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31st January 2025

31st January 2025

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Features, trade interviews, and people listings

Features

Review of the Year, Children's – Comic timing, pre-school and Young Adult keep Children’s purring

Review of the Year, Children's – Comic timing, pre-school and Young Adult keep Children’s purring

Review of the Year, Non-Fiction – Nonplussed: market charts leanest period in almost a decade

Review of the Year, Non-Fiction – Nonplussed: market charts leanest period in almost a decade

Review of the Year – A certain romance: Fiction soars, with romantasy and love stories leading the way

Review of the Year – A certain romance: Fiction soars, with romantasy and love stories leading the way

Review of the Year: Kinney, Kirby and a cattle dog power PRH Children’s, while S&S shines

Review of the Year: Kinney, Kirby and a cattle dog power PRH Children’s, while S&S shines

Review of the Year: The grand Alliance – Indie group steps up a level

Review of the Year: The grand Alliance – Indie group steps up a level

Trade Interviews

The River Light founder on overcoming ‘darkness’ to launch new non-fiction press

The River Light founder on overcoming ‘darkness’ to launch new non-fiction press

Leap of faith: how Carole Tonkinson’s new imprint aims to shift the wellbeing dial

Leap of faith: how Carole Tonkinson’s new imprint aims to shift the wellbeing dial

Jasmine Richards on launching micro-indie press Storymix Books

Jasmine Richards on launching micro-indie press Storymix Books

Language Lessons: OUP’s decades-long shift of its dictionary business is reaping rewards

Language Lessons: OUP’s decades-long shift of its dictionary business is reaping rewards

Selection matters: World of Books branches out to meet customer needs

Selection matters: World of Books branches out to meet customer needs

Graffeg moves into YA and middle-grade with Cadno

Trade Interviews

Graffeg moves into YA and middle-grade with Cadno

The indie’s Matthew Howard and Peter Gill discuss their approach to entering a whole new genre and the importance of breaking down stereotypes along the way.

The River Light founder on overcoming ‘darkness’ to launch new non-fiction press

Trade Interviews

The River Light founder on overcoming ‘darkness’ to launch new non-fiction press

Julia Donaldson supplants JK Rowling to become the UK’s all-time top author by volume

Julia Donaldson supplants JK Rowling to become the UK’s all-time top author by volume

Review of the Year: Toshikazu Kawaguchi tops 2024’s Fiction Heatseekers

Review of the Year: Toshikazu Kawaguchi tops 2024’s Fiction Heatseekers

Manderley Press: meet the real Rebeka behind the heritage publisher

Manderley Press: meet the real Rebeka behind the heritage publisher

Features

Review of the Year, Children's – Comic timing, pre-school and Young Adult keep Children’s purring

Review of the Year, Children's – Comic timing, pre-school and Young Adult keep Children’s purring

Review of the Year, Non-Fiction – Nonplussed: market charts leanest period in almost a decade

Review of the Year, Non-Fiction – Nonplussed: market charts leanest period in almost a decade

Review of the Year – A certain romance: Fiction soars, with romantasy and love stories leading the way

Review of the Year – A certain romance: Fiction soars, with romantasy and love stories leading the way

Review of the Year: Kinney, Kirby and a cattle dog power PRH Children’s, while S&S shines

Review of the Year: Kinney, Kirby and a cattle dog power PRH Children’s, while S&S shines

Review of the Year: The grand Alliance – Indie group steps up a level

Review of the Year: The grand Alliance – Indie group steps up a level

Review of the Year – The Publishers: Big Four market share nears 50% as conglomerates march on in 2024

Review of the Year – The Publishers: Big Four market share nears 50% as conglomerates march on in 2024

Trade Interviews

The River Light founder on overcoming ‘darkness’ to launch new non-fiction press

The River Light founder on overcoming ‘darkness’ to launch new non-fiction press

Leap of faith: how Carole Tonkinson’s new imprint aims to shift the wellbeing dial

Leap of faith: how Carole Tonkinson’s new imprint aims to shift the wellbeing dial

Jasmine Richards on launching micro-indie press Storymix Books

Jasmine Richards on launching micro-indie press Storymix Books

Language Lessons: OUP’s decades-long shift of its dictionary business is reaping rewards

Language Lessons: OUP’s decades-long shift of its dictionary business is reaping rewards

