Pre-Frankfurt buzz: 'up-lit', toxic relationships, and smart non-fiction

Early signs suggest the market has moved on from psychological suspense novels and darker fiction, in favour of more uplifting, book-club titles and smart women’s fiction, publishers have said ahead... Read more

Lonely Planet's Hanna Otero outlines global publishing tips

Understanding local publishing terms and connecting with international colleagues are key to publishing across multiple territories, Lonely Planet publisher Hanna Otero revealed at this year’s... Read more

Weekly E-Ranking: Cleeves goes Wild with final Perez

Ann Cleeves’ final Shetland title, Wild Fire, has blazed straight into the Weekly E-Book Ranking number one slot. Read more

HCG's 20th anniversary plans for 'Giraffes Can’t Dance'

Hachette Children’s Group is preparing a new publishing programme next year to celebrate 20 years since the publication of Giles Andreae and Guy Parker-Rees’ picture... Read more
Children’s book market up 0.7% by value in 2018

The children’s book market has shown steady growth of 0.7% in the first part of 2018 but some of the biggest increases were from non-fiction... Read more
Liam McIlvanney wins McIlvanney Prize

Liam McIlvanney has won the McIlvanney Prize 2018 for The Quaker (HarperCollins). Read more
Bloomsbury reveals 40-year history of the Labour Party

Bloomsbury Reader is publishing a new book by David Kogan about battles for supremacy within the Labour Party, coinciding with the opening of the Labour Party... Read more
Chris Riddell picture book is BA autumn choice

Once Upon A Wild Wood by Chris Riddell (Macmillan Children's Books) has been chosen by the Booksellers Association's Children’s Bookselling Group as its next Independent Booksellers... Read more
Capital Crime to open school students' eyes to publishing careers

London’s newly launched crime and thriller festival Capital Crime is preparing a new social outreach initiative to provide sixth form students with an insight into how they might... Read more

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Finding the good place

By Philip Jones

Editor at The Bookseller

Philip Jones asks whether Brexit could be beneficial for the book trade. Read more
Opening doors

Catherine Murphy Author at Stinging Fly
Levelling the field

Claire Malcolm Chief executive at New Writing North
Life after Waterstones

Philip Jones Editor at The Bookseller
The perfect Foyle?

Julia Kingsford Director at Kingsford Campbell & The Good Literary Agency