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Editor's Letter

Banned Books Week gives us a chance to reflect on censorship

Editor's LetterSep 5, 2025by Philip Jones

Words matter, because what we do matters. But words don’t act alone – they need publishing, platforming and, occasionally, defending.

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Philip Jones

Editor

The Bookseller

Philip is editor of The Bookseller, a position he took up in August 2012. Before that he was deputy editor, having first joined the magazine in 1996. He was its web editor for 10 years, having helped launch thebookseller.com in 1998. He is a regular commentator on book trade matters on radio, TV and in the broadsheet newspapers.