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8th March 2024

Editorial Features

Information about our editorial features

Who to contact for previews, special issues, spotlights, The Bookseller Buyer’s Guides and The Bookseller Daily editions.


Monthly Previews

The Bookseller runs monthly previews in the print magazine and online for New Titles: Fiction, New Titles: Non-Fiction, Children's Preview, Discover and the Paperback Preview. Please note, these are not reviews, but rather previews of upcoming titles selected with our core readership of booksellers in mind.

 

Publishers must submit titles for consideration four months ahead of publication for the books previews and for an author profile. See The Bookseller's current Publishing Calendar for exact deadlines. The book previews appear in the magazine three months ahead of publication to aid booksellers with their buying decisions.

 

Please note, the book previews are a selection of titles publishing in a particular month, and submission does not guarantee inclusion. As the primary function of the books previews is to aid high street booksellers with their buying decisions, we are currently unable to accept submissions from self-published authors.

 

New Titles: Fiction

A monthly preview of hardbacks, trade paperbacks and paperback originals.

Submissions process: complete a submissions grid (contact Madeleine Feeny for this via madeleine.feeny@thebookseller.com) and return via email with an AI* for each title. Bound proofs* (no paper manuscripts please) are preferred, please contact Madeleine for the postal address, but PDFs can be supplied by email if physical proofs are not available.

 

New Titles: Non-fiction
A monthly preview of hardbacks, trade paperbacks and paperback originals.
Submissions should be sent to Caroline Sanderson, St Ives, Frome Park Road, Stroud, Gloucestershire GL5 3LF (07958 558196). Hard copies by post of all materials preferred but submissions by email are also accepted (to carosande@aol.com). AIs essential; bound proofs and manuscripts welcome where available; pdfs also accepted. No grid required.

 

Paperback Preview
A monthly preview of second edition fiction and non-fiction paperbacks.
Submissions should be sent by email to Will Smith, at will.smith@thebookseller.com. AIs essential; he will request PDFs of the titles he wishes to see. Please contact Will for the grid on which submission details need to be entered.

 

Children's Preview
A monthly preview of all Children’s and Young Adult titles.
Please email a covering letter, AIs and materials (manuscripts, sample pages etc) to charlotte.eyre@gmail.com. AIs should be in a single PDF document where possible, please send large files via WeTransfer or similar. For details on submitting titles, contact Charlotte Eyre at charlotte.eyre@thebookseller.com.

 

Discover Preview 
A monthly preview of first publication of titles in print from any genre (including fiction, non-fiction and children's) which highlight books and authors from marginalised communities, including but not restricted to Black, Asian and minority ethnic, LGBTQ+, disabled, and working-class writers. This preview runs one month ahead of publication dates. 
Electronic submissions, including an AI, may be emailed to Natasha.Onwuemezi@gmail.com; publicists wishing to send printed material may email Natasha for her address in the first instance.

 

Guide to terminology
AI* = Advance Information sheet, aka TI (Title Information sheet). An A4 size sheet containing all the essential information about a book. This typically includes:

  • Author name, illustrator name (if applicable)
  • Title of the book
  • Name of the publisher and/or imprint
  • Full bibliographic information: publication date, format, price
  • Image of the book’s cover
  • Brief synopsis of the plot
  • Backlist (author’s previously published titles)
  • Relevant sales points eg quotes from earlier reviews
  • Short author biography

Bound proofs* = refers to an early physical copy of the book, also known as an advance reading copy (ARC)


Spotlights and Focuses

The Bookseller currently runs a number of Category Spotlights, including:

  • Food & Drink
  • Audiobooks
  • Non-Book Products
  • Art, Architecture & Photography
  • Humour

In addition, the Country/Regional Focus and Market Focus areas include:

  • Ireland
  • Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Powerhouse
  • Travel
  • University Presses

Submissions of AIs should be sent via email to the Editorial Assistant Katie Fraser. Please ensure file sizes are kept to a minimum.

 

Submissions of proofs, sample chapters and large files: please email the above address in advance to make arrangements.

 

To be notified when it’s time to submit titles for our Country Focuses, Market Focuses, and Category Spotlights, you can sign up here.


The Bookseller Buyer's Guides

The Bookseller Buyer's Guides (Fiction, Non-Fiction and Children's) list thousands of titles coming out in the UK in the next six months. Two editions of the Buyer’s Guides are published per year.

 

You can find out more about title submissions, advertising opportunities and publication dates for The Bookseller Buyer's Guides here.

The submissions database for the upcoming Buyer's Guides is now closed. Sign up here to be notified when the database is open again for the next season's Guides.

 


The Bookseller Daily

The Bookseller publishes daily editions during the London Book Fair, Bologna Book Fair and Frankfurt Book Fair.

For editorial queries or pitches for The Bookseller Daily, contact Tom Tivnan by email or send information to The Bookseller, Stage House, 47 Bermondsey St, Bermondsey, London, SE1 3XT.

For advertising queries for The Bookseller Daily, contact Paul Clifton at paul.clifton@thebookseller.com or call +44(0)20 3358 0387.


General Queries

For editorial and general enquiries contact The Bookseller on +44(0)20 7403 1818 or visit our contact page.

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