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Why I sold to Little, Brown

By Judy Piatkus

Other at

After 28 years, with sales reaching Read more

Harry Potter comes home

By Jon Howells

Bookshop owner/manager/bookseller at

"Harry Potter may go to school at Hogwarts, but on Friday night he came back to his real home - a proper bookshop."... Read more

CC 'provisionally' clears Woolies' Bertrams deal

By Philip Jones

Editor at The Bookseller

The Competition Commission looks likely to allow the acquisition of Bertrams by Woolies. Read more

36 hours of Potter

By Lesley Agnew

Harry Potter and the final book launch: an independent's diary of the biggest bookselling day of the year. Read more

Hope Eternal

By Anthony Cheetham

This is the time of year when publishers' faith in their lists is tested the most. Read more

David Peace: Tokyo Year Zero

By Benedicte Page

Deputy Editor And News Editor at The Bookseller

Unsettling tale of murder in a shattered Japan. Read more

Harry Potter: A review

By Alison Flood

J.K. Rowling delivers a worthy conclusion to the saga of Harry Potter. Read more

Who won the PR battle over Harry?

By Katherine Rushton

Bloomsbury has shown some backbone over Potter, but ultimately the real PR coup has been Asda's. Read more

Libraries should shout louder

By Katherine Rushton

Dorset is cutting its book fund and library staff, but its aim is to keep libraries open. Read more

Just say no

By Philip Jones

Editor at The Bookseller

Publishers have been caught out again rejecting the work of a classic author. Should they just have said they did not read it? Read more

In a spin

By Scott Pack

at Eye & Lightning Books

Media coverage of books never follows the PR plan. This is a challenge for booksellers and small publishers. Read more

Harry Potter exposed

By Neill Denny

Other at

Needless to say, the week so far has been dominated by a certain teenage wizard. The Asda/Bloomsbury spat dominated the first half of the week,... Read more

Pricing children's books

By Caroline Horn

Editor at Readingzone

Is the Read more

Patterson: Random's power play

By Alison Flood

Random House has spent millions luring James Patterson, and is planning to bombard us with eight books a year. Read more

The best Harry Potter parody ever?

By Philip Jones

Editor at The Bookseller

Harry, now a middle-aged loser, returns to Hogwarts to teach Sweathogs . . . Read more

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By Jon Howells

By Philip Jones

By Lesley Agnew

By Anthony Cheetham

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By Alison Flood

By Katherine Rushton

By Katherine Rushton

By Philip Jones

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By Neill Denny

By Caroline Horn

By Alison Flood

By Philip Jones

The Bookseller's Publishing Calendar 2021

Authors and illustrators lend a hand during lockdown

Industry heads predict resurgence in 2021 and urge support for bookshops

Cover design round-up: January 2021

Read: Debut fiction did well in pandemic-hit 2020

Heather Einhorn: 'Just think! More than two female scientists. Crazy!'

Books in the Media's Book of the Week

Wheatle 'honoured' by Steve McQueen film

Pinch of Nom Quick & Easy

by Kay Featherstone & Kate Allinson

The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse

by Charlie Mackesy

The Thursday Murder Club

by Richard Osman

The Fast 800 Easy

by Dr Claire Bailey & Justine Pattison

Invisible Girl

by Lisa Jewell

Camino Winds

by John Grisham

Pinch of Nom Everyday Light

by Kay Featherstone & Kate Allinson

Where the Crawdads Sing

by Delia Owens

Pinch of Nom

by Kay Featherstone & Kate Allinson

Such a Fun Age

by Kiley Reid