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News, charts, previews and more, online & in print. Buyer's Guides, conferences & The British Book Awards (Nibbies)✨
In February, we revealed the results of our salaries survey which showed a staggering range of salaries across the industry, ranging from a reported £18,000 to more than £120,000 👇
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The Bookseller’s salaries survey 2025 results: what you told us you earn from the book trade
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December 26, 2025 at 2:31 PM
In February, we revealed the results of our salaries survey which showed a staggering range of salaries across the industry, ranging from a reported £18,000 to more than £120,000 👇
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In April, Penguin Books announced it would install a series of book boxes, which it is calling "90 Little Book Stops", in communities across the UK 👇
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Penguin to open 90 Little Book Stops across the UK
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December 26, 2025 at 1:31 PM
In April, Penguin Books announced it would install a series of book boxes, which it is calling "90 Little Book Stops", in communities across the UK 👇
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We've heard you may have missed our Got It Covered Quiz 📚
Test your knowledge on 20 of our prize-winning and shortlisted books from across our 2025 events 👇
Test your knowledge on 20 of our prize-winning and shortlisted books from across our 2025 events 👇
Got It Covered Quiz: Our Celebrated Books of 2025
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December 26, 2025 at 12:32 PM
We've heard you may have missed our Got It Covered Quiz 📚
Test your knowledge on 20 of our prize-winning and shortlisted books from across our 2025 events 👇
Test your knowledge on 20 of our prize-winning and shortlisted books from across our 2025 events 👇
Back in July, commentators were asking whether "men are being pushed out of publishing" amid discussion of groupthink, editorial turnover and the gender split of book-prize recipients 👇
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Are men being 'pushed out of publishing'? Industry insiders discuss
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December 26, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Back in July, commentators were asking whether "men are being pushed out of publishing" amid discussion of groupthink, editorial turnover and the gender split of book-prize recipients 👇
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The #Nibbies are returning on 11th May 2026 ✨
Submissions are open for this year's awards 👉 thebookseller.com/the-briti...
Submissions are open for this year's awards 👉 thebookseller.com/the-briti...
December 26, 2025 at 12:02 PM
The #Nibbies are returning on 11th May 2026 ✨
Submissions are open for this year's awards 👉 thebookseller.com/the-briti...
Submissions are open for this year's awards 👉 thebookseller.com/the-briti...
In April, US President Donald Trump shocked global markets by announcing a slew of tariffs on imports from around the world, with goods from the UK subject to tariffs of 10% 👇
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Books 'exempt from US tariffs' – but booksellers and distributors still anticipate 'major supply chain issues'
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December 26, 2025 at 11:32 AM
In April, US President Donald Trump shocked global markets by announcing a slew of tariffs on imports from around the world, with goods from the UK subject to tariffs of 10% 👇
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In March, Penguin Modern Classics announced that they were going to publish a “definitive annotated edition” of Terry Pratchett’s Night Watch, one of his Discworld novels 👇
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Penguin to publish ‘definitive annotated edition’ of Terry Pratchett’s Night Watch
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December 26, 2025 at 10:31 AM
In March, Penguin Modern Classics announced that they were going to publish a “definitive annotated edition” of Terry Pratchett’s Night Watch, one of his Discworld novels 👇
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In June, we heard that authors were reportedly being hit by negative reviews on the book review site Goodreads before proof copies were even circulated 👇
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Authors hit by bad reviews on Goodreads before review copies are even circulated
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December 26, 2025 at 9:31 AM
In June, we heard that authors were reportedly being hit by negative reviews on the book review site Goodreads before proof copies were even circulated 👇
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From bad Goodreads reviews to the results of our salary survey, this year we've kept you up to date with the latest developments in the book trade, publishing over 1,000 news stories.
Today we're posting the most-read of 2025 🗞️
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Today we're posting the most-read of 2025 🗞️
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December 26, 2025 at 9:03 AM
From bad Goodreads reviews to the results of our salary survey, this year we've kept you up to date with the latest developments in the book trade, publishing over 1,000 news stories.
Today we're posting the most-read of 2025 🗞️
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Today we're posting the most-read of 2025 🗞️
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Merry Christmas! Our gift to you is the best titles of 2026 all wrapped up 🎄
Unlock this free digital download of our Q1 2026 Book Previews and start the year informed by signing up to our daily Morning Briefing.
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Unlock this free digital download of our Q1 2026 Book Previews and start the year informed by signing up to our daily Morning Briefing.
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December 25, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Merry Christmas! Our gift to you is the best titles of 2026 all wrapped up 🎄
Unlock this free digital download of our Q1 2026 Book Previews and start the year informed by signing up to our daily Morning Briefing.
