saga: Roses are red, violets are blue, volume is up, and value is too, To blurb or not to blurb: UK trade weighs in on author quotes in 2025, Faber opens American-based publishing team, Faber US, Neneh Cherry and Jenni Fagan longlisted for 2025 Womenâs Prize for Non-Fiction, London bookshops reveal falling pupil numbers partly triggering 'toughest' times yet, Chatto & Windus to publish Margaret Atwood's 'landmark' memoir in November 2025, Will medical publishers fight Trumpâs war on 'woke'?, Little Tiger acquires "poignant" YA novel from Abdi Nazemian after Utah schools ban, Scottish Library and Information Council urges against 'salami' style cuts to libraries, HarperCollins opens Author Academy applications, Graphic novels help small publishers stay level year-on-year, Beth O'Leary | When the idea came to me, I remember thinking: âI wonât be able to pull that off.â, A crossroads for copyright, Rachel Joyce | 'I wanted to write about a period of lawlessness within families', Bookshop Spotlight | Sherlock & Pages, Spotify to grow its Sci-Fi and Fantasy offering through new publisher partnerships, Big Five publishers band together in legal challenge against library 'book ban', Jamie Oliver fries to the top of the charts, Holly Brickley | "I have never been one of those people who says that writing is like therapy, but I think those people might be onto something", The British Book Awards | Judges, Simon & Schuster Children's nabs YA romantasy novels in two-book deal with Catherine Doyle, Campaigns for You Are Here and Intermezzo shortlisted for the 2024 PPC Annual Awards, Rebecca Yarros storms to the top of the charts, FairyLoot and Transworld launch new fantasy publishing imprint, Critical Maas: Is this real life? Is this just fantasy?, Publishing bestsellers is about more than tracking trends, Bloomsbury reaches new "long term" trading agreement with Amazon after threat, Amazon UK to stop selling Bloomsbury's books, Puffin Graphics launches graphic novel competition, Rebecca Ross returns to the world of Divine Rivals in a prequel with Magpie, Sue Lynn Tan's Immortal debuts in first place, Waterstones celebrates Rebecca Yarros' Onyx Storm with late-night openings, Stephanie Garber moves from Orion to Gollancz with first adult novel, If the US bans BookTok..., Review of the Year, Maggie OâFarrell | 'How lucky I have been to do a job that I love, absolutely love, for 25 years', The British Book Awards 2025 opens for entries marking 35th year, Publishers Association report reveals 'disappointing drop' in ethnic minority representation within industry, Brandon Sanderson to publish new short story collection with Gollancz, Cornerstone to launch data-driven romance imprint Evermore, headed up by Claire Simmonds, Industry professionals respond to CLPE diversity report with a call for change, TikTok owner ByteDance to sell physical books from 2025 under publishing imprint, Cambridge Dictionary crowns âManifestâ as 2024âs word of the year, Prize politics, Hodder & Stoughton clinch new novel from âmaster storytellerâ Stephen King, Penguin Classics to launch 'Penguin Archive' series with publication of 90 short books, Spredges effect: why books are becoming more beautiful, Help us thrive, Samantha Harvey's Orbital leads Booker shortlist sales surge, Waterstones and the Booker Prize Foundation to launch The Booker Library at Piccadilly store, Children's reading rates plummet to lowest since records began, National Literacy Trust data shows, David Nicholls: âBooks belong to the time you write themâthereâs nothing you can do about thatâ, The Bookseller's favourite spooky books for Halloween, Publishers reveal creepy deals ahead of Halloween amid sales surge, Hutchinson Heinemann unveils Taylor Jenkins Reidâs novel about the '80s space shuttle programme, Budget 2024: Chancellor's changes to business rates and minimum wage 'set to hit booksellers' profits', Breaking through, Bloomsbury's revenue up 32% as trade division soars, Dear Taylor Swift..., Macmillan acquires the Poetry Pharmacy series from Deborah Alma, Freelancers assemble, Double-down on older readers, Daunt tells Hachette AgeWise panel, Can the current purple patch for New Adult publishing be sustained?, Surprise! The UK audiobook market stands at over ÂŁ1bn, Molto bene: Italian market reaps post-pandemic gains despite flatlining, Frankfurt Book Fair 2024: Export editions 'cannibalising' sales in Europe as horror, fantasy and romance soar, Has publishing abandoned teen boys?, Philippa Gregory | 'Jane Parker is really a sort of smoking gun...', Juergen Boos, President & c.e.o., The Frankfurt Book Fair, Keira Knightley writes debut children's book for Simon & Schuster UK, UK among nations with the biggest reading public according to new global EIBF study, Boris Johnson unleashed on the Top 50 as former Prime Minister tops the charts, Hardback sales for bestselling authors down on previous release as readers 'wince' at higher cover prices, Waterstones to open two new south London shops in time for Christmas, Bloomsbury UK and US jointly acquire new baking book by Paul Hollywood, Booksellers' Super Thursday excitement driven by Boris Johnson and Kate Mosse as 1,900 books to be published, Dame Jilly Cooper lauds Disney+ adaptation