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The Bookseller Rising Stars: Introducing the Class of 2023

The Class of 2023 are united by a desire to grow readerships across the United Kingdom and beyond—and, perhaps more tellingly, a will to improve the industry’s duty of care to staff

Rights

Cotton’s debut novel goes to Penguin Michael Joseph

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Promotions for Clear and Pratt at Walker Books as Grainger moves to new role at Bath Spa University

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Dolan wins Alligator’s Mouth Award for ‘subversive’ and ‘warm-hearted’ book

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Dawes Green bags Gold Dagger for ‘timeless fable’ at CWA Dagger Awards 2023

The British Book Awards

Nibbies Studio: Interviews from 2023

Today's News Stories

Feeny resumes role as fiction previewer after maternity leave

Century launches true-crime podcast as part of Jewell campaign

Indie publishers generate more than half their revenue from overseas, IPG report finds

Book sales down 1.9% in Germany

British Library celebrates 50th anniversary

Price appointed sales and marketing director at Omnibus Press

Five ‘captivating’ stories shortlisted for Caine Prize for African Writing

Headline launches ‘Year of Dorothy’ to celebrate 20 years of Koomson

Redmayne celebrates 'really strong year' of publishing at HarperCollins summer party

Indie children’s publisher Ventorros Press closes and rights are returned to authors

Khan and Galbraith lead 2023 Capital Crime Award shortlists

Wildfire reveals accessible edition of Jessop’s memoir A Life Worth Living

The British Library to publish luxury facsimile of Shakespeare's First Folio

Books by O'Porter and Jones chosen for Richard and Judy Summer Book Club

UCLan Publishing joins Northern Fiction Alliance

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Jobs in Books

Key Account Manager, Ireland

Bloomsbury Publishing is looking for a Key Account Manager, Ireland to join a newly established sales team of 3 people selling the Bloomsbury, Special Interest and Head of Zeus titles in to the territory of Ireland from 1st November 2023.

Rights Report

Hodder & Stoughton secures Furnivall’s historical thriller in two-book deal

Legend Press bags Lapidaki's 'intoxicating' debut novel

Leaping Hare Press signs astrology almanac by Glamour’s horoscope columnist

Canelo Crime signs two-book deal with Greene

Canongate snaps up debut poetry book from Dylan Thomas Prize winner Le

Wildfire signs three more books from Tyce

Titan Books lands Langmead's 'extraordinary' in-verse sci-fi novel

Bloomsbury seizes Fearnley-Whittingstall's How to Eat 30 Plants a Week

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Today's News Stories

The Bookseller Rising Stars: Introducing the Class of 2023

Feeny resumes role as fiction previewer after maternity leave

Century launches true-crime podcast as part of Jewell campaign

Promotions for Clear and Pratt at Walker Books as Grainger moves to new role at Bath Spa University

Indie publishers generate more than half their revenue from overseas, IPG report finds

Dolan wins Alligator’s Mouth Award for ‘subversive’ and ‘warm-hearted’ book

Dawes Green bags Gold Dagger for ‘timeless fable’ at CWA Dagger Awards 2023

Book sales down 1.9% in Germany

British Library celebrates 50th anniversary

Price appointed sales and marketing director at Omnibus Press

Five ‘captivating’ stories shortlisted for Caine Prize for African Writing

Headline launches ‘Year of Dorothy’ to celebrate 20 years of Koomson

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Latest Issue

7th July 2023

In this week's issue:

Lead Story: Rising Stars 2023
Children’s News: CLPE Children’s Poetry Award
Company Profile: The DO Book Company
Author Profile: Mick Herron
New Titles Fiction: October 2023

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Opinion from The Bookseller and other columnists

What we are not

by Philip Jones

Bookselling has changed considerably, even in the past decade. What are bookshops for?

Let's make this a summer of reading for everyone

by Lara Marshall

Here’s how children with a vision impairment and kids who are fully sighted can make the most of the Summer Reading Challenge.

Beyond the BookTok loop

by Emily Black

I’m Gen Z, but I don’t use TikTok — am I immune to the #BookTok hype?

Manchester leads the way with visionary adaptations

by Natasha Tripney

Manchester International Festival shows theatre-makers taking inspiration from rediscovered literary gems.

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Comment

Opinion from The Bookseller and other columnists

What we are not

by Philip Jones

Bookselling has changed considerably, even in the past decade. What are bookshops for?

Let's make this a summer of reading for everyone

by Lara Marshall

Beyond the BookTok loop

by Emily Black

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Bestsellers

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Weekly print bestsellers based on data supplied by Nielsen BookScan. Other digital charts from Bookstat and Audible.

Bestsellers

Non-Fiction: Pinch of Nom ascent gives food for thought

With the cost-of-living crisis biting, Pinch of Nom claims the food chain top spot

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Pinch of Nom Budget

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The Ink Black Heart

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The Bullet That Missed

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Too Late

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Lessons in Chemistry

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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

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The Satsuma Complex

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Coming To Find You

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Demon Copperhead

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It Ends With Us

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Death Message

2

Blood Runs Cold

3

Verity

4

No One Saw a Thing

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The Shell House Detectives

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The 6:20 Man

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Don't Close Your Eyes

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Wrong Place Wrong Time

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The Maid

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The Rising Tide

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The Trial

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Ultra-Processed People

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The Stranger Times

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Atomic Habits

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The Silmarillion

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Mythos

7

The Thursday Murder Club

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Lessons in Chemistry

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Spare

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Demon Copperhead

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Authors interviews, news and book previews

Books

Books on BookTok: books to make you cry

This week BookTok creators discussed what they would include in a book box for “books that make you cry”.

Author Interviews

YA Book Prize shortlist: Holly Jackson discusses Five Survive

Holly Jackson discusses her novel Five Survive which has been shortlisted for the YA Book Prize 2023.

Books

Books on Podcasts: Moore on her 'extraordinary' novel

This week Lorrie Moore spoke on the Waterstones podcast about her first novel in 14 years and Jenny Erpenbeck featured on the Open Book podcast.

Books

Books in the Media: Nolan's second novel receives praise across the board

Megan Nolan’s second novel Ordinary Human Failings (Jonathan Cape) dominated the review pages over the weekend, receiving praise from critics across the board.

Author Interviews