Sign up by 31st December 👉 tinyurl.com/bdf3vw6c
Unlock this free digital download of our Q1 2026 Book Previews and start the year informed by signing up to our daily Morning Briefing.
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“The book took on an animate power that just kept surprising me.”
In March we spoke to Robert Macfarlane about his non-fiction work: Is a River Alive? 👇
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In March we spoke to Robert Macfarlane about his non-fiction work: Is a River Alive? 👇
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Robert Macfarlane: The book took on an animate power that just kept surprising me
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December 24, 2025 at 6:32 PM
“The book took on an animate power that just kept surprising me.”
In March we spoke to Robert Macfarlane about his non-fiction work: Is a River Alive? 👇
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In March we spoke to Robert Macfarlane about his non-fiction work: Is a River Alive? 👇
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“I wasn’t really trying to be a rich or famous author... I just wanted to write, share stories and hopefully make a living out of it."
In May, we chatted to Angela Marsons about her second decade of collaboration with @bookouture.bsky.social 👇
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In May, we chatted to Angela Marsons about her second decade of collaboration with @bookouture.bsky.social 👇
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Angela Marsons | 'When I was published by Bookouture, every dream I had – plus ones I hadn’t even known about – came true'
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December 24, 2025 at 5:32 PM
“I wasn’t really trying to be a rich or famous author... I just wanted to write, share stories and hopefully make a living out of it."
In May, we chatted to Angela Marsons about her second decade of collaboration with @bookouture.bsky.social 👇
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In May, we chatted to Angela Marsons about her second decade of collaboration with @bookouture.bsky.social 👇
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“When I was a child, I was very afraid of the things that I think I’m most interested in now. I couldn’t tell the difference between fascination and fear."
In April, we spoke to Maggie Stiefvater about her adult debut, The Listeners (Headline Review) 👇
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In April, we spoke to Maggie Stiefvater about her adult debut, The Listeners (Headline Review) 👇
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Maggie Stiefvater’s first adult novel mixes magic and history to create ‘wonder’
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December 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
“When I was a child, I was very afraid of the things that I think I’m most interested in now. I couldn’t tell the difference between fascination and fear."
In April, we spoke to Maggie Stiefvater about her adult debut, The Listeners (Headline Review) 👇
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In April, we spoke to Maggie Stiefvater about her adult debut, The Listeners (Headline Review) 👇
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“I found myself becoming very agoraphobic in my 20s… I started to try and understand what it was that was giving me anxiety, and I noticed it was to do with being perceived."
Back in July we chatted to Joey Batey about his novel, It’s Not a Cult 👇
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Back in July we chatted to Joey Batey about his novel, It’s Not a Cult 👇
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Joey Batey's debut novel grapples with the complexities of social media, ego and fandom
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December 24, 2025 at 3:32 PM
“I found myself becoming very agoraphobic in my 20s… I started to try and understand what it was that was giving me anxiety, and I noticed it was to do with being perceived."
Back in July we chatted to Joey Batey about his novel, It’s Not a Cult 👇
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Back in July we chatted to Joey Batey about his novel, It’s Not a Cult 👇
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In January, we spoke to the 2025 Booker Prize winner, David Szalay about his novel, Flesh ( @jonathancape.bsky.social ) 👇
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David Szalay | "Flesh is a story collection hiding inside a novel"
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December 24, 2025 at 2:32 PM
In January, we spoke to the 2025 Booker Prize winner, David Szalay about his novel, Flesh ( @jonathancape.bsky.social ) 👇
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“The novel began as a way to chronicle how I was feeling about the end of my marriage and parenting through it."
Back in June we talked to Miriam Robinson about her debut novel, And Notre Dame Is Burning 👇
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Back in June we talked to Miriam Robinson about her debut novel, And Notre Dame Is Burning 👇
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Miriam Robinson | And Notre Dame Is Burning tackles the fall-out of a marriage that foundered on betrayal
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December 24, 2025 at 1:32 PM
“The novel began as a way to chronicle how I was feeling about the end of my marriage and parenting through it."
Back in June we talked to Miriam Robinson about her debut novel, And Notre Dame Is Burning 👇
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Back in June we talked to Miriam Robinson about her debut novel, And Notre Dame Is Burning 👇
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"I really set out to write a meditation on talent, [though] I think it ended up being something very different from what that phrase would imply."
In January we spoke to Holly Brickley about her debut novel, Deep Cuts 👇
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In January we spoke to Holly Brickley about her debut novel, Deep Cuts 👇
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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"
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December 24, 2025 at 12:31 PM
"I really set out to write a meditation on talent, [though] I think it ended up being something very different from what that phrase would imply."