of iconic 80s novel "Rivals" as 'absolutely breathtaking', Book industry in 'unhappy marriage' with Twitter/X as Pan Mac says it is 'pausing all activity', Malcolm Donaldson, husband of author Julia Donaldson, dies aged 75, Topping & Company to open âlargest independent bookshop in the countryâ in York, Our romance with romance, Sally Rooney | Intermezzo | Books in the Media, Booksellers: Shop floor honour roll, Simon & Schuster Children's adapts picture book for blind and visually impaired children, Eliza Clark | It feels like the entire industry is designed to make people insane, Faber and the National Literacy Trust launch Lord of the Flies competition for students, Penguin-backed book vending machine opens in Greenwich celebrating Chase school libraries roll-out, Catherine Airey | 'I wanted to speak to the loneliness of the immigrant', Saoirse Ronan to narrate new audiobook edition of Colm TĂłibĂnâs Brooklyn, Publishing professionals call for industry-wide amnesty on use of term 'BAME', Independent bookshops' 'impressive' cultural impact revealed in new Arts Council report, Waterstones returns to Oxford Street after eight years, Dyslexia on the shelves, Failure to launch | Comment article, Transworld unveils major campaign for Jacqueline Wilsonâs Think Again, Authors report 'worst ever delays' with advances and royalties as some forced to survive on loans â survey, Bloomsbury launches adult dyslexia-friendly versions of bestselling backlist through staff-led project, The British Book Awards launches Library of the Year award, Emotional resilience for authors, Penguin unveils book vending machine at secondary school, Colleen Hoover claims a rare chart hat-trick while Yungblud's You Need to Exist sings in Non-Fiction, The Sunday Times names Stephen Hawking's classic A Brief History of Time as its top-ranked book of the past 50 years, Collins adds 2,000 new words to official Scrabble dictionary, Barack Obama releases summer reading list featuring Kaliane Bradley's The Ministry of Time, Paris Olympics 'disaster' for bookshops after 'dramatic' sales drop, Carrie Hope Fletcher to narrate audiobook of Jacqueline Wilson's first adult novel, How do historical novelists find the right blend between fact and fiction?, Orbit UK launches new horror imprint, US First Ladies in publishing run-off as Michelle Obama and Melania Trump reveal new books, Four Jonathan Cape books on the 2024 Booker Prize longlist, Cambridge Dictionary adds 3,200 new words including 'boop' and 'chef's kiss', Half of UK adults do not regularly read, according to 'worrying' new survey by The Reading Agency, Lucy Jane Wood | 'I wanted this book to feel comforting, like an old friend with a hand on your lower back telling you: âYouâre doing fineâ', The Bookseller website, Rising Stars, Emilia Clarke to narrate the audio version of The Instrumentalist, The sums don't work, Lex Croucher | 'I wrote it while I was devouring the kind of queer YA that didn't exist when I was a teenager', Benjamin Dean | 'I have always loved pop culture and the world of celebrities', FLIP panel discusses the need for work phones and no-blame culture at the M&P Conference, Suzanne Dean redesigns Vintage Classics' 'red spines' series 17 years on, 'Post-Covid swing to offsite events' but bookshop events still valuable, Marketing & Publicity Conference hears, Book publishing needs a less London-centric ecosystem, Ebury partners with Steven Bartlett on new imprint, Flight Books, to 'empower extraordinary voices', FairyLoot to launch an Epic Fantasy subscription box, Books on BookTok: the popularity of YA fiction, Lidl trials sale of frontlist books for the first time, HarperCollins to unleash Boris Johnson's memoir in October, Bloomsbury signs 'remarkable' behind-the-scenes look at BBC's 'Ghosts', On trends: Millennial angst, Marketing and Publicity Conference, Are editors still tastemakers?, Publishers amend publishing schedules ahead of election, The Bookseller LGBTQ+ 24th May 2024, Watch the Nibbies livestream, On trends: The era of optimisation, Claire Daverley | 'I was writing at the crack of dawn every morning while my husband was still asleep', Rebecca Kuang | 'I could not have written Yellowface as a dĂŠbut writer', Books on BookTok: changing perceptions of romance, Monica Heisey | 'Itâs going to be bad, and then itâs going to be fine', Has BookTok ruined reading?, Scribe lands two titles on ÂŁ50k International Booker shortlist, Books on BookTok: BookTok and the publishing industry, Record-breaking year for horror, as trade says fiction getting more ghoulish, New research from The FLIP finds that while 77% of staffers enjoy work most have experienced burnout, BookTok versus Bookstagram, Bridget Collins | 'I was thinking about silence as a luxury and I was also thinking about it in political terms', Jacqueline Wilson revisits the Girls series in new adult novel with Transworld, Books on BookTok: an author platform?, "Books I'll accept no criticism of", The Book of the Year Shortlists | British Book Awards, Adults need World Book Day, too, Remote working works, Faber snaps up Sally Rooney's fourth novel, Intermezzo, Hachette's UK publishing arm sees revenues grow 6%, Sufiyaan Salam wins #Merky Booksâ New Writersâ Prize 