What a month of literary riches this is. April always feels packed in paperback world, but this year it’s particularly bustling, thanks to titles shifting into the month from elsewhere. I’ve been...
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As I write this, The Bookseller is reporting on “submissions fatigue” due to the backlog of titles impacted by the pandemic. I keep resolving not to comment on the size of my previews, but the volume...
Even with 1st April falling on a publication Thursday this year, there’s nothing foolish about this month’s bumper preview. Many titles here have been held over from last year, even if they were...
Happy New Year! Although, as I write these words, there’s nothing particularly happy about it. Perhaps by the time these previewed titles are published we will have reached the sunlit uplands. If not...
I just got out my calendar to check: yes, Mother’s Day in 2021 is on 14th March, which is why you will see a slew of mother-related publishing this month. You’re covered, whatever you want. Non-...
The annual celebration of books that is World Book Day is one of the busiest moments in the children’s bookselling calendar, and there is a fabulous line-up of £1 titles to look forward to. In 2020,...
