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The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 11d

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 · 2h

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 · 4h

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 · 6h

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 · 10h

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 · 11h

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 · 11h

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 · 11h

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 · 12h

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 · 12h

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 · 13h

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 · 13h

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 · 13h

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 · 14h

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 · 15h

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

The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 15h

Usborne has acquired The Not-So Great Escape, a road trip adventure about friendship, grief and the stories we tell ourselves to survive, by debut author Emma Green. Publication is scheduled for January 2026 👇 #BookSky

Usborne bags Emma Green’s ‘hilarious and heartbreaking’ middle-grade debut

The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 16h

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 · 17h

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 · 17h

An event at Ilkley Literature Festival this weekend discussing the iconic poem, V, will have extra poignancy following the recent death of its author Tony Harrison, says Tim Relf in his monthly round-up of news from the poetry publishing sector 👇 #BookSky

Iconic poets, inspiring events and aftershocks

The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 17h

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 · 17h

I write a short story first because I like to have it exist in a miniaturised version, almost like how an architect would make a model, says Erin Somers on her latest novel, The Ten Year Affair (Canongate) 👇 #BookSky

Erin Somers’ latest novel explores marriage and the boundaries between fantasy and reality

The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 18h

Monoray, an imprint of Octopus Publishing Group, has acquired The Overthinking Cure by clinical psychologist and bestselling author Dr Jessamy Hibberd. The Overthinking Cure will be published on 5th February 2026 👇 #BookSky

Monoray acquires ‘guide to break free from overthinking’ from Dr Jessamy Hibberd

The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 18h

This time of year is a key time for school textbooks and study guides, but sales have experienced a decline in 2025, says Alex Call 👇 #BookSky

Must do better: textbooks and study guides have experienced a bad year

The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 18h

Bloomsbury Trade has acquired Stations by Louise Kennedy in a two-book deal. Stations will publish on 24th September 2026 👇 #BookSky

Bloomsbury Trade signs Louise Kennedy’s ‘devastating’ novel in two-book deal

The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 18h

Hemlock Press publisher Julia Wisdom is set to retire at the end of March 2026, after 32 years at HarperCollins 👇 #BookSky

Hemlock Press' Julia Wisdom to retire after 32 years at publisher

The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 19h

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