2024, Tor's new romantasy and horror imprints, Escapism in reading choices, Small Press Finalists | The British Book Awards 2024, The adultification of YA, Bookstat 2023 E-book Ranking: self-published authors teach us a lesson, When will Wales' moment come, Doubleday publishes clothbound edition of Lessons in Chemistry backed by fundraising events, Love is in the air as Romance & Sagas sales surge, Elle McNicoll | 'Letâs normalise neurodiversity. We have had enough shame and enough pity and enough tragedy. We need some new stories', Bea Fitzgerald and Pari Thomson shortlisted for ÂŁ5k Waterstones Childrenâs Book Prize, Hutchinson Heinemann exclusively pre-empts academic Clio Doyle's 'celebration' of Taylor Swift lyrics, Goldfinch Books | Bookshop Spotlight, The YA Book Prize | Entries are open!, Leigh Bardugo | 'I donât think I could have written this book if I hadnât written Ninth House and Hell Bent first', Backing the new blood, Introducing our Nibbies judges, 'Thousands' join the waiting list for FairyLoot's new romantasy subscription box, Holly Jackson | 'I thought that was the peak of success. But it kept peaking and you might even say itâs still peaking now.', Understanding fandom | Sarah J Maas, Agents predict rise in high-concept fiction and self-improvement titles for 2024, Saara El-Arifi Subscription boxes, Simon & Schuster Children's Books swoops for two novellas from 'extraordinary' Lauren Roberts, Retellings of 2023: Ancient mythology continues to appeal, 'Climate change' voted OUP's Children's Word of the Year, Penguin announces Prima Facie audiobook read by Comer, 2024 Predictions, Free Books Campaign Christmas Subscription Promo, The British Book Awards | Enter, Bookshops report 'strong footfall' and good distribution for the festive period, Murdle 'sleighs' the competition to grab the 2023 Christmas number one, Murdle, Guinness or Os(e)man? Ranking the Christmas number one contenders, Waterstones launches SFF Book of the Month with Kaner's Godkiller, Prince Harry's Spare was Amazon's bestselling book of 2023, Staging problem books | Comment | The Bookseller, 'Rizz' announced as the 2023 Oxford Word of the Year, Rundellâs Impossible Creatures named Waterstones Book of the Year | News | The Bookseller, Third Booker win for Oneworld as Lynch's Prophet Song triumphs | The Bookseller, Bookshop Spotlight: The Ivybridge Bookshop | Features | The Bookseller, Iron Flame burns up the charts | Bestseller | The Bookseller, Godwin confirmed as new chair of trustees at The London Library | The Bookseller, The Glass Cliff | Comment | The Bookseller, Subscribe to The Bookseller, FutureBook23 Awards Shortlist | Events | The Bookseller, How literal should literary adaptations be? | Comment | The Bookseller, Smith, Key and Rundell shortlisted for Foyles Book of the Year | News | The Bookseller, Smith, Yarros, van Tulleken and Rundell shortlisted for Waterstones Book Of The Year | News | The Bookseller, Must writers get on BookTok? | Comment | The Bookseller, Horror is healthy | Comment | The Bookseller, Persephone Books | Features | The Bookseller, Please, cover kids' books | Comment | The Bookseller, FutureBook Programme | Events | The Bookseller, Safe start | Comment | The Bookseller, The Woman In Me Campaign | News | The Bookseller, Andersen Press to celebrate 35 years publishing McKee's Elmer | News | The Bookseller, Andrew McMillan | Books | The Bookseller, Breaking the mould | Comment | The Bookseller, Every Cherry | News | The Bookseller, Joanna Prior outlines her vision for Pan Macmillan | Features | The Bookseller, Let's lean into weird | Comment | The Bookseller, On parenting and writing | Comment | The Bookseller, The author's dilemma | Comment | The Bookseller, The enduring appeal of dark academia | Comment | The Bookseller, Canongate outlines latest plans in 50th year | News | The Bookseller, My top five bookselling mistakes | Comment | The Bookseller, Discomfort creates great events | Comment | The Bookseller, Valuable Humans | Comment | The Bookseller, Same old stories | Comment | The Bookseller, The power of the backlist | Comment | The Bookseller, Maroo, Lynch and Murray shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2023 | News | The Bookseller, The Midpoint Milestone | Comment | The Bookseller, Ali Abdaal | Interview | The Bookseller, Viking seizes Bardugo's new 'spellbinding' novel in six-way auction | Rights | The Bookseller, Subscription boxes help drive the rise in popularity of sci-fi and fantasy | Features | The Bookseller, Sun, sand... and sonnets? | Comment | The Bookseller, Helping academics become authors | Comment | The Bookseller, Speculative fiction, genre-bending and romantasy power the autumn rise in submissions | News | The Bookseller, Vintage announces new Quarterbound Classics series | News | The Bookseller, Peterson paperback sparks debate on misuse of critics' quotes | News | The Bookseller, Are agents 1-2-1s making access worse? | Comment | The Bookseller, Nina Stibbe | 'I was very conscious of wanting to write about me living and changing and forging forward in this third act of my life' | Interview | The Bookseller, Why AI can't compete with authors | Comment | The Bookseller, Female authors take over Sci-Fi & Fantasy charts.