Selection matters: World of Books branches out to meet customer needs

Selection matters: World of Books branches out to meet customer needs

Life after bookselling: Little Toller directs full attention to publishing

Life after bookselling: Little Toller directs full attention to publishing

Features

Review of the Year, Children's – Comic timing, pre-school and Young Adult keep Children’s purring

Review of the Year, Children's – Comic timing, pre-school and Young Adult keep Children’s purring

Review of the Year, Non-Fiction – Nonplussed: market charts leanest period in almost a decade

Review of the Year, Non-Fiction – Nonplussed: market charts leanest period in almost a decade

Review of the Year – A certain romance: Fiction soars, with romantasy and love stories leading the way

Review of the Year – A certain romance: Fiction soars, with romantasy and love stories leading the way

Review of the Year: Kinney, Kirby and a cattle dog power PRH Children’s, while S&S shines

Review of the Year: Kinney, Kirby and a cattle dog power PRH Children’s, while S&S shines

Review of the Year: The grand Alliance – Indie group steps up a level

Review of the Year: The grand Alliance – Indie group steps up a level

Review of the Year – The Publishers: Big Four market share nears 50% as conglomerates march on in 2024

Review of the Year – The Publishers: Big Four market share nears 50% as conglomerates march on in 2024

Trade Interviews

The River Light founder on overcoming ‘darkness’ to launch new non-fiction press

The River Light founder on overcoming ‘darkness’ to launch new non-fiction press

Leap of faith: how Carole Tonkinson’s new imprint aims to shift the wellbeing dial

Leap of faith: how Carole Tonkinson’s new imprint aims to shift the wellbeing dial

Jasmine Richards on launching micro-indie press Storymix Books

Jasmine Richards on launching micro-indie press Storymix Books

Language Lessons: OUP’s decades-long shift of its dictionary business is reaping rewards

Language Lessons: OUP’s decades-long shift of its dictionary business is reaping rewards

Selection matters: World of Books branches out to meet customer needs

Selection matters: World of Books branches out to meet customer needs

Life after bookselling: Little Toller directs full attention to publishing

Life after bookselling: Little Toller directs full attention to publishing

Rising Stars

The Bookseller's Rising Stars is an annual list of the book industry's up and comers.

Alesha Bonser

Alesha Bonser

Marketing director

Bloomsbury Children's Books

Freya Blyth

Freya Blyth

Owner

The Bookshop by the Sea

Hannah Chukwu

Hannah Chukwu

Editorial director

Dialogue Books

Richard Smartt

Richard Smartt

Owner

the book-ends

Jess Chandler

Jess Chandler

Publisher and editor

Prototype

The Bookseller 150

The Bookseller 150 is an annual list of the 150 most influential people in UK publishing.

Jon Gray

Jon Gray

Freelance designer

Nicola Solomon

Nicola Solomon

Chief executive

Society of Authors

Miles Stevens-Hoare

Miles Stevens-Hoare

Director & general manager

W F Howes

Nick Poole

Nick Poole

Director

CILIP

Kate Skipper

Kate Skipper

C.o.o.

Waterstones

Bookshop Heroes

The Bookseller's Bookshop Heroes is a listing of some of the best individual booksellers in the UK and Ireland.

Duncan Cooper

Duncan Cooper

Owner

The Childrens Bookshelf (Hereford)

David Coates

David Coates

Events manager

Blackwell's (Manchester)

John Newman

John Newman

Children's manager

The Newham Bookshop (Newham)

Alexia Pepper de Caires

Alexia Pepper de Caires

Owner

Back to Books (Birmingham)

Liam Bowden

Liam Bowden

Shop development retail manager

Waterstones (London)

All Features

Most Read

The most popular pages across the site

Bloomsbury Children’s Books unveils new illustrated Harry Potter series for 2025, Pocket Potters

Dan Brown's sixth Robert Langdon novel to be published 22 years after The Da Vinci Code

Rebecca Yarros storms to the top of the charts

Orion's Jennifer Wilson becomes managing director of Hodder & Stoughton

Campaigns for You Are Here and Intermezzo shortlisted for the 2024 PPC Annual Awards

Review of the Year, Non-Fiction – Nonplussed: market charts leanest period in almost a decade

Authors and literary agents 'angry and frustrated' by Facebook impersonations

Review of the Year – A certain romance: Fiction soars, with romantasy and love stories leading the way

Fitzcarraldo Editions acquires Claire-Louise Bennett’s Big Kiss, Bye-Bye

Judges for The British Book Awards 2025 to include Bonnie Garmus, Mary Portas and Reeta Chakrabarti

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