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Editor's Letter

Can we be partners with Big Tech?

Viewing Big Tech through the prism of the book business proved to be a mistake, because it is not doing us any favours.

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Picture books are crucial in helping kids understand AI

by Adam and Charlotte Guillain

Today, children are eager to engage with big issues in a safe, yet ambitious way.

The Other Bennet Sister – the return of quiet romance?

by Bella Green

Does an upcoming spate of Jane Austen adaptations suggest a growing appetite for gentler love stories?

Authors are businesses – so where is the training?

by Betsy Tobin

We have plenty of courses on craft, but right now authors need more support post-publication.

Editor‘s Letter

Can we be partners with Big Tech?

Viewing Big Tech through the prism of the book business proved to be a mistake, because it is not doing us any favours.

READ LETTER IN FULL

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Small presses take big swing on trans titles

by Jack Thompson

While transgender publishing seems to have taken a step backwards in recent years, small presses are keeping the flame alive.

I asked my readers how they'd like my series to end

by Jo Callaghan

I don’t just read my reviews, I actively consult my fans. And it’s brilliant.

Putting together The Pleasure List

by Julie Finch

Asking people to nominate the books they most enjoyed for pleasure sounded simple. It was not.

A celebration of publishers

by Martin Latham

A brief history of obsession, chutzpah and courage.

Children's books should be pick-up-able, economical and recognisable

by Jon Appleton

Jon Appleton revisits the early-reader market.

What is the point of being an author?

by Sadhbh O'Sullivan

Failure – and the encroaching influence of AI – are prompting me to question why I write.

The Nibbies weaponised the book, and rightly so

by Philip Jones

A dangerous corporate overreach met with a chorus of disapproval at this year’s British Book Awards, and not a moment too soon.

The power of books to bear witness

by Sarah Wynn-Williams

The British Book Awards’ Freedom to Publish joint winner Sarah Wynn-Williams on Virginia Roberts Giuffre’s extraordinary courage and the power of the book.

The work we must do together

by Fleur Sinclair

The latest Booksellers Association bookselling workforce survey contains good news — but we must not get distracted from our urgent mission.

The Odyssey effect on poetry

by Nick Barley

Homer remains epic: Could a new wave of poetry book sales be due this summer?

Four ways becoming an author changed me as an editor

by Tig Wallace

Switching perspectives has brought valuable insights.

Mantel on Maggie

by Natasha Tripney

An adaptation of The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher reminds audiences that there is more to Dame Hilary Mantel than just Wolf Hall.

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