Following US news overnight on the Anthropic settlement (reuters.com/sustainabili...) you can read our statement ▶️https://publishers.org.uk/publishers-association-statement-on-the-bartz-v-anthropic-settlement/ #AI #Copyright

Publishers Association CEO Dan Conway welcomes recent comments that 'copyright is off the table' regarding the UK/US tech deal: www.thebookseller.com/news/the-pub...

An exciting 2026 line-up of books for World Book Day 2026! Follow @worldbookdayuk.bsky.social and hear directly from the authors and and illustrators...

⭐The Unwin Award Reveals 2026 Judging Panel @publishersassoc.bsky.social has announced the Unwin Award 2026 judges! Claudia Hammond will Chair the judging panel. She’s joined by @sarfrazmanzoor.bsky.social and @carosanderson.bsky.social

Meet our judges for the Unwin Award 2026🏆: Claudia Hammond (Chair): award-winning broadcaster, author and psychology lecturer; Sarfraz Manzoor: author, screenwriter, academic, broadcaster and journalist and Caroline Sanderson, writer and books journalist.

Our President Mandy Hill, Professor Mike Berners Lee and event sponsor Baroness Gail Rebuck spoke to publisher members and parliamentarians in the House of Lords yesterday. Read more: www.publishers.org.uk/uk-publishin...

Meet our our expert panel, who will be discussing retail strategies for smaller publishers at 11am on Thursday. Free for members, just £30 for non- members. Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-retail...

@publishersassoc.bsky.social have shared their 2025 Summer Reading List for Parliamentarians, compiling titles recommended by MPs and Members of the House of Lords, including ministers for Creative Industries. See what's worth adding to your list 🔗 www.publishers.org.uk/publications...

For member organisations gearing up to hire, remember we have the Publishers Association jobs board ready to reach publishing professionals who are looking for their next step (plus, for those job hunting, some great opportunities already there!): ➡️https://hubs.li/Q03D99xq0

The Unwin Award 2026 is now open for submissions! This £10,000 literary award recognises non-fiction authors in the earlier stages of their careers, awarding work considered to have made a significant contribution to the world: hubs.li/Q03BvYw90 #UKPublishing #NonFiction

Desert island books, anyone? 🏝️📚 Our President, Mandy Hill, dives into our Summer Reading List for Parliamentarians on Westminster Hour (from 45m): www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... #BookSky

Congratulations 🎉 to everyone involved in the creation of the #BookerPrize2025 longlist titles this year. 🔽

#ICYMI: Discover what UK parliamentarians recommend colleagues should take to the beach over the recess, from picture books for family to escapist fiction: www.publishers.org.uk/publications... #Booksky

Pleased to add to @publishersassoc.bsky.social parliamentary summer reading list: Warra Warra Wai: How Indigenous Australians Discovered Captain Cook & What They Tell about the Coming of the Ghost People @simonschusteranz.bsky.social www.publishers.org.uk/publications...

Our Summer Reading List for Parliamentarians features recommendations from MPs and members of the House of Lords, spanning everything from children’s picture books to political non-fiction: www.publishers.org.uk/publications...

Discover how Publishers Association members can dive into the data of our industry stats with our latest blog and webinar: www.publishers.org.uk/publishing-i...

2026 will be the National Year of Reading! The campaign was launched at Downing Street yesterday aiming to reverse the trend of declining enjoyment of books, as just one in three aged 8 to 18 said they enjoyed reading in their free time in 2025. www.nationalyearofreading.org.uk #BookSky

This is tomorrow! Dig into the trends driving UK publishing. Free for those working for our member publishers, £35 for non-members. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-to-har... #UKPublishing #BookSky

This June has seen a group of key strategies published by the government. Get to grips with what they are and what they mean for the publishing sector: www.publishers.org.uk/a-summer-of-...

Meet the speakers for next week's webinar as we prepare to deep dive into some of the reader trends driving publishing in 2025: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-to-har... #Publishing #Booksky

Insight from the industry and readers, plus comment from our CEO, Dan Conway, in this Guardian article on today's industry stats: www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j... #UKPublishing #BookSky

Today we've released our annual industry stays on UK publishing. Discover what was happening in the industry across 2024: www.publishers.org.uk/publications... #UKPublishing #Publishing #BookSky

This #EmpathyDay, discover more about the links between reading and empathy, and EmpathyLab's work to raise an empathy-educated generation: ▶️https://empathylab.uk/research/# #booksky

All of us in the publishing industry, and the charities and organisations we work with, must ensure we are addressing this crisis as a priority. (🧵...)

Find out more about the speakers at next week's webinar 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/developmen...

We welcome BookTrust's Reading Rights report, which shows the value of reading as a vital early building block in a child’s development. Alongside our report, Turning the Page, the case is clear for taking action to ensure that every child has the opportunity to develop a lifelong love of reading. 📚

Publishers Association President Mandy Hill writes in LabourList about UK publishing’s influence around the world. 🧵 ▶️ labourlist.org/2025/05/publ...

