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Editor's Letter

How we manifest? It's all about the books

This week’s issue of The Bookseller, our 6,091st, features more than 500 upcoming books.
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The pitching paradox

The pitching paradox

by James Spackman
Why editors struggle with this vital publishing skill—and how to nail it.
Turning traditional

Turning traditional

by Natasha Preston
Many indie authors still dream of being traditionally published — but if it happens, the adjustment can be tough. 
Radical technology

Radical technology

by Chris McCabe
A new report has found that people prefer AI poetry to the human kind. It is based on a big mistake.

Editor‘s Letter

How we manifest? It's all about the books

This week’s issue of The Bookseller, our 6,091st, features more than 500 upcoming books.
READ LETTER IN FULL
Old habits die hard

Old habits die hard

by Silé Edwards
For publishing to thrive, its people must feel secure and supported long-term.
Is this the end of the expert?

Is this the end of the expert?

by Daisy Game
The pressure on both individuals and businesses to become multi-hyphenates is intense.
A history of neglect

A history of neglect

by Kasim Ali
When it comes to new technology, publishing never prioritises author income.
News for emerging authors: November

News for emerging authors: November

by Maame Blue
A hand-picked digest of news stories from the past month, which emerging writers should know about.
Let's give celebrity authors a break

Let's give celebrity authors a break

by James Kinsley
We should air our enthusiasm for what we love, not our envy of others’ success.
Philosopher Fish claims The Bookseller/Diagram Prize for the Oddest Book Title of the Year

Philosopher Fish claims The Bookseller/Diagram Prize for the Oddest Book Title of the Year

by Horace Bent
Status, interrupted

Status, interrupted

by Philip Jones
Over the next few months, the Labour government has an opportunity to reshape the UK books market fundamentally.
Far from freedom

Far from freedom

by Joe Mulhall
The far right poses a growing threat to the UK’s freedom to publish.
Not just for Christmas?

Not just for Christmas?

by Natasha Tripney
The National is throwing everything at its blockbuster adaptation of Noel Streatfeild’s Ballet Shoes.
Do we need an indie kitemark?

Do we need an indie kitemark?

by Eleanor Anstruther
Self-publishing is flourishing, but how do we help build readers’ confidence and trust?
Author economics

Author economics

by Emma Gannon
It is harder than ever for writers to make a living in this economy. Can musicians lend us some ideas?
CLPE Reflecting Realities 2024 | How change happens

CLPE Reflecting Realities 2024 | How change happens

by Darren Chetty & Karen Sands-O’Connor
Despite some progress, publishers are yet to show consistent support for children’s books featuring minoritised characters, or for their creators

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Driving over lemons

Driving over lemons

Nov 29, 2024by Philip Jones
In 1970, Nobel laureate George Akerlof asserted that when everything looks like a lemon, you don’t want to pay extra for a tangerine.
He was theorising about the used-car market, but the argument has also been applied to books.
HarperCollins and AI: a brain-training deal to watch closely

HarperCollins and AI: a brain-training deal to watch closely

Nov 22, 2024by Philip Jones
This week, HarperCollins became the first of the big trade publishers to agree to a licensing arrangement with a company developing artificial intelligence. It won’t be the last.
After the shock: Kingsolver and Everett win at hope-filled 75th National Book Awards

After the shock: Kingsolver and Everett win at hope-filled 75th National Book Awards

Nov 21, 2024by Gayle Feldman
Barbara Kingsolver and Percival Everett announced winners at the 75th National Book Awards, held in New York.
Ecologies of connection

Ecologies of connection

Nov 15, 2024by Gemma Cairney
Most of history is told through a traditionally colonial and often patriarchal lens, but there are other ways of sharing stories.
Gravity

Gravity

Nov 15, 2024by Philip Jones
This week, the Booker Prize was awarded to Samantha Harvey’s Orbital (Jonathan Cape), the first time a book set in space has won the award.
A wider audience

A wider audience

Nov 8, 2024by Alex Fane
Fane Group’s head on challenging the traditional model of book events, rebuilding post-pandemic and reaching an untapped demographic of readers
The party crashers

The party crashers

Nov 8, 2024by Philip Jones
The publishing industry itself should decide which technologies are allowed into its space.
Uni presses make clean sweep of Oddest Book Title shortlist

Uni presses make clean sweep of Oddest Book Title shortlist

Nov 8, 2024by Horace Bent
The shortlist for the 46th annual The Bookseller’s Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title of the Year is now ready to be voted on.
A celebrity crime spree

A celebrity crime spree

Nov 6, 2024by Penny Batchelor
Covertly ghostwritten books from household names are crowding out professional talent.
The backlist bonus

The backlist bonus

Nov 1, 2024by Anna Hervé
It’s time that literary estates learned from the children’s trade and put their considerable classic backlists to work.

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