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October 2019 Paperback Previews

A strong batch of thrillers are among October’s paperback offer, while gifting titles are prominent as publishers back their festive bets.

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Fiona Noble

October 2019 Children's Previews

October is my biggest preview of the year, at around 150 titles. I think this was also the largest volume of submissions I have ever received for a single month, so very competitive indeed. A quick...

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Caroline Sanderson

October 2019 New Titles: Non-fiction Previews

Yes, we have no Obama— unless you count The Unofficial Michelle Obama Activity Book —but we do have a quizzical, musical, stellar line-up instead. Welcome to the biggest non-fiction month of the year...

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Alice O'Keeffe

October 2019 New Titles: Fiction Previews

Hallowe’en is increasingly important in every retailer’s calendar and for booksellers, its popularity has grown far beyond children’s books. My pick of the dark and disturbing reads this month is...

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Alison Flood

September 2019 Paperback Previews

Numbers contract this month as hardbacks march out onto shelves in preparation for Christmas: September is noticeably smaller in paperbacks than the summer months. There’s still room for some big...

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Fiona Noble

September 2019 Children's Previews

October is set to be the bumper month in children’s books, but September is almost equally abundant, with strong titles across a number of genres.

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