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The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 13d

Today's the day!

There's not long to go until we open the doors at #KidsConf 🚀🎨

We are so excited for a full day of panels, presentations and showcases that will not only offer inspiration and insight but also deliver practical tools and takeaways you can implement in your own work 💡

The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 7h

ICYMI: Bookshop.org has launched a new e-book platform, enabling indie bookshops to access the growing e-book market in the UK 👇 #BookSky

Bookshop.org launches new e-book platform for indie bookshops

The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 8h

ICYMI: HarperCollins has acquired a romantasy duology by AT Qureshi, the author of The Baby Dragon Café (Avon) 👇

HarperCollins snaps up AT Qureshi's romantasy duology

HarperCollins has acquired a romantasy duology by AT Qureshi, the author of The Baby Dragon Café (Avon).

The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 10h

ICYMI: Headline has scooped three new novels from CL Taylor in a "heated" six-way auction. The first novel, Notes on an Obsession, will publish as a lead launch for Headline in early 2027 👇 #BookSky

Headline scoops three new novels from CL Taylor

The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 12h

ICYMI: Colwill Brown has won the BBC National Short Story Award with Cambridge University for her 'heartbreaking' story, You Cannot Thread a Moving Needle 👇 #BookSky

Colwill Brown wins BBC National Short Story Award for 'heartbreaking' story

The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 17h

ICYMI: A comprehensive database of books that were used by the tech giant Anthropic to train its AI model has been released, amid a court case which is expected to result in a $1.5bn settlement 👇 #BookSky

Full list of books used to train Anthropic AI model released amid '$1.5bn settlement'

The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 21h

ICYMI: Jason Burke, Helen Garner, Richard Holmes, Justin Marozzi, Adam Weymouth and Frances Wilson have been shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction 2025 👇 #BookSky

'Eunuchs, pirates, horny wolves, terrorists': Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction 2025 shortlist revealed

The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 1d

ICYMI: The children’s book market is set for a record year for sales in 2025, thanks to Suzanne Collins’ latest Hunger Games book, Sunrise on the Reaping 👇 #KidsConf

Children's book market 2025 success driven by Suzanne Collins' Sunrise on the Reaping

The children’s book market is set for a record year for sales in 2025, thanks to Suzanne Collins’ latest Hunger Games book, Sunrise on the Reaping.

The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 1d

ICYMI: Simon & Schuster is launching Scarlett Press, a New Adult imprint dedicated to 'commercial, fast-paced, romance-forward books in all genres' 👇 #BookSky

Rachel Denwood to run New Adult imprint Scarlett Press at Simon & Schuster

The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 1d

ICYMI: How disappointing – and how predictable – to see the appearance of the usual jaded commentary pieces which opine that while poetry sales may be up, sadly, it’s not the right kind of poetry, says Brian Bilston in our recent Comment piece 👇 #BookSky

Poetry is not just for kids, you know

The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 1d

ICYMI: Phoenix, an imprint of Orion, will publish Storytellers, Inc. bookseller Katie Clapham’s Receipts From the Bookshop, based on the author’s popular Substack 👇

Phoenix wins Katie Clapham’s ‘life-affirming’ celebration of life as a bookseller

Phoenix, an imprint of Orion, will publish Storytellers, Inc. bookseller Katie Clapham’s Receipts From the Bookshop, based on the author’s popular Substack.

The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 1d

ICYMI: Inclusion isn’t just a nice "tag on" if there’s time and money. It’s imperative. Not just socially, but commercially, says Beth Cox in our recent Comment piece 👇 #BookSky

Inclusion: a commercial imperative

The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 1d

ICYMI: Profile has acquired Mary Beard’s Talking Classics: The Shock of the Old, a 'bold and incisive' account of why the classics matter. Profile will publish in April 2026 👇 #BookSky

Profile to publish Mary Beard’s 'bold and incisive' account of why the classics matter

The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 1d

ICYMI: Author Kate Mosse addressed the Labour Party Conference on AI "theft", citing lack of economic impact study for the protection of copyright 👇 #BookSky

'To not protect copyright is foolish': Kate Mosse condemns AI 'theft' at Labour Party Conference

The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 1d

ICYMI: Picador, an imprint of Pan Macmillan, is set to publish Emily St John Mandel's new "mind-bending epic" novel 👇

Picador to publish Emily St John Mandel's new 'mind-bending epic'

Picador, an imprint of Pan Macmillan, is set to publish Emily St John Mandel's new "mind-bending epic" novel.

The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 2d

Authors, writers and translators are expected to be protected from a crackdown on UK working visas after being identified as occupations suffering from “critical” skills shortages 👇

Authors, writers and translators 'exempt' from crackdown on working visas

The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 2d

Hera has landed two stand-alone psychological thrillers from screenwriter NJ Hatton. A Lie for a Life will be published in June 2026 👇 #BookSky

Hera lands two 'sleep-stealing' thrillers from screenwriter NJ Hatton

The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 2d

Titan Books has signed Lili Wilkinson’s Lavender and Hemlock, a "cosy, atmospheric" YA fantasy novel. Titan Books will publish simultaneously with Delacorte Press in the US in autumn 2026 👇 #BookSky

Titan Books falls for Lili Wilkinson's grumpy-sunshine cosy fantasy

The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 2d

ICYMI: Simon & Schuster is growing its audio team and expanding the audio imprint Simon Maverick in the UK 👇 #BookSky

S&S launches audio imprint Simon Maverick in UK

The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 2d

ICYMI: The thing I wanted readers to take away is that the one who can figure everything out isn’t the one who has magical powers, says Yassmin Abdel-Magied on her first children’s fantasy, Silverbrook: Yumna and the Golden Horse 👇

Yassmin Abdel-Magied traded an engineering career for one in writing

The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 2d

ICYMI: The industry must work together to ensure the longevity of the UK’s independent presses, independent publishers urge in a recent open letter 👇 #BookSky

Open letter on the future of small press publishing in the UK

The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 2d

Creators reflect on how BookTok can help promote the visibility of Banned Books Week 👇 #BookSky

Books on BookTok: Banned Books Week on BookTok

The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 2d

ICYMI: More than 20 independent publishing houses – including Bluemoose Books, Tilted Axis Press and Influx Press – have written an open letter calling for the trade to “work together to ensure the longevity of the UK’s independent presses” as they face an “existential crisis” 👇

Indie presses in ‘existential crisis’ call for trade support

The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 2d

ICYMI: Headline Press has acquired Shifting Sands: How a New World Order Is Being Forged in Africa by the Financial Times west and central Africa correspondent Aanu Adeoye. The book will be published in spring 2028 👇 #BookSky

Headline Press bags story of ‘how a new world order is being forged in Africa’ by Aanu Adeoye

The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 2d

Faber has announced plans to publish a “definitive” new selection of Edna O’Brien’s non-fiction essays, featuring previously unseen pieces 👇 #BookSky

Faber to publish ‘landmark’ collection of Edna O'Brien's essays

The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 2d

What happens in LBF stays in LBF, cautions Alexander Cochran, but he is looking forward to reconnecting with international colleagues at his new agency 👇 #BookSky

My LBF: Alexander Cochran, agent, Greyhound Literary