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A magazine for those wanting to learn about publishing📚 New issue every other Wednesday🎉 First Chapter Award 🏆 Email us at [email protected] to join the team! https://linktr.ee/publishing_post
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The Publishing Post @thepublishingpost.bsky.social · Nov 17
For anyone who doesn’t know, we work to improve accessibility and diversity within the industry by opening it up to as many people as we can for free. We share content about everything from news to trends, spotlighting diverse communities and initiatives and championing voices across the industry📚✨
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The Publishing Post @thepublishingpost.bsky.social · 2h
Curious about your next role in publishing? We've rounded up some new postings. Take a look to find your next career opportunity www.thepublishingpost.com/post/job-opp...
Job Opportunities
Are you a graduate or someone wanting a career switch into publishing?
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The Publishing Post @thepublishingpost.bsky.social · 1d
Looking to discover your next best read or trying to unearth some incredible new authors? We’ve rounded up a few of our most anticipated books being published this October, check it out in our latest issue! 📚🎃✨ www.thepublishingpost.com/post/what-s-...
What’s New This Week: October Part Two
This week, we’re diving into a spooktacular lineup of late October releases!
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The Publishing Post @thepublishingpost.bsky.social · 2d
Issue 132 is here and it's a big one...

We share what's new this week, highlight some exceptional Black romance stories and dive into the programme at this years Black British Book Festival.

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The Publishing Post @thepublishingpost.bsky.social · 3d
Our self-care recommendations - because you deserve to feel the love this month! 🫧✨📚

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Relax and Unwind: Our Favourite Self-Care Covers
In a world of chaos and uncertainty, our well-being is more important than ever.
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The Publishing Post @thepublishingpost.bsky.social · 3d
Learn more about this years Children’s Book Project which focuses on ensuring that children from all backgrounds have access to enriching literature📚☀️

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The Children’s Book Project 2025
Founded in 2019 by Liberty Venn, the Children’s Book Project is a charity with its main focus on ensuring that children from all backgrounds have access to enriching literature.
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The Publishing Post @thepublishingpost.bsky.social · 4d
Launched in 2013 to commemorate the writer Gordon Burn, the Gordon Burn Prize honours works that interrogate the past and reimagine genres 📚🏆

Check out the full list of 2025 nominees and this year’s winner here! www.thepublishingpost.com/post/the-202...
The 2025 Gordon Burn Prize Shortlist and Winner
By Eve Housley, Grace Briggs-Jones and Florrie Hulbert
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The Publishing Post @thepublishingpost.bsky.social · 4d
Whether you publish indie or traditionally, writing a book means you’ve done what only 3% of people ever do ✍️
Our latest piece asks: why does stigma around self-publishing still exist and how can we change it?
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Am I A 'Real' Author? The Stigma Around Self-Publishing
By Alex Caldon, Zainah Hussain and Marie Rahir
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The Publishing Post @thepublishingpost.bsky.social · 6d
Curious to know more about how developments in AI will impact the future of the publishing industry? Check out this deep dive on AI and publishing from our latest issue 📚✨ www.thepublishingpost.com/post/ai-and-...
AI and the Future of Publishing
By Goda Buikute, Briony Viele and Francesca Vincent
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The Publishing Post @thepublishingpost.bsky.social · 7d
Spooky season is officially open 📚🕯️
We’ve rounded up our most anticipated early October releases from paranormal romance to gothic mystery. Full list: www.thepublishingpost.com/post/what-s-...
What’s New This Week: October Part One
This week we are sharing our most anticipated early October releases to launch your spooky season!
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The Publishing Post @thepublishingpost.bsky.social · 8d
Check out what books (both fiction and non fiction) have been topping the literary charts!📈📚

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Shuffling of the Shelves October Part One
Darker nights, crispy leaves and pumpkin spice are finally upon us, but that doesn’t mean you have to leave your summer reading habits behind! This issue brings romance, non-fiction and more.
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The Publishing Post @thepublishingpost.bsky.social · 8d
Here’s our deep dive on 4 Northern Adademic Presses! 📚🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿⚡️

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Academic Publishers Up North
Academic publishing is an incredibly valuable aspect of the industry both financially and socially. Therefore, in today’s article, we will be highlighting four academic presses specifically located in...
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The Publishing Post @thepublishingpost.bsky.social · 9d
📰 New on The Publishing Post: Emily Rennie on Please Stand By!

The London-based writer shares how theatre, grief, and unreliable narration shaped her dystopian debut.

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From Stage to Page: Interview with Emily Rennie on Dystopian Fiction and Please Stand By!
Emily Rennie is a London-based writer, producer and performer. She writes everything from one-woman plays to dystopian fiction
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The Publishing Post @thepublishingpost.bsky.social · 10d
From Percy Jackson to Skandar, fantasy keeps kids reading while literacy rates decline.

Is fantasy the bridge to stronger comprehension and lifelong reading habits?

