Survey reveals extent to which working class feel excluded from book trade

Almost 80% of people in the industry who see themselves as working class feel their background has adversely affected their career, our research has shown. Read more

Shortlists for inaugural Small Press of the Year award revealed

Forty-one small presses have made it into the regional and country shortlists of The British Book Awards’ new prize for Small Presses, sponsored by the CPI Group. Read more

LBF reveals full 2019 line-up

The London Book Fair has revealed its full author line-up for 2019 with Karin Slaughter appearing as well as Elif Shafak, Kit de Waal, Lara Prescott and Sharlene Teo. Read more

Orenda signs Icelandic crime debut in two-book pre-empt

Karen Sullivan, publisher of Orenda Books, has acquired World English Language rights for 29-year-old Icelandic debut author Eva Bjorg AEgisdottir’s The Creak on the Stairs... Read more
Mirror Books lands book behind Ted Bundy Netflix series

Mirror Books has acquired the book behind the Netflix series "The Ted Bundy Tapes" with plans to publish next month. Read more
Baillie Gifford Prize boosts prize money to £50,000 in new sponsorship deal

The Baillie Gifford Prize for non-fiction has announced a new seven-year sponsorship agreement that will see its prize money boosted to £50,000. Read more
Octopus bags first book of recipes and stories from The Pig hotel group

Octopus has acquired the first book from The Pig hotel group, described as "a practical guide to living the good life" with tales and recipes.... Read more
Pearson sees sales dip but PRH underlying growth of 10%

Pearson has announced adjusted operating profit growth of 8% in the past year, despite revenue dropping by 9%, according to its 2018 preliminary financial results. Read more
The Bookseller and Spread the Word back research into diversity in publishing

The Bookseller and Spread the Word are backing a major new research project into how publishers can work most effectively with writers from minority backgrounds.... Read more

Opinion

Top of the class

By Philip Jones

Editor at The Bookseller

Philip Jones reflects on The Bookseller's first ever survey into class within the publishing industry. Read more
Poor pay perpetuates creative block for low-socioeconomic writers

Adam Hamdy
The meritocracy myth and regional obstacles hinder true inclusion

Nathan Connolly Publishing director at Dead Ink Books
A thriving industry needs a level playing field to survive

Jemma McDonagh Rights director at The Marsh Agency
Publishing courses have managed positive change in the trade

Claire Squires Professor of Publishing Studies at University of Stirling

Book Previews

FutureBook

Digital publisher PressPad offers authors a new embeddable bookshop

By Molly Flatt

Associate editor at FutureBook

PressPad hopes the tech behind its new embeddable digital store will help authors improve their conversion rate from clicks to sales. Read more
Ex-Spotify VP Angela Watts on bringing her learnings to Story Terrace

Molly Flatt Associate editor at FutureBook
5 things inspiring indie publisher Sam Hutchinson right now

Molly Flatt Associate editor at FutureBook
Baby BSL aims to spread British Sign Language with an immersive multimedia storybook

Molly Flatt Associate editor at FutureBook
Academic piracy: where next?

Matthew Jones VP content acquisition and strategy at Perlego

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