Ventris says digital iteration of LBF is a sound investment for the future

Andy Ventris is acutely aware that there were some rumblings across the trade after his appointment as London Book Fair director last autumn. Read more

Bloomsbury staff must be vaccinated before office return

Bloomsbury staff must be vaccinated before office return. Read more

Mantel wins £25k Walter Scott Prize for second time

Hilary Mantel has won the £25,000 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction with The Mirror & the Light (Fourth Estate), 11 years after Wolf Hall won the inaugural award. Read more

Bologna sees 55% online boost for 2021 edition

This year's digital Bologna Children's Book Fair saw a 55% increase in page views compared to the previous year's edition. Read more
Quercus secures Selman's thriller in six-figure pre-empt

Quercus has pre-empted a standalone thriller by journalist and author Victoria Selman with a “significant” six-figure offer. Read more
Penguin Michael Joseph pre-empts Lim's 'poetic' memoir of family secrets

Teresa Lim’s multi-generational memoir about a long-buried family tragedy set against the Second World War in Singapore has gone to Penguin Michael Joseph. ... Read more
Dawson, Bennett and Page support Independent Bookshop Week with Hachette

Hachette and its authors, incuding Juno Dawson, Brit Bennett and Libby Page, are championing indie booksellers in a social media campaign to support Independent Bookshop Week.... Read more
Viking acquires 'fascinating' book on wisdom by Nusbaum

Viking has signed a "fascinating" book from Chicago professor Howard Nusbaum, looking at what wisdom is and how we can be wiser. ... Read more
ALCS has record year with £40m raised for writers

The Authors’ Licensing & Collecting Society (ALCS) has collected a record amount of £40m in one year for creators from across the world. ... Read more

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Opinion

Moving the goalposts

By Benedicte Page

Deputy Editor at The Bookseller

Another week, another shifting of goalposts. Read more
A bruising from Brexit

Lynn Michell Founder and director of Linen Press
Indie realities

Louise Walters Author and publisher
Debut power

David Annand Author
Facing exhaustion

Benedicte Page Deputy Editor at The Bookseller

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Author Interviews

Dapo Adeola | '[Malorie Blackman] is like the aunt I didn’t even know I had'

"She is literally my favourite person in the whole of children’s publishing.” Dapo Adeola is talking about Malorie Blackman, his co-creator on new picture book... Read more
Melanie Blake | 'As a working-class person, you must still be seen as you were then, not as you are now'

From time spent homeless as a teen to being a sage to showbiz names, Melanie Blake has spun her colourful career tales into a pair... Read more
David Harewood | 'As a Black British man I believe it is vital that I tell this story'

"As a Black British man I believe it is vital that I tell this story. It may be just a single account from one person... Read more
Alice Oseman on adapting her graphic novels for the screen

Alice Oseman is the author of four contemporary YA novels with HarperCollins Children’s, including Solitaire, which was published when she was 19, and Loveless, which... Read more