Michelle Obama's Becoming is the Christmas number one

Michelle Obama’s Becoming is the UK Christmas number one, holding on to the UK Official Top 50 number one spot for a second week running. Read more

'Phenomenal' Hammad debut sells to Cape and 11 other territories

An “extraordinary” debut novel, The Parisian, from 27-year-old London-born writer Isabella Hammad is making waves with 11 international territories sold. Read more

Authors slam lack of kids books in papers' Christmas coverage

Authors and critics have called for newspapers to increase their space for children’s book reviews after only 7% of the titles chosen for newspapers’ books of the year round-ups were for kids. Read more

Two-book deal marks new beginnings for Erin Green with Headline

Headline has acquired two new novels by women's fiction writer Erin Green, the first of which centres on three strangers on holiday. Read more
4th Estate buys Innes' novel about silencing of women and celebrity

4th Estate’s Jordan Mulligan has made his first acquisition, Scabby Queen, by Scottish author Kirstin Innes, billed as a “state-of-the-nation novel” about the silencing of women’s voices... Read more
S&S president hails 'magnificent year' in staff briefing

Simon & Schuster president and c.e.o. Carolyn Reidy has discussed the “phenomenal” sales of Bob Woodward’s Fear, the fastest selling audiobook in the publisher’s history, whilst acknowledging... Read more
Wildfire to publish 'history of lies' by Humans author Tom Phillips

Wildfire has acquired the second book of Humans author Tom Phillips, looking at "the ingenious ways, throughout history, we've managed to avoid telling the truth"... Read more
Heather Marks wins 2018 Quarto Translations Award

Writer Heather Marks has won this year’s Quarto Translations Diversity Award, run by the Golden Egg Academy, for her story set in both the 18th... Read more
Rowman & Littlefield acquires Hal Leonard performing arts list

Rowman & Littlefield has acquired a number of book trade imprints and titles from the Hal Leonard Performing Arts Publishing Group (HLPAPG), a Milwaukee-based independent... Read more

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Opinion

Eat, sleep, sell books, repeat...

By Philip Jones

Editor at The Bookseller

Philip Jones reflects on the past year in the book trade. Read more
When push comes to shove

Philip Jones Editor at The Bookseller
Pressing 'reset' on harassment in publishing

Lizzy Kremer Agent at David Higham Associates
A united front

Jonathan Emmett
The narrow road up North

Philip Jones Editor at The Bookseller