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Declining Literacy: Is Fantasy the Solution?
Literacy skills go beyond being able to read, write, speak and listen effectively, as they grant us the competency to analyse and understand information, interpret and decipher deeper meanings of word...
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The Publishing Post @thepublishingpost.bsky.social · 10d
With the changing seasons, many bookshops around the country are updating their amazing shop displays to curate the ultimate bookish autumnal vibe 📚🍁✨

Check out a few of our favourite autumn bookshop displays here! www.thepublishingpost.com/post/autumn-...
Autumn Bookshop Displays 2025
To ring in the new season, we’ll take you through some online and brick-and-mortar bookshops and their autumn displays so you can get inspired.
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The Publishing Post @thepublishingpost.bsky.social · 12d
Autumn is the perfect time to try out baking some amazing warm and welcoming recipes to escape the cold, and we’ve rounded up our favourite cosy cookbooks perfect for this season 📚🍁🎂

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Sweet September: Fresh Picks & All-Time Dessert Cookbooks for Autumn Baking
As we approach autumn, these cookbooks are your perfect companion to lift your spirits in the drearier months. After all, there’s nothing better than being cosy with exciting new recipes and sweet tre...
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The Publishing Post @thepublishingpost.bsky.social · 13d
Small but mighty: Bad Betty Press has gone from London roots to national acclaim. This issue's indie spotlight: www.thepublishingpost.com/post/indie-s...
Indie Spotlight on: Bad Betty Press
Founded in 2017 by poets Amy Acre and Jake Wild Hall, Bad Betty Press is an award-winning independent publisher dedicated to bold, risk-taking poetry.
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The Publishing Post @thepublishingpost.bsky.social · 14d
As we head into the season of crunchy leaves & chilly mornings, there’s nothing better than cosying up inside with some autumnal eBooks🍂📚…Here are some ways to level up your e-reading experience this autumn:

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A Guide to Cosy Autumnal eBook Reading
As we head into the season of crunchy leaves, chilly mornings and darker evenings, there’s nothing better than cosying up inside with some autumnal eBooks.
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The Publishing Post @thepublishingpost.bsky.social · 14d
Check out this years shortlist for the Lord Aberdare Prize!📚🏆

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The Lord Aberdare Prize
The Lord Aberdare Prize is an annual literary award that is presented by the British Society of Sports History.
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The Publishing Post @thepublishingpost.bsky.social · 14d
Looking to kickstart or take the next steps in your publishing career? We’ve rounded up all the latest exciting publishing job opportunities in our most recent issue, check it out here! 📚✨ www.thepublishingpost.com/post/job-opp...
Job Opportunities
Some excellent opportunities for anyone looking for an entry level role in the industry.
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The Publishing Post @thepublishingpost.bsky.social · 15d
Autumn is officially here and this season is packed with exciting publishing events! 📆 From a David Nicholls chat to the 2025 Children's Conference, there is something for everyone! Read more to find out what is happening near you!📍
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Upcoming Publishing Events (25 September to 9 October)
We have brought you a series of events that range from cozier gatherings and festivals that liven up our literary curiosity, to interviews on new and exciting methods of understanding this wonderful p...
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The Publishing Post @thepublishingpost.bsky.social · 15d
Issue 131 is here and it’s packed full of the latest industry news and updates, book recommendations, and much much more 📚✨

Dive into our new articles here! www.thepublishingpost.com/articles
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The Publishing Post @thepublishingpost.bsky.social · 19d
Looking to get into audiobooks this autumn? We’ve rounded up our favourite autumnal audiobooks that are perfect for embracing the changing seasons 🎧🍁📚

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Autumnal Audiobooks
When I think of autumn, I automatically think of classics. I’m not sure if this is because schools go back in September when days become shorter, or if classics give a perpetual autumnal feeling regar...
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The Publishing Post @thepublishingpost.bsky.social · 19d
Celebrate the start of autumn by checking out these cosy romance reads perfect for the colder weather 📚💖🍂 www.thepublishingpost.com/post/our-fav...
Our Favourite Cosy Romance Reads for the Start of Autumn
As August draws to a close, and we put away our swimsuits and our suitcases, we begin to shift into the cosiness and comfort that autumn brings. The days are getting shorter, the temperature is droppi...
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The Publishing Post @thepublishingpost.bsky.social · 19d
Check out all the latest book acquisitions & adaptations🎭📚✨

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Latest Acquisitions & Adaptations
The 2025 Booker Prize-longlisted novel by Jonathan Buckley, One Boat, has been secured for American publication by Norton, the publishing company best known for its series of Norton Anthologies. Publi...
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The Publishing Post @thepublishingpost.bsky.social · 20d
Indie romance and niche bookshops highlight what readers are looking for: spaces that feel personal & inclusive 📚💕 We’ve done a deep dive on what they’re all about 👇

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More Than a Bookshop
If ever the question of what a person’s favourite genre were to be posed, there is a high likelihood that romance would first come to mind, or at least a book of a different genre with romantic elemen...
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