Indies report dip in Easter trade as hot weather hits footfall

The sunny weather hit Easter weekend trading for bookshops with some struggling to shift copies, bucking the general trend after research showed High Street footfall actually increased. Read more

Pearson pays tribute to employee killed in Sri Lanka bombings

Pearson c.e.o. John Fallon has paid tribute to employee Dieter Kowalski, who was killed in the Sri Lanka bombings on Easter Sunday. Read more

Tolkien estate takes stand against biopic

J R R Tolkien’s estate has condemned the forthcoming biopic starring Nicholas Hoult as The Hobbit author. Read more

Davies and Allan join Welbeck as group publishers

Wayne Davies and Alex Allan will take up new roles at the recently unveiled Welbeck Publishing Group as group publishers in its Carlton Books division.... Read more
Pearson pays tribute to employee killed in Sri Lanka bombings

Pearson c.e.o. John Fallon has paid tribute to employee Dieter Kowalski, who was killed in the Sri Lanka bombings on Easter Sunday. ... Read more
McLean returns to Pan Macmillan as Kingfisher publisher

Pan Macmillan has appointed Russell McLean as publisher of the Kingfisher non-fiction imprint, where he was editorial director between 2009 and 2012. Read more
Hodder scoops ‘remarkable’ memoir by Princess Margaret’s lady-in-waiting

Hodder & Stoughton has acquired the memoir of Princess Margaret’s former lady-in-waiting Lady Anne Glenconner, with plans to publish in October. ... Read more
Sharjah celebrates World Book Capital reign with opening ceremony

Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) celebrated the start of its year as UNESCO World Book Capital last night (23rd April) with a spectacular... Read more
The Mister and Mrs: E L James defeats Mrs Hinch to bag number one

E L James' The Mister (Arrow) has scorched into the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, selling 52,674 copies through Nielsen BookScan's TCM.... Read more

Opinion

Diversity in science fiction needs action now

By Tom Hunter

Director at Arthur C Clarke Award

Tom Hunter, director of the Arthur C. Clarke Award, explores how science and speculative fiction publishing is dealing with the growing demand for diverse work.... Read more
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Philip Jones Editor at The Bookseller
Rethinking our relationship with readers

John Mitchinson Co-founder and publisher at Unbound
Business books are still a symbol of male power—here’s what needs to change

Lucy McCarraher Founder at Business Book Awards
Pinch of dough

Philip Jones Editor at The Bookseller

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Springer Nature hopes to spark an industry-wide AI debate with its first machine-generated chemistry book

By Molly Flatt

Comment editor at The Bookseller

From the new book by Adobe’s Chris Duffey to Edition at Play’s latest project We Kiss The Screens, it seems that using artificial... Read more
StoryFit offers AI insights to drive publishers’ decisions about books

Molly Flatt Comment editor at The Bookseller
Is Owl Field’s interactive 3D audio drama 'the Bandersnatch of podcasts'?

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We Kiss The Screens combines multiple narratives, print-on-demand and AI to create a unique reading experience

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Adobe’s Chris Duffey on how AI can be used to ‘up-level’ books

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The Official UK CHART

1.
Hinch Yourself Happy

by Mrs Hinch
2.
Pinch of Nom

by Kay Featherstone & Kate Allinson
3.
Past Tense

by Lee Child
4.
Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid

by Jeff Kinney
5.
Nine Perfect Strangers

by Liane Moriarty
6.
Fing

by David Walliams; Tony Ross
7.
Transcription

by Kate Atkinson
8.
Ambush

by James Patterson & James O Born
9.
The Moon Sister

by Lucinda Riley
10.
The Tattooist of Auschwitz

by Heather Morris

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