White Rabbit imprint to launch with Cox, Nightingale and Frantz

Lee Brackstone’s new imprint for Orion, White Rabbit, will launch in April 2020 with twelve titles scheduled for its inaugural year. Read more

UK’s big three sign up to shared parental leave

Hachette is the latest publisher to announce that it is equalising its parental leave policy, joining PRH and HarperCollins in offering lengthy periods of paid leave to both parents. Read more

More job losses emerge at OUP Children's

The Bookseller understands that a number of jobs have gone within OUP Children's and the wider Oxford Education division in recent weeks, as part of a restructure... Read more

Manda Scott wins McIlvanney Prize

Manda Scott has won the 2019 McIlvanney Prize, making her the second woman in its eight year history to win the £1,000 award. Read more
British historians shortlisted for Cundill History Prize

Four British historians make up half the shortlist for the Cundill History Prize 2019. Read more
Pictures of the week

Dermot O’Leary and Nick East celebrate the lastest installment in their Toto the Ninja Cat series in this week's pictures round-up, while debut authors Christina... Read more
Faber triumphs in ‘hard-fought’ five-publisher auction for historian’s debut

Faber & Faber triumphed in a "hard-fought" five-way auction to publish historian Edward Shawcross’s debut book. Read more
OUP to combine education divisions

Oxford University Press is merging its Asia Education and Oxford Education divisions into a single, global division, led by Oxford Education m.d. Fathima Dada.... Read more
Scholastic reports 7% rise in revenue for 2020 first quarter

Scholastic has reported a 7% rise in revenue for its first quarter results to $232.6m (£185m) due partly to its YA titles and graphic novels... Read more

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Opinion

The politics of publishing

By Philip Jones

Editor at The Bookseller

Philip Jones weighs up whether the book trade can, or should, try to balance politics with business. Read more
Blessed be the booksellers

Philip Jones Editor at The Bookseller
The Brexit test for publishing

Richard Charkin Founder at Mensch Publishing
Why are we squeezing creative writing out of schools?

Liz Hyder Writer, creative workshop leader and freelance PR consultant at Various
Roll up for the main event

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FutureBook

How big is the pre-order market?

By Philip Jones

Editor at The Bookseller

New data suggests that the best kind of book for Amazon to sell is one not yet published. Read more
The power of the printed word

Stuart Rising
Should a c.e.o. write code?

Karen Christensen C.e.o. and publisher at Berkshire Publishing
The BookTech competition - calling for startups who are hacking publishing

Bec Evans Co-founder at Prolifiko
Confessions of a Bookseller: day 6 takeover

Shaun Bythell Bookseller and author at The Bookshop in Wigtown