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A magazine for those wanting to learn about publishing📚 New issue every other Wednesday🎉
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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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The An Post Irish Book Awards is an annual literary prize that was originally launched in 2007 by an association of Irish booksellers, and we’ve rounded up all of this years nominees and winners! Check it out here 📚✨ www.thepublishingpost.com/post/the-an-...
The An Post Irish Book Awards 2025
“Exclusively Irish, inclusive in every other sense” the An Post Irish Book Awards is an annual literary prize that was originally launched in 2007 by an association of Irish booksellers; owned by Iris...
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January 22, 2026 at 8:08 PM
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Here’s how Publishing can build sustainable reading habits!👇📚

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Reading Beyond Resolutions: How Publishing Can Build Sustainable Reading Habits
Every January, social feeds fill with reading challenges, ambitious book stacks appear, and the “this is the year I read more” energy is palpable. Yet while these spikes in attention are predictable, ...
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January 21, 2026 at 3:23 PM
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Get into the romantic spirit in time for Valentine’s Day next month with our upcoming romance round-up to discover the 2026 romance novels that need to be on your radar 📚💕✨ www.thepublishingpost.com/post/upcomin...
Upcoming Romance Novels of 2026
Discover the most anticipated romance novels of 2026, including "And Now, Back to You" and "The Magic of Untamed Hearts." Dive into 2026 romance today!
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January 20, 2026 at 1:26 PM
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The marketing campaign around Jeanette McCurdy’s new release ‘Half His Age’ is expertly done! We’ve laid out all the ways it succeeds👇✨

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Campaign Spotlight: Half His Age by Jennette McCurdy
Written by Emily Lavin, Chante-Marie Dante, Georgia Rees and Elysia Brown
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January 19, 2026 at 5:42 PM
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Here are the new releases we’re most excited for in 2026!📚🎊

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New Year, New Books: 2026 Publications to Watch
Written by Sophie Austen and Bethany Sims
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January 19, 2026 at 12:12 PM
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We’ve rounded up all the fiction tropes we want to leave behind in 2025 📚📝

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Crimes Against Fiction: Tropes We’re Leaving in 2025
Roses are red, but let me be clear! Here's what we’re not bringing into the New Year! Happy New Year and happy new reading habits, Darlings. Today’s article is a cheeky round up of the tropes that ...
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January 18, 2026 at 9:07 PM
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🎉 Issue 138 is here! 🎉

Check out our articles tab for all the latest industry news, publishing opportunities, and book recommendations for the year ahead! 📚✨ www.thepublishingpost.com/articles
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January 16, 2026 at 10:02 PM
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This year we’re doing the 12 days of Trendsmas😉📚 Check it out 👇

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The Twelve Days of Trendsmas
We’ve put together The Twelve Days of Trendsmas to explore different facets of winter publishing. From fiction, aesthetics and gifting behaviours to crafting and community events, these twelve trends ...
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December 22, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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Check out the latest acquisitions & adaptations! 📚✨

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Latest Acquisitions & Adaptations
Explore the latest acquisitions and adaptations with insights into Intan Paramaditha's and Neha Kale's works. Discover exciting new releases!
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December 22, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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Our latest Creator Spotlight is all about some of our favourite bookish content creators who document their lives as publishing industry professionals 📚✨

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Spotlighting Bookish Content Creators Who Document Life as a Publishing Industry Professional
Bookish content creation doesn’t start and end with book reviews and recommendations – there are so many other ways that creators can interact with literature and bookish themes.
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December 15, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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Lucent Dreaming has announced a restructure amid funding pressures. The Welsh indie publisher says it’s “slowing down, not closing,” and is calling on readers and writers to share what they want from independent publishing.

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Independent Publisher Lucent Dreaming Undergoes Restructuring
Lucent Dreaming is an independent magazine and publisher based in Wales, primarily publishing surreal and strange works, whether that be full-length novels or collections of poetry.
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December 13, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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Read more about Third State Books and the work they do to amplify Asian American & Pacific Islander voices! 📚⚡️

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Third State Books: Amplifying Asian American and Pacific Islander Voices
Third State Books is an independent publishing house founded in 2023, dedicated to bringing Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) stories to the forefront.
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December 12, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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Add these amazing reads to your Christmas wishlist this year!🎄📚❄️

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Christmas Wishlist
Hoping to add some standout reads to your Christmas wishlist? These soon-to-arrive books are packed with adventure, heart and a touch of seasonal magic. Here are the titles that deserve a spot on your...
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December 12, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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Fancy gifting the reader in your life an eBook this festive season? Check out our latest article all about the best ways to sustainably gift eBooks 📚🎄✨ www.thepublishingpost.com/post/sustain...
Sustainable Gifting With eBooks
With the festive season rapidly approaching, a lot of us are thinking about what to gift our loved ones this year. If you know a reader (which, if you are reading this, you most likely do!) you may be...
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December 11, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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Olivie Blake’s highly anticipated new novel Girl Dinner was recently published and the marketing campaign went down a treat with readers 📚🍽️✨

Check out our latest Campaign Spotlight all about Girl Dinner here: www.thepublishingpost.com/post/campaig...
Campaign Spotlight: Girl Dinner by Olivie Blake
Known for her successful fantasy trilogy The Atlas Six, it is no surprise that international bestseller Olivie Blake’s new novel Girl Dinner, published by Tor Books, launches with a marketing campaign...
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December 9, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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Here are 4 Winter Reads That Will Warm Your Frosty Nights❄️☃️📚

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Four Winter Reads That Will Warm Your Frosty Nights
As the days grow shorter and the cold settles in, winter becomes the perfect season to slow down, curl up indoors and sink into stories that reflect the season’s blend of stillness, mystery and warmth...
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December 8, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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Looking for a job in publishing? Here are some of the most recent roles:
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Job Opportunities
The National Centre for Writing is a charity which hosts writing events and workshops at their venue in Norwich.
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December 8, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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We’ve rounded up our favourite LGBTQIA+ winter reads perfect for getting cosy this Christmas, check them out in our latest issue! 📚💕✨ www.thepublishingpost.com/post/cosy-qu...
Cosy Queer Winter Reads
By Rhys Wright, Juliet Harte, Rosie Day, Gemma Jackson and Shan Heyworth
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December 7, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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Check out our Northern Press Spotlight for Fly On The Wall Press📚✨

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Northern Press Spotlight: Fly On The Wall Press
Read with intent and enlightenment with the ‘publisher with a conscience’, Fly On The Wall press.
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December 6, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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Here are the Waterstones Books to Look Out For in November and December🧑‍🎄🎄📚

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Waterstones Books to Look Out For in November and December
As we draw closer to the end of the year, why not stay inside, snuggle up and keep warm with a specially selected Waterstones book? This November and December, their round-up has a range of genres inc...
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December 6, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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The cosy holiday season is offically here and you can celebrate warming up with a brand new issue of The Publishing Post! This edition brings you festive inspiration, heartwarming winter romances, and latest upcoming publishing events!
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December 4, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Read all about the finalists for the 2025 National Book Awards for Young People’s Literature📖✨✨

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The 2025 National Book Awards Finalists for Young People’s Literature
By Florrie Hulbert, Eve Housley, Nia Richards and Grace Briggs-Jones
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December 1, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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In our latest Campaign Spotlight we’re diving in to the campaign for Heap Earth Upon It, the second novel by Chloe Michelle Howarth following her debut smash success Sunburn 📚✨

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Campaign Spotlight: Heap Earth Upon It by Chloe Michelle Howarth
Written by Emily Lavin, Chante-Marie Dante, Georgia Rees and Elysia Brown
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December 1, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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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