The government has announced that the temporary exhaustion regime for IP rights, introduced post-Brexit, will be made permanent. This decision prevents the importation of unauthorised international editions, which risk undercutting the domestic market, damaging sales for UK authors and publishers. 🧵

Congratulation to Class Professional Publishing, and well done to all the nominees! A fantastic show of publishing talent across all the categories. ⭐ #BritishBookAwards #Nibbies

At our AGM yesterday, we were thrilled to welcome Mandy Hill, Managing Director, Academic at Cambridge University Press & Assessment as our new President. 🧵

Mandy Hill, our Managing Director of Cambridge University Press, has taken up the post of President of the @publishersassoc.bsky.social. 📚 🇬🇧 🔗 Read about Mandy's focus as President in the next year here: cambridge.org/news-and-insights/Mandy-Hill-New-Publishers-Association-President-2025

Around 80% of international adults believe that British literature and academic research positively contribute towards the UK’s international reputation, according to a recent @publishersassoc.bsky.social survey 👇 #BookSky

Explore our new digital report, Publishing and soft power: Our contribution to knowledge exchange and cultural collaboration. 🌍 📚 Using polling by Public First, it looks at the power of UK publishing across tourism, export and academic research: www.publishers.org.uk/publications...

Did you know, the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has attachés working across the world helping UK businesses, including publishers, navigate local IP matters? With all the attachés together in London, we hosted a meeting to discuss key issues affecting the publishing sector.

🚨 New report: Turning the page: A plan to revive children’s reading for enjoyment. The APPG on Publishing and the Publishers Association have outlined a bold plan to tackle the UK’s alarming drop in children reading for enjoyment. ▶️ www.publishers.org.uk/publications... #Publishing #Edusky

This Earth Day, a reminder that Publishers Association members have access to networks and resources to support your sustainability journeys, including our Carbon Calculator and Materials Matrix: sustainability-publishers.org.uk #EarthDay #Publishing

Looking for a new publishing job over Easter? See the latest roles on our jobs board: www.publishers.org.uk/about-publis... Currently featuring jobs from @ioppublishing.bsky.social, @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social, @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social and more. 💙📚 #Publishing #PublishingJobs

Do you know somebody who has gone above and beyond to champion books and reading in their local community? Our CEO, Dan Conway, is on the judging panel for the Queen's Reading Room Medal. Find out more: thequeensreadingroom.co.uk/the-queens-r... 💙📚

The ’fair use’ legal defence used by Meta and Anthropic last week against separate allegations of copyright infringement for training AI tools on published books won’t work in UK courts, according to the Publishers Association and Society of Authors 👇

Tonight, The Unwin Award has announced Caroline Criado Perez – writer, broadcaster and award-winning feminist campaigner – as the winner of its inaugural prize. Read more: www.publishers.org.uk/caroline-cri...

MPs are overwhelmingly in favour of greater transparency and fair compensation from AI developers using copyright materials to train their large language models (LLMs). Discover the full details of our polling: www.publishers.org.uk/mps-call-for... #AI #BookSky #AcademicSky #MakeItFair

Hear our General Counsel and Deputy CEO Catriona MacLeod Stevenson, discuss Meta, LibGen and AI on The Media Show yesterday: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... #AI #Publishing #BookSky #AcademicSky

It's just one week until the Unwin Award and Lecture! The Unwin Award is a new literary award recognising non-fiction writers in the earlier stages of their careers as authors, whose work is considered to have made a significant contribution to the world. 📚💙 www.publishers.org.uk/inaugural-sh...

Get a concise introduction to current topics in #publishing, with advice and ideas from experts. Find out about the Publishers Association Insights Series -designed for SMEs, or anyone wanting an introduction to a topic: 👉 www.publishers.org.uk/events/publi...

Thanks to the generosity of our wonderful supporters, we’ve raised £1,890 so far this #ArtsForImpact Big Give week! With your help, we can give more children the chance to experience the life-changing power of reading for fun! 📚 💛 Double the difference today: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

Some final photos from last week's London Book Fair 2025, featuring an array of panel appearances, plus the team celebrating our Associate Director of Export Services, Gloria Bailey MBE, winning the Lifetime Achievement Award. #LBF2025

Yesterday, our Associate Director of Export Services, Gloria Bailey MBE, received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the London Book Fair. Congratulations Gloria! 🎉#LBF2025

Welcome to day two at #LBF2025! At LBF, the power of publishing is everywhere to see, and our new research shows the positive impact the publishing industry has on the UK’s international reputation. Read more: www.publishers.org.uk/uk-publishin...

This afternoon, Publishers Association CEO Dan Conway spoke on the panel AI and Copyright: Policy Developments in the UK and US. You can read our full response to the UK Government’s Copyright and AI consultation on our website: www.publishers.org.uk/our-work/art... #LBF2025

Our Director of Communications, Nicky Old, chaired a discussion on apprenticeships in the publishing sector. Earlier last month, we spoke to former apprentices working in publishing as part of National Apprenticeship Week: #LBF #LBF2025 www.publishers.org.uk/i-hadnt-even...