In January we spoke to Holly Brickley about her debut novel, Deep Cuts 👇
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In January we spoke to Holly Brickley about her debut novel, Deep Cuts 👇
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The #Nibbies are returning on 11th May 2026 ✨
Submissions are open for this year's awards 👉 thebookseller.com/the-briti...
Submissions are open for this year's awards 👉 thebookseller.com/the-briti...
December 24, 2025 at 12:01 PM
The #Nibbies are returning on 11th May 2026 ✨
Submissions are open for this year's awards 👉 thebookseller.com/the-briti...
Submissions are open for this year's awards 👉 thebookseller.com/the-briti...
“[...] In fiction, you can be so much more confronted with ideas because it really gets into the messiness of human experience.”
In July we spoke to SenLinYu ( @senlinyu.bsky.social ) about their dark fantasy novel debut, Alchemised 👇
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In July we spoke to SenLinYu ( @senlinyu.bsky.social ) about their dark fantasy novel debut, Alchemised 👇
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SenLinYu makes their dark fantasy novel debut with Alchemised
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December 24, 2025 at 11:31 AM
“[...] In fiction, you can be so much more confronted with ideas because it really gets into the messiness of human experience.”
In July we spoke to SenLinYu ( @senlinyu.bsky.social ) about their dark fantasy novel debut, Alchemised 👇
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In July we spoke to SenLinYu ( @senlinyu.bsky.social ) about their dark fantasy novel debut, Alchemised 👇
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Have you taken our Got It Covered Quiz? 📚
We have zoomed in on 20 prize-winning and shortlisted books from across our 2025 events. Guess which books these covers belong to 👇
We have zoomed in on 20 prize-winning and shortlisted books from across our 2025 events. Guess which books these covers belong to 👇
Got It Covered Quiz: Our Celebrated Books of 2025
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December 24, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Have you taken our Got It Covered Quiz? 📚
We have zoomed in on 20 prize-winning and shortlisted books from across our 2025 events. Guess which books these covers belong to 👇
We have zoomed in on 20 prize-winning and shortlisted books from across our 2025 events. Guess which books these covers belong to 👇
"How lucky I have been to do a job that I love, absolutely love, for 25 years. That’s quite something, isn’t it?"
Back in January we spoke to Maggie O’Farrell as she reflected on the last 25 years 👇
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Back in January we spoke to Maggie O’Farrell as she reflected on the last 25 years 👇
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Maggie O’Farrell | 'How lucky I have been to do a job that I love, absolutely love, for 25 years'
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December 24, 2025 at 10:32 AM
"How lucky I have been to do a job that I love, absolutely love, for 25 years. That’s quite something, isn’t it?"
Back in January we spoke to Maggie O’Farrell as she reflected on the last 25 years 👇
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Back in January we spoke to Maggie O’Farrell as she reflected on the last 25 years 👇
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“There was a time when [the fantasy genre] was seen as proper lame and real nerd stuff and now the nerds have inherited the Earth."
In March we spoke to Joe Abercrombie about his recent novel, The Devils ( @gollancz.bsky.social ) 👇
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In March we spoke to Joe Abercrombie about his recent novel, The Devils ( @gollancz.bsky.social ) 👇
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Joe Abercrombie | 'I like things that are familiar but doing something slightly surprising with them at the same time'
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December 24, 2025 at 9:33 AM
“There was a time when [the fantasy genre] was seen as proper lame and real nerd stuff and now the nerds have inherited the Earth."
In March we spoke to Joe Abercrombie about his recent novel, The Devils ( @gollancz.bsky.social ) 👇
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In March we spoke to Joe Abercrombie about his recent novel, The Devils ( @gollancz.bsky.social ) 👇
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From debut novels to 25th anniversaries, and covering vast topics including fantastical reprobates, noughties music, the human experience, and beyond, today we're revisiting our top ten most-read author interviews of 2025 🎙️
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December 24, 2025 at 9:01 AM
From debut novels to 25th anniversaries, and covering vast topics including fantastical reprobates, noughties music, the human experience, and beyond, today we're revisiting our top ten most-read author interviews of 2025 🎙️
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In October, The Booker Prize Foundation launched the Children’s Booker Prize, the charity’s first award for children’s fiction 👇
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The Booker Prize Foundation launches Children’s Booker Prize
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December 23, 2025 at 5:32 PM
In October, The Booker Prize Foundation launched the Children’s Booker Prize, the charity’s first award for children’s fiction 👇
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The British Book Awards 2025 LIVE: Updates as books and the people who make them celebrated in London
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December 23, 2025 at 4:31 PM