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The Bookseller launches the New Adult Book Prize to celebrate one of the fastest growing areas of fiction

Today The Bookseller announces the launch of the New Adult Book Prize, an award which celebrates one of the fastest growing areas of fiction publishing that is powered by one of the most enthusiastic cohort of readers.

Bestseller charts: The sun rises once again for Suzanne Collins

Isabel Allende's editor corrects 'offensive' outdated references for new YA editions

Reading Agency’s research reveals 'growing reading crisis' with half of adults put off by distractions

Publishers’ Licensing Services and Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society create ‘pioneering’ AI licence

The British Book Awards

Got it Covered: Nibbies 35th anniversary special

Today's News Stories

Branford Boase Award shortlist features 'refreshingly different' stories

MPs argue that AI text and data-mining exemption lacks effective ‘opt-out’

Books on Podcasts: listen to Jack Fairweather, Xialou Guo and Abigail Dean

Jackie Kay to lead free literacy crisis conference

Whitefox collaborates with Sarah Dunant on ‘bold’ history of Marchesa Isabella d'Este

The Reading Agency to host lunchtime ‘read-in’ in Bradford Waterstones

Books in the Media: a new offering from Sayaka Murata makes an impact

Publishers Association's Dan Conway condemns tech's ‘teenage demands’ ahead of government debate

Faber hosts annual open day for young people from the North

Peter Serafinowicz and Ambika Mod star in films of International Booker Prize 2025 shortlist

BookTok, romantasy and follower counts: are future bestselling authors all going to be TikTok stars?

World of Books launches £15k Sustainable Story Award

Jhalak Prize 2025 shortlists revealed as founder hails work ‘full of love, hope and joy'

Not-so-average selling prices as Helen Rutter tops indies chart

Comics Cultural Impact Collective calls for £1.5m funding to make most of 'untapped potential of industry'

Jobs in Books

UK Support Specialist

As Libro FM expand our offerings and partnerships internationally, we are thrilled to add an additional Support Specialist to the team. In order to best support our growing base of customers and partners, the person in this position must be fluent in English and French.

Rights Report

Gollancz snaps up three-book deal from 'gifted' fantasy author JT Greathouse

Gillian Anderson calls for ‘even more daring’ sexual fantasies in follow-up with Bloomsbury

Doubleday wins three-way auction for Eliana Ramage’s ‘expansive coming-of-age’ debut

Hodder & Stoughton snaps up 'hauntingly atmospheric' contemporary Gothic horror by Daisy Stephens

Faber to publish Irina Dumitrescu’s 'deeply mesmerising' account of medieval lives

Titan Books signs Ally Wilkes’ jungle-set historical horror

Daphne Press signs Sydney Olivia’s 'exhilarating' fantasy novel

Today's News Stories

Branford Boase Award shortlist features 'refreshingly different' stories

MPs argue that AI text and data-mining exemption lacks effective ‘opt-out’

Books on Podcasts: listen to Jack Fairweather, Xialou Guo and Abigail Dean

Jackie Kay to lead free literacy crisis conference

Whitefox collaborates with Sarah Dunant on ‘bold’ history of Marchesa Isabella d'Este

The Reading Agency to host lunchtime ‘read-in’ in Bradford Waterstones

The Bookseller launches the New Adult Book Prize to celebrate one of the fastest growing areas of fiction

Bestseller charts: The sun rises once again for Suzanne Collins

Isabel Allende's editor corrects 'offensive' outdated references for new YA editions

Reading Agency’s research reveals 'growing reading crisis' with half of adults put off by distractions

Books in the Media: a new offering from Sayaka Murata makes an impact

Publishers’ Licensing Services and Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society create ‘pioneering’ AI licence

Latest Issue

11th April 2025

In this week's issue:

Author Interviews:Mel Pennant & Anna James
New Titles: Non-Fiction Preview:July 2025
Market Spotlight:First quarter of 2025

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Comment

Opinion from The Bookseller and other columnists

We are all born poets

by Roger McGough

Judging the 2025 CLiPPA is a reminder of important poetry is for kids – especially now.

Do we prefer aural?

by Nadim Sadek

The growth of audiobooks could well reflect our innate hard-wiring.

Grants, gigs and judging pains

by Tim Relf

A wry and revealing monthly round-up of news from the poetry publishing sector.

Liberate your canons

by Chris McCabe

Intersectional voices are bringing fresh joy and power to poetry.

Comment

Opinion from The Bookseller and other columnists

We are all born poets

by Roger McGough

Judging the 2025 CLiPPA is a reminder of important poetry is for kids – especially now.

Do we prefer aural?

by Nadim Sadek

Grants, gigs and judging pains

by Tim Relf

Bestsellers

Weekly print bestsellers based on data supplied by Nielsen BookScan. Other digital charts from Bookstat and Audible.

Bestseller charts: The sun rises once again for Suzanne Collins

The latest instalment in the Hunger Games series has returned to the top of the Official UK Top 50, according to the latest data from Nielsen BookScan’s Total Consumer Market (TCM).

PrinteBookAudio

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Sunrise on the Reaping

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One of Us Is Dead

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In Too Deep

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There’s a Bunny in Your Book

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There are Rivers in the Sky

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Fearless

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Watch Me

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Cozy Corner

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The Dinosaur that Pooped Easter!

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All the Colours of the Dark

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My Daughter Is Missing

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One Day and Forever

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First Wife's Shadow

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What If I Never Get Over You

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The Mysterious Bakery on Rue de Paris

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Long Road to Mercy

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After That Night

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Project Hail Mary

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Someone Is Lying

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Rock Paper Scissors

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The Let Them Theory

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Marble Hall Murders

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Sunrise on the Reaping

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On Democracies and Death Cults

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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

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Atomic Habits

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The Trading Game

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Careless People

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Onyx Storm

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The Hotel Avocado

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Books

Authors interviews, news and book previews

Books on Podcasts: listen to Jack Fairweather, Xialou Guo and Abigail Dean

This week conversation topics ranged from post-war Germany, Herman Melville’s Moby Dick to Tudor England.

Books in the Media: a new offering from Sayaka Murata makes an impact

This week Sayaka Murata’s latest English-translated novel made an impact.

Books in the Media: Katie Kitamura dazzles

This week in fiction, Katie Kitamura returns with her fifth novel and Beth O’Leary’s latest receives a nod in the Times.

Books on BookTok: the first quarter review

Following from The Bookseller’s charts story on the performance of book market in the first quarter of 2025, this week BookTok creators selected the books they believe are the top performing titles on the platform, so far this year.