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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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In honour of Disability Awareness Month, we've rounded up some of our favourite 2025 titles that explore disabilities through poetry, memoir, and prose.

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What’s New This Week: Special Edition (Disability Awareness Month)
In recognition of Disability Awareness Month, we’re spotlighting a selection of 2025 book releases that explore disability through powerful fiction, memoir and poetry.
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December 1, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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We’re here to explain all about the EIBF AI charter and what it means for the future of publishing📚🤖

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What Does the EIBF AI Charter Mean for Publishing?
The European and International Booksellers Federation (EIBF) has published a charter outlining “guiding principles on the responsible and ethical use of AI [artificial intelligence] in the bookselling...
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November 30, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Here’s our roundup of the latest bookish adaptations & acquisitions! ✨📚

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November 30, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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Missing The Traitors? Try these northern reads to fill that void: Unquiet Guests, Decomposition Book, A Case of Matricide, The Liverpool Mysteries, Lie of the Land, Murder in Tinseltown, Sealed & No Body, No Crime.
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Northern Books for Fans of The Traitors
Missing The Traitors already? From one murder mystery lover to another, we get it. To fill the void of cunning Traitors and desperate Faithfuls, we’ve compiled a list of horror books published by nort...
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November 30, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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New from our latest issue! Our spotlight on Seagull Books, one of India’s most globally recognised presses and winners of this year’s Aficionado Award 📚✨ www.thepublishingpost.com/post/spotlig...
Spotlight on: Seagull Books and the Aficionado Award
In 1982, a poet, photographer and theatre technician with no discernible experience in the world of publishing, founded one of India’s most globally recognised presses.
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November 29, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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We’re back with another edition of Upskilling Tips, all about the key skills you need to break into academic publishing 📚✨

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Issue 135: Upskilling for Academic Publishing
This week we will look at how academic publishing differs from trade publishing, the transferrable skills you can hone to secure experience or a role in academic publishing and how industry knowledge ...
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November 27, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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Malala Yousafzai’s books tell a story of courage and self-discovery — from I Am Malala to Finding My Way.
We unpack her journey in this issue's Author Spotlight.
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Author Spotlight: Malala Yousafzai
In this issue, we feature Malala Yousafzai, an education activist, author and the youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
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November 27, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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Looking for Christmas gift ideas for the book-lover in your life? Check out our latest edition of Highlights in the Charts for some incredible book reccommendations! 📚✨ www.thepublishingpost.com/post/highlig...
Highlights in the Charts
From generations connected by a drop of water, the story of bodily autonomy told by a disabled narrator, to a classic look at politics and socialism, this weeks highlights focus on a number of differe...
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November 25, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Here’s our deep dive on war in the fantasy genre! 📚

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Warfare in Fantasy
The fantasy genre is often littered with conflict. Such is the case for example in the battles between men and orcs onJ.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, in the political machinations of George R. R. Marti...
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November 24, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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Our latest edition of Industry Insights is here featuring Lynn Michell, director of Linen Press! 📚✨

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November 23, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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New issue = new job opportunities! 📚✨

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Job Opportunities
By Joanne Fu and Jen McCarrollSocial Media Manager at Newspaper ClubClosing Date: 23 November 2025Salary: £200 per day (Freelance)Location: Glasgow (Remote)Are you interested in making newspaper print...
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November 21, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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We’ve done a deep dive into the rise of fairy tale re-tellings - exploring why are we so drawn to revisiting these stories 🧚✨📚

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Reviving The Magic: Are Fairy Tale Retellings Worth It?
With the rise of fairy tale retellings, what is the impact on the classic fairy tale, and why are we so drawn to revisiting these stories and exploring them in new ways?
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November 20, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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You've Got Mail! (pssst. it's the newest issue of The Publishing Post📚) This issue is chock full of book recommendations, recognitions and celebrations of disabled authors, and the latest publishing news.

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November 20, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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After his original case was thrown out in September, Trump has refiled a $15B defamation lawsuit against NYT and Penguin Random House. The court has yet to respond.
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Donald Trump has refiled a $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times and Penguin Random House
President Donald Trump has refiled his defamation case against The New York Times (NYT) and Penguin Random House (PRH) claiming they had published false statements with the intention of defamation.
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November 17, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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This Disability Awareness Month we’re spotlighting our favourite bookish content creators! 📚📱✨

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Spotlighting Bookish Content Creators for Disability Awareness Month
This November, we are supporting Disability Awareness Month by spotlighting content creators who recommend an array of books where themes of disabilities are centred around characters and conversation...
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November 16, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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Check out our interview with the incredible Axie Oh✨🪩

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Author Interview: Axie Oh
By Michelle Ye, Adela Polankova, Nadia Shah and Yumna Iqbal
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November 16, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Read all about Pan Macmillan’s new partnership with the Black British Book Festival! 📚🎉

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Pan Macmillan Announces Partnership with the Black British Book Festival on Exciting New Community-Led Publishing Model
By Cameron Beech
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November 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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E-readers are all the rage for readers at the minute, but the wide range of e-readers available on the market can make it hard to know which is best 📚🖥️✨

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Hauntingly Good E-Readers On the Market
The Onyx Boox, an e-reader produced by Onyx International Inc, has been releasing models since 2011. The most notable versions include the Boox Nova in 2018, the Tab Mini C Pro in 2023 and the Note Ai...
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November 15, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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Our latest Campaign Spotlight is all about SenLinYu’s fantasy epic Alchemised 📚✨

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Campaign Spotlight: Alchemised by SenLinYu
Written by Emily Lavin, Chante-Marie Dante, Georgia Rees and Elysia Brown
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November 14, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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Only 7% of children’s books feature disability representation but 24% of the UK identifies as disabled. Our latest feature asks: what happens when kids don’t see themselves in stories?

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November 13, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Looking for some courses to polish up your publishing skills? Or are you looking for pathways to breaking into publishing? For this issue, we have rounded up a list of events and courses that will brighten up your CV!
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Key Courses from The Publishing Training Centre for Publishing Hopefuls
For our readers who may be unfamiliar, The Publishing Training Centre (PTC) specialises in professional training for the publishing industry.
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November 12, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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This month marks Non-Fiction November, and we’ve rounded up some of our favourite essential non-fic picks that need to go straight to the top of your TBR this month 📚✨

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Book Recommendations for Non-Fiction November: ‘Past Puzzles and Timeless Treasures’
This month marks Non-Fiction November, an annual celebration of all things factual organised by the Federation of Children’s Book Groups.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Here’s our spotlight on some amazing fantasy books with disability representation! 🧛📚✨

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Spotlight on Fantasy Books with Disability Representation
Explore the world of fantasy books with disability representation. Discover captivating stories where courage and worth are not defined by ability.
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November 9, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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This month we’re bringing awareness to some incredible books that explore disability📚💖

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Shuffling of the Shelves: November Part One
In honour of Disability Awareness Month, in this issue we are highlighting incredible books in the charts that explore disability – from autobiographies to fictional stories of self-discovery in the f...
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November 9, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Looking for your next bookish evening out? This issue, we have Zadie Smith, Andrew Miller, poet Peter Finch, and Alice Loxton on the calendar. Plus a festival about all things bookish and football.

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November 9, 2025 at 2:20 PM