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Editor's Letter

Publishing bestsellers is about more than tracking trends

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Translating yourself

Translating yourself

by Nadim Sadek
AI translation tools open up exciting possibilities for certain books.
Bring on Zephaniah Day

Bring on Zephaniah Day

by Chris McCabe
Burns is brilliant, but dialect poetry needs more than one chance to celebrate.
Bad news for good books

Bad news for good books

by Lydia Wilkins
I am a ’diverse’ author. The TGLA was a lifeline.

Editor‘s Letter

The fight against misinformation is on

The fight against misinformation is on

by Amelia Fairney
... and publishing needs to arm itself.
Passing the baton

Passing the baton

by Julia Kingsford
As TGLA closes, we must reflect on how the industry can keep pushing for change.
A government move puts at risk a centuries-old commitment

A government move puts at risk a centuries-old commitment

by Philip Jones
The government’s recent pronouncements around artificial intelligence suggest it wants to weaken the rules around how written content is used and repurposed by, in the main, big tech.
How to plan for the BookTok ban

How to plan for the BookTok ban

by Caley Routledge
Five ways the publishing industry might respond to the US TikTok ban
Buy banned books

Buy banned books

by Bénédicte Eustache
Freedom of speech looks unlikely to improve in 2025. We must all do our bit.
What big publishers can do for small presses

What big publishers can do for small presses

by Aaron Kent
How can major publishers create space for the small presses that keep the literary scene afloat?
What's next for kids' books

What's next for kids' books

by Vicki Willden-Lebrecht
My predictions for the trends that will dominate children’s publishing in 2025.
The new year augurs well for front and backlist

The new year augurs well for front and backlist

by Philip Jones
At the Frankfurt Book Fair last year, Hachette UK and US chief executive David Shelley asserted that this was becoming a “big author business”, rather than a big book one.
News for emerging authors: December

News for emerging authors: December

by Maame Blue
A hand-picked digest of news stories from the past month that emerging writers should know about.
Books open doors to new worlds - we must unite to tackle the reading challenge

Books open doors to new worlds - we must unite to tackle the reading challenge

by Perminder Mann
There are many challenges for book businesses to tackle in 2025 - but tackling the reading crisis must be the industry’s priority.
We can all enable change

We can all enable change

by Penny Batchelor
Some 2025 resolutions that I hope the book trade will embrace.
New Years

New Years

by Natasha Tripney
A new production of Annie Ernaux’s influential novel couldn’t be more timely.

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