ICYMI: Neill Cameron has debuted straight at the top of the Independent Bookshop Top 20 with Make A Mess! (DFB Phoenix), the second title in his Donut Squad graphic novel series, according to the latest data from NielsenIQ BookData 👇 #BookSky

Little, Brown Book Group, a division of Hachette UK, has jointly acquired with Grand Central Publishing – a division of Hachette Book Group – True Crime by bestselling author Patricia Cornwell. The book will publish on 5th May 2026 👇 #BookSky

Founder of BooksForTopics, Alison Leach, has been named one of 2026’s leading UK female founders, as part of Small Business Britain’s f:Entrepreneur #IAlso100 campaign, which celebrates the multi-achievements of women running businesses in the UK 👇 #BookSky

HarperCollins has acquired Wench by debut author Erynne Rivers. The Robin Hood-inspired romantasy will publish in hardback in July 2026 as a lead title 👇 #BookSky

HQ, an imprint of HarperCollins, has acquired Unlock Your Power, a non-fiction book by "mindset and energy expert" Poppy Delbridge. The book will be published on 21st May 2026 👇 #BookSky

ICYMI: Sales of crime writer Harriet Tyce’s books are up 95.6% week on week since her debut as a contestant on the fourth season of the BBC’s Traitors, which launched on 1st January 2026 👇 #BookSky

Neill Cameron has debuted straight at the top of the Independent Bookshop Top 20 with Make A Mess! (DFB Phoenix), the second title in his Donut Squad graphic novel series, according to the latest data from NielsenIQ BookData 👇 #BookSky

Sales of crime writer Harriet Tyce’s books are up 95.6% week on week since her debut as a contestant on the fourth season of the BBC’s Traitors, which launched on 1st January 2026 👇 #BookSky

Picador has snapped up Wyl Menmuir's "gorgeous book about fragility and resilience". Seaworthy will publish in early 2028 👇 #BookSky

Author and former editor David Roberts passed away on 18th December, with Lesley O’Mara of Michael O’Mara Books paying tribute.

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Fast, local, trend-responsive publishing does not dilute literary value; it creates desire, habit and relevance, says Vicki Willden-Lebrecht in her predictions for children’s publishing in 2026 👇 #BookSky

Piatkus has acquired Dogs, Boys and Other Things I’ve Cried About, a “moving, utterly winning memoir for anyone who has ever loved a dog – or a boy” by Isabel Klee, for publication on 28th April 2026 👇 #BookSky

Two Sides, a not-for-profit initiative promoting the sustainability of print and paper, has been highly commended in the Sustainability Advocate category at the IPIA's Recognising Excellence Awards 2025 👇 #BookSky

Hamlyn, part of the Octopus Publishing Group, has acquired Hungry by Caroline Hanna. The book will be published in hardback on 2nd July 2026 👇 #BookSky

@thestage.co.uk editor Alistair Smith has been appointed managing director of The Stage Media Company, which publishes The Stage and sister publication The Bookseller 👇 #BookSky

The David Tebbutt Trust and Creative Access have launched the second internship fund in memory of the late David Tebbutt, finance director at Faber from 2002 until his death in September 2011 👇 #BookSky

Jane Harris, associate publisher at @littletigeruk.bsky.social, has left the company to explore new challenges and opportunities 👇 #BookSky

The Times/Chicken House Children’s Fiction Competition is launching a new SFF prize for 2026: the Broken Binding Prize, sponsored by UK-based online bookstore The Broken Binding 👇 #BookSky

ICYMI: After a strong 2025, Freida McFadden looks set to have an even bigger 12 months in 2026 – according to the first charts of the year from NielsenIQ BookScan’s Total Consumer Market 👇 #BookSky

ICYMI: Bluemoose Books has acquired Richard Heart Julianne, Rónán Hession’s fourth novel. The book will be published in summer 2027 👇 #BookSky

ICYMI: MeetCute Book Festival is set to host a Regency-themed event for debut authors, hosted by author and comedian Rachel Parris 👇 #BookSky

Audible has rolled out a limited test of vertical in-app promotional videos that publishers can use to “support audiobook discovery” 👇 #BookSky

After a strong 2025, Freida McFadden looks set to have an even bigger 12 months in 2026 – according to the first charts of the year from NielsenIQ BookScan’s Total Consumer Market 👇 #BookSky

Bethany Sparks has joined Inkling Illustration as a creative agent following a year of freelancing for the company as their agency coordinator 👇 #BookSky

Bluemoose Books has acquired Richard Heart Julianne, Rónán Hession’s fourth novel. The book will be published in summer 2027 👇 #BookSky

MeetCute Book Festival is set to host a Regency-themed event for debut authors, hosted by author and comedian Rachel Parris 👇 #BookSky

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Coastal Crime, a new crime fiction festival, will be held at Southampton’s Leonardo Royal Grand Harbour Hotel in September 2026 👇 #BookSky

Jeffrey Mathews has been appointed president of Scholastic Education, effective immediately, in addition to his current role as executive vice president and chief growth officer 👇 #BookSky

Andrew Albanese has joined international book trade magazine Publishing Perspectives as editor-in-chief, succeeding Porter Anderson, who passed away in December 2025 👇 #BookSky

This week in the media, Blank Canvas (Fig Tree) by Grace Murray was reviewed in the Guardian by Rebecca Wait, who praised this “witty, assured debut” 👇 #BookSky

Harlequin’s French division is reportedly transitioning to AI-generated translation, according to a letter published by The French Literary Translators Association and the collective En Chair et en Os (In Flesh and Bone: For Human Translation) 👇 #BookSky

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Following President Trump’s orders in January 2025 to end diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in federal government, across the Atlantic we have felt the knock-on effect, says Penny Batchelor 👇 #BookSky

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The #Nibbies are returning on 11th May 2026 ✨ Submissions are open for this year's awards 👉 thebookseller.com/the-briti...

In March, we shared our agents’ hotlists for London Book Fair 2025 👇 #TheBooksellerMostRead

In April, Penguin Books announced it would install a series of book boxes, which it is calling "90 Little Book Stops", in communities across the UK 👇 #TheBooksellerMostRead

Back in July, commentators were asking whether "men are being pushed out of publishing" amid discussion of groupthink, editorial turnover and the gender split of book-prize recipients 👇 #TheBooksellerMostRead

In February, we reported on how in this ‘golden age’ of self-publishing for indie authors, they were ‘no longer strictly choosing one route or the other’ 👇 #TheBooksellerMostRead

In April, US President Donald Trump shocked global markets by announcing a slew of tariffs on imports from around the world, with goods from the UK subject to tariffs of 10% 👇 #TheBooksellerMostRead

Back in March, Penguin announced that they were publishing a “definitive annotated edition” of Terry Pratchett’s Night Watch, one of his Discworld novels 👇 #TheBooksellerMostRead

In January, we reported that Julia Donaldson surged past JK Rowling to become Britain’s bestselling author since accurate records began – in terms of units sold 👇 #TheBooksellerMostRead

Have you taken our Got It Covered Quiz? 📚 We have zoomed in on 20 prize-winning and shortlisted books from across our 2025 events. Guess which books these covers belong to 👇

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Back in April, Transworld and Puffin signed deals for three graphic-novel adaptations of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series, marking the start of the "Discworld Graphic Novel Universe" 👇 #TheBooksellerMostRead

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