Blogs

A whale of a tale

By Philip Jones

Editor at The Bookseller

Philip Jones reacts to the shock revelation that W H Smith attempted to buy US bookselling giant Barnes & Noble last year. Read more

Support for the high street

By Philip Jones

Editor at The Bookseller

Philip Jones reacts to this week's Budget news, including Hammond's mooted UK digital services tax. Read more

Trading up

By William Bowes

Director of policy and general counsel at Publishers Association

William Bowes believes the redrawing of trading relationships with a number of territories worldwide is a chance to reassert the bedrock principles of UK publishing.... Read more

Christmas markets

By Benedicte Page

Deputy editor at The Bookseller

Benedicte Page looks ahead optimistically to the book market's performance in the forthcoming Christmas period. Read more

When success is not enough

By Horace Bent

Diarist at

Horace Bent talks us through the six-strong shortlist for the 2018 Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title of the Year. Read more

Bookers, Burns and bounces

By Philip Jones

Editor at The Bookseller

Following the Man Booker Prize 2018 winner reveal, Philip Jones reflects on the role and relevance of the prize in today's literary landscape. Read more

From zero to hero

By Stephen Lotinga

Chief executive at Publishers Association

A recent EU ruling could have huge ramifications for the digital market, says Publishers Association's chief executive Stephen Lotinga. Should the UK government follow its... Read more

The best laid Plan S...

By Steven Inchcoombe

Chief publishing officer at Springer Nature

Could limiting the avenues through which research can be published, as Plan S proposes, be detrimental to the wider academic publishing community? Read more

Levelling the field for books

By Philip Jones

Editor at The Bookseller

Philip Jones considers the impact that EU finance ministers' decision to reduce VAT rates on digital books will have on publishers. Read more

Stuck in the middle with you

By Philip Jones

Editor at The Bookseller

Philip Jones argues that publishers must continue to promote free speech in the face of increasing political extremism. Read more

Finding the good place

By Philip Jones

Editor at The Bookseller

Philip Jones asks whether Brexit could be beneficial for the book trade. Read more

Opening doors

By Catherine Murphy

Author at Stinging Fly

Author Catherine Murphy discusses how literary festivals and book events can accommodate disabled attendees. Read more

Levelling the field

By Claire Malcolm

Chief executive at New Writing North

New Writing North’s chief executive addresses the challenges facing under-represented writers and outlines how the group hopes to rewrite that story. Read more