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Past and future

If we’ve learned anything from recent publishing performance it should be that the past is no guarantor of future success.
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The virtuous circle

The virtuous circle

by Gayle Feldman
The Book Industry Study Group is looking at making changes to help change the industry on the other side of the pond.
Mapping the poetry aisle

Mapping the poetry aisle

by Samyuktha R.
Browsing one of the biggest bookshops in Oxford, I found a history of empire coded into the shelves. 
Size matters

Size matters

by Anonymous bookseller
Right now, everyone seems to love long, complex, children’s fantasy books – except for kids.

Editor‘s Letter

Past and future

If we’ve learned anything from recent publishing performance it should be that the past is no guarantor of future success.
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System failure

System failure

by Matt Ottley
From marketing to metadata, Australian publishing is set up to exclude neurodiverse voices like mine.
Censorship focus: Brazil

Censorship focus: Brazil

by Raphael Tsavkko
In Brazil, the erosion of freedom of speech crosses all ideological lines.
Censorship focus: Canada

Censorship focus: Canada

by Amy Fallon
Book banning is on the rise in Canada but the resistance movement is gaining ground.
Bologna builds back

Bologna builds back

by Philip Jones
After the largely successfully London Book Fair in March, this past week’s Bologna Children’s Book Fair confirms that, at least for the books sector, such events are back in busines.
Re-versing the trend

Re-versing the trend

by Tia Fisher
Verse novels could boost young people’s pleasure in reading.
The case for trigger warnings

The case for trigger warnings

by Lucy Nichol
Trigger warnings are a simple way to prevent harm. So why do people find them so... triggering?
Seize the movement

Seize the movement

by Chris McCabe
From the New Sincerity to Millennials of Resistance, publishers should tap into the trends shaping literary thought.
Horace Bent at Bologna: Scheffler's wounded paw fails to dampen the Gruffalo bash

Horace Bent at Bologna: Scheffler's wounded paw fails to dampen the Gruffalo bash

by Horace Bent
Confessions of a self-proclaimed failure

Confessions of a self-proclaimed failure

by Kasim Ali
Why does publishing success so often feel like the opposite?
Backing Bologna

Backing Bologna

by Tom Tivnan
The auguries look good as the Bologna Children’s Book Fair rolls into its 2024 edition.
The value business

The value business

by Philip Jones
Indistinct career progression and low rates of pay within the industry raises questions over how committed book publishers are to retaining a young and diversified workforce.
A capital production

A capital production

by Natasha Tripney
London-centric novels can be difficult to stage. Will the National’s new take on Dickens hit home or miss?

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A piece of publishing history

A piece of publishing history

Jan 4, 2024by Roger Tagholm
New film ’One Life’ stirs memories of Robert Maxwell’s unique publishing house, Pergamon Press.
The power of the backlist

The power of the backlist

Sep 20, 2023by Nathan Hull
Frontlist audiobooks get the lion’s share of marketing spend, but backlist titles really pull in the listeners.
Staging problem books

Staging problem books

Dec 5, 2023by Natasha Tripney
For its big Christmas show, the National Theatre cleverly subverts the misogyny of Roald Dahl’s The Witches.
Horace Bent: Karp navigates over the pond to spread the love

Horace Bent: Karp navigates over the pond to spread the love

Mar 13, 2024by Horace Bent
Simon & Schuster chief takes to the main stage at LBF to heap praise on his UK counterpart.
Horace Bent: spread the nerd—SFF set to conquer Olympia fair

Horace Bent: spread the nerd—SFF set to conquer Olympia fair

Mar 12, 2024by Horace Bent
This year’s London Book Fair, brought forward to avoid a clash with the Bologna children’s equivalent, has posed a dilemma for some agency bigwigs...
What is the Royal Society of Literature for?

What is the Royal Society of Literature for?

Feb 28, 2024by Sarah Moorhouse
Recent controversy around the RSL raises questions about its purpose.
Should educators trust big tech?

Should educators trust big tech?

Jan 29, 2024by Natalia Kucirkova
Microsoft’s new AI-powered Reading Coach demonstrates a worrying lack of rigour in its design and research.
Westward Go!

Westward Go!

Nov 17, 2023by Philip Jones
In stepping up to the chief executive role at Hachette’s English language divisions, David Shelley confirms half the rumour that circulated at the London Book Fair earlier this year.
Why we need bursaries

Why we need bursaries

Nov 15, 2023by Ayo Onatade
Pushback against CrimeFest’s new bursary for writers of colour shows there’s still much work to be done.
All-American line-up revealed for this year’s Diagram Prize

All-American line-up revealed for this year’s Diagram Prize

Nov 10, 2023by Horace Bent
The 2023 Diagram Prize for the Oddest Book Title of the Year shortlist sees publishers from the USA claim all six spots.

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