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  • Penguin Random House Schuster: a new promised land

    By Philip Jones

    Editor at The Bookseller

    Can Penguin Random House swallow Simon & Schuster while remaining good citizens? Read more

  • Paying the price

    By Philip Jones

    Editor at The Bookseller

    Last week I was reminded that corporate publishing is a recent experiment. Read more

  • BookTok rocks

    Camilla Riccadonna Publishing graduate

    The social media platform of the moment is TikTok, where generation Z is now spending an extraordinary amount of time. The app has become really popular... Read more

  • Inclusive audio

    Anthony Kemp C.e.o. of Calibre Audio

    The ability to enter new worlds through literature and the joy of a good book has proven to be a source of solace and comfort... Read more

  • Indie ingenuity

    Isabelle Kenyon Managing director of Fly on the Wall Press

    The small press industry works on a shoestring. Departments of marketing, PR, editorial and design often do not exist and instead become merged into one,... Read more

  • Does Twitter pitching work?

    Ingrid Cruz Journalist

    As this week’s FutureBook20 conference has shown, this is a year where change is at the top of the agenda for the publishing industry.... Read more

  • Books plus plus

    By Philip Jones

    Editor at The Bookseller

    Are books bad value compared to a subscription to Disney’s streaming service, or are they the cheapest “good present” you can buy someone?... Read more

  • A green beacon of hope

    Anita Sethi Author

    I hold my manuscript in my hand that will in the not too distant future become a book: I Belong Here: A Journey Along the Backbone... Read more

  • How writers survive

    Sanjida O'Connell Author

    One year ago I launched my fourth psychological thriller, One Year Later. It was a gloriously sunny day, and we celebrated in the village pub,... Read more

  • In praise of pandemic fiction

    Eve Lynch Writer at Reedsy

    With social media feeds and news sites reading like a dystopian novel, it’s hardly surprising that many readers have lost their appetite for post-apocalyptic books... Read more

  • Greening the books

    Amanda Ridout Vice president of the IPG

    Enough of the hand-wringing - the IPG wants to help its members do something practical and high-impact and take real steps towards making their businesses... Read more

  • Turn, turn, turn

    By Philip Jones

    Editor at The Bookseller

    If we are fortunate, then this past week may come to be seen as a turning point: the victory of president-elect Joe Biden; the announcement... Read more

  • Making virtual local

    Philippa Cochrane Head of reading communities at Scottish Book Trust

    When we started planning Book Week Scotland 2020, the natural fit for the theme was future: the year was filled with exciting possibilities and interactive,... Read more

  • Readers want academic expertise

    Katie Metzler Associate vice president, social science innovation at SAGE

    In May of this year, SAGE publishing took a step that was part gamble, part experiment. As discussions over lockdown policies dominated the global conversation,... Read more

  • Biden time

    Stephen Lotinga C.e.o. of the Publishers Association

    Like many of you, last week was spent with interrupted sleep, a constant eye on US news channels and fingers crossed. This weekend brought with... Read more

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    A Promised Land
    by Barack Obama
  2. 2.
    Code Name Bananas
    by Walliams, David
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    The Ickabog
    by Rowling, J.K.
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    The Thursday Murder Club
    by Richard Osman
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    Guinness World Records 2021
    by Guinness World Records
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    The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse
    by Charlie Mackesy
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    The Deep End
    by Kinney, Jeff
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    The Sentinel
    by Lee & Andrew Child
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    Cook, Eat, Repeat
    by Nigella Lawson
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    Find Them Dead
    by Peter James
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