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Editor's Letter

We’ve reached an inflection point with AI

The time has come: it is no longer acceptable to permit the use of pirated books to train artificial intelligence (AI) models.

News

Little Door Books: Scottish independent publisher Little Door Books looks to new horizons

Trade Interviews

Alan Cumming: the actor-writer shares his ambitions for Pitlochry's Winter Words Festival

News

Whydunnit? BBC Maestro’s AI Agatha Christie splits industry

Bestsellers

Bestsellers Chart: Robert Macfarlane flows into first place in indie bookshops

The British Book Awards

Nibbies Podcast | Robert Macfarlane, Emily Sutton, Isabella Tree, Angela Harding

Today's News Stories

Submissions open for The Bookseller's fifth annual Black issue

Indie Book Awards Shortlist 2025 features Jacqueline Wilson, Elif Shafak and David Litchfield

Data Bill's AI amendment to enforce copyright law on tech companies defeated in parliament

Wiley partners with AI company Perplexity

Waterstones moves Book Hub logistics services in-house

Sarah O’Hara promoted to editor at Orion Fiction

Trotman Publishing moves to BookSource for distribution

Picador publishing director Georgina Morley to retire after 31 years at Pan Macmillan

New military history festival to launch in Hereford

Cambridge University Press' Mandy Hill becomes president of Publishers Association

Joseph Coelho named as 2025 Society of Authors' Awards keynote speaker

Books on Podcasts: Naga Munchetty discusses women's health

Emerald Publishing buys Now Publishers for undisclosed sum

HMV's Doug Putman launches Putman Publishing with Pete Selby heading up music imprint

The Bookseller's Marketing & Publicity Conference programme released

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Jobs in Books

Agents’ Assistant

The Abner Stein agency is recruiting for a full-time Assistant job, supporting two of our Literary Agents. The job will entail working closely with the Literary Agents, supporting them in various tasks including submitting books, comparing deal terms and drafting acceptance letters.

Rights Report

Angela Marsons signs for eight more books with Bookouture

Deon Meyer signs three-book deal with Pan Macmillan

Rugby star Andy Farrell signs with Sandycove

HarperFiction snaps up two books from Emelie Olsson in four-way auction

Kyle Books signs third book from The Repair Shop to commemorate Second World War

Kristen Ciccarelli makes new-adult debut in five-book deal with Magpie

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Today's News Stories

Little Door Books: Scottish independent publisher Little Door Books looks to new horizons

Submissions open for The Bookseller's fifth annual Black issue

Indie Book Awards Shortlist 2025 features Jacqueline Wilson, Elif Shafak and David Litchfield

Data Bill's AI amendment to enforce copyright law on tech companies defeated in parliament

Wiley partners with AI company Perplexity

Waterstones moves Book Hub logistics services in-house

Sarah O’Hara promoted to editor at Orion Fiction

Trotman Publishing moves to BookSource for distribution

Whydunnit? BBC Maestro’s AI Agatha Christie splits industry

Picador publishing director Georgina Morley to retire after 31 years at Pan Macmillan

New military history festival to launch in Hereford

Cambridge University Press' Mandy Hill becomes president of Publishers Association

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Latest Issue

9th May 2025

In this week's issue:

Editor's Comment:We've reached an inflection point with AI
Author Profiles:Angela Marsons and Zoe Dubno
Previews – August 2025:Non-Fiction
Country Focus:Scotland

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Opinion from The Bookseller and other columnists

We’ve reached an inflection point with AI

by Philip Jones

The time has come: it is no longer acceptable to permit the use of pirated books to train artificial intelligence (AI) models.

A new dawn for IP?

by Anna Hervé

As AI reanimates Agatha Christie, could this be a golden age for literary estates?

Rethinking returns

by Jacqueline Kibby

Returns are a problem for all publishers but indies bear the brunt.

Am I working class enough?

by Mo Fanning

Publishing’s latest diversity drive throws up some difficult questions about identity and class.

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Comment

Opinion from The Bookseller and other columnists

We’ve reached an inflection point with AI

by Philip Jones

The time has come: it is no longer acceptable to permit the use of pirated books to train artificial intelligence (AI) models.

A new dawn for IP?

by Anna Hervé

Rethinking returns

by Jacqueline Kibby

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Bestsellers

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Weekly print bestsellers based on data supplied by Nielsen BookScan. Other digital charts from Bookstat and Audible.

Bestsellers

Bestsellers Chart: Robert Macfarlane flows into first place in indie bookshops

There is a confluence of two rivers at the top of the Independent Bookshop chart with Robert Macfarlane’s Is a River Alive? (Hamish Hamilton) debuting at the top, in the latest data from NielsenIQ BookScan.

PrinteBookAudio

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King of Envy

2

Here One Moment

3

Precipice

4

The Glittering Edge

5

Sunrise on the Reaping

6

Butter

7

In Too Deep

8

There are Rivers in the Sky

9

What A Way To Go

10

What Have You Done?

1

Three Mothers

2

The One That Got Away

3

A Time for Mercy

4

One Day and Forever

5

The Boomerang

6

King of Envy

7

Rock Paper Scissors

8

After That Night

9

The Mysterious Bakery on Rue de Paris

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The Boy from Tiger Bay

1

The Let Them Theory

2

Sunrise on the Reaping

3

Conclave

4

Marble Hall Murders

5

Small Gods

6

Atomic Habits

7

Gateway

8

The Hotel Avocado

9

Prima Facie

10

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

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Authors interviews, news and book previews

Author Interviews

Zoe Dubno’s new novel is a searing takedown of New York’s art scene

Zoe Dubno’s debut novel takes on the New York art scene in a witty and merciless commentary on capitalism, art and toxic friendships.

Author Interviews

Kristie De Garis: the Perthshire-based writer talks about how drystone walling helped her confront the past

Perthshire-based writer Kristie De Garis talks about how drystone walling helped her confront the past – and how she ended up living with both her ex-husbands.

Author Interviews

Angela Marsons and Bookouture enter into their second decade of collaboration

Books

Books on Podcasts: Naga Munchetty discusses women's health

This week, on the Waterstones podcast, journalist Naga Munchetty spoke about her new book It’s Probably Nothing, an examination of women’s healthcare.

Author Interviews