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Keep the faith: religious sales continue to ascend

At The Bookseller’s Marketing & Publicity Conference at the end of June, NielsenIQ’s Philip Stone highlighted the Bible category as being a small pocket within Non-Fiction that is experiencing something of a purple patch, and suggested that the growth of religious influencers on TikTok might be partially responsible.

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It’s time to lean in for the right to be heard

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10th July 2026

In this week's issue:

Editor's Comment:It's time to lean in for the right to be heard
Author Profiles:Louise Kennedy and Julia Gray & Imogen Russell Williams
Non-Fiction Preview:October
Trade Interviews:Patrice Lawrence & Thangam Debbonaire

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Opinion from The Bookseller and other columnists

It’s time to lean in for the right to be heard

by Philip Jones

Sarah Wynn-Williams, an author resident in the UK and published by a UK publisher, has been silenced for more than a year by a US court at the behest of a tech mega-corp, yet where is the outrage?

The evolution of indie publishing

by John Bond and James Silver

Once seen as the book trade’s consolation prize, self-publishing is now its own thriving industry.

Publishing has a care problem

by Aki Schilz

At a time when mental health issues are soaring, earnings are plummeting and over half of debut novelists report the experience of publishing had a negative impact on their mental health, systemic solutions are needed.

How to stage Jackie Collins? With dolls

by Natasha Tripney

The first ever theatre adaptation of a Collins bestseller takes a surprising approach.

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Comment

Opinion from The Bookseller and other columnists

It’s time to lean in for the right to be heard

by Philip Jones

Sarah Wynn-Williams, an author resident in the UK and published by a UK publisher, has been silenced for more than a year by a US court at the behest of a tech mega-corp, yet where is the outrage?

The evolution of indie publishing

by John Bond and James Silver

Publishing has a care problem

by Aki Schilz

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Keep the faith: religious sales continue to ascend

At The Bookseller’s Marketing & Publicity Conference at the end of June, NielsenIQ’s Philip Stone highlighted the Bible category as being a small pocket within Non-Fiction that is experiencing something of a purple patch, and suggested that the growth of religious influencers on TikTok might be partially responsible.

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Careless People

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The Widow

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Books on BookTok: dystomance – the latest trend?

More than 27,200 videos on TikTok have used the hashtag #dystopianbooks equating to more than 150.2 million views while #dystopianbooktok has been viewed more than five million times. Will #dystomance be the new big trend?

Author Interviews

Julia Gray and Imogen Russell Williams on their Pride and Prejudice sequel for teens

The school friends-turned-writers chat about their upcoming collaboration: a teen sequel of Pride and Prejudice focused on the forgotten Bennet sisters, Kitty and Mary.

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Louise Kennedy’s second novel is a piercing tale of love, friendship and loss

The much-anticipated follow-up to Trespasses, Kennedy’s multi-award-winning debut, is surely a Booker contender.

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Books on Podcasts: Alice Oseman bids a bittersweet goodbye to Heartstopper

From the conclusion of a much-beloved series, to a novel 15 years in the making and insight from one of the reigning British crime writers, this week’s book podcasts are alight with conversation.

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