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The government has released a progress report on its work on AI and copyright, as required by the Data Act, as well as a summary of responses to the consultation on the new Bill 👇
Government's AI consultation finds just 3% support copyright exception
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December 15, 2025 at 7:23 PM
The government has released a progress report on its work on AI and copyright, as required by the Data Act, as well as a summary of responses to the consultation on the new Bill 👇
Manchester Literature Festival has appointed trustee Gwen Oakden as its new chair 👇
Gwen Oakden becomes chair of Manchester Literature Festival
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December 15, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Manchester Literature Festival has appointed trustee Gwen Oakden as its new chair 👇
ICYMI: Thomas & Mercer, an imprint of Amazon Publishing has acquired a new crime series from Faith Martin. Editor Maisie Lawrence acquired two books from Kate Nash with the first title launching in September 2026 👇 #BookSky
Thomas & Mercer signs new Oxford-set crime series by Faith Martin
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December 15, 2025 at 6:24 PM
ICYMI: Thomas & Mercer, an imprint of Amazon Publishing has acquired a new crime series from Faith Martin. Editor Maisie Lawrence acquired two books from Kate Nash with the first title launching in September 2026 👇 #BookSky
ICYMI: If the goal is to get more young people passionate about reading, the solution is not to re-label everything that they are already doing as reading, says Kate Bugos in our recent Comment piece 👇
We don't need to redefine literacy
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December 15, 2025 at 5:54 PM
ICYMI: If the goal is to get more young people passionate about reading, the solution is not to re-label everything that they are already doing as reading, says Kate Bugos in our recent Comment piece 👇
ICYMI: Novelist Gareth Brown has endowed funding for three fully paid scholarship places across the 2026 and 2027 Goldsboro Writing Academy courses, beginning in March 2026 👇 #BookSky
Author Gareth Brown funds three new Goldsboro Writing Academy scholarships
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December 15, 2025 at 5:24 PM
ICYMI: Novelist Gareth Brown has endowed funding for three fully paid scholarship places across the 2026 and 2027 Goldsboro Writing Academy courses, beginning in March 2026 👇 #BookSky
Bookouture has signed Amazon bestselling author Kerry Lonsdale for the fourth and final novel in her Everything series, to publish in summer 2026 👇 #BookSky
Bookouture signs Amazon bestselling author Kerry Lonsdale
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December 15, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Bookouture has signed Amazon bestselling author Kerry Lonsdale for the fourth and final novel in her Everything series, to publish in summer 2026 👇 #BookSky
David Bann, who was production consultant for Michael O’Mara Books for 25 years has died aged 82.
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December 15, 2025 at 4:51 PM
David Bann, who was production consultant for Michael O’Mara Books for 25 years has died aged 82.
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Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi and author Sepideh Gholian were arrested at a memorial ceremony in Mashhad, Iran on Friday 12th December, according to Oneworld Publications 👇
Iranian authors Sepideh Gholian and Narges Mohammadi arrested at memorial ceremony, publisher says
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December 15, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi and author Sepideh Gholian were arrested at a memorial ceremony in Mashhad, Iran on Friday 12th December, according to Oneworld Publications 👇
The #Nibbies are returning on 11th May 2026 ✨
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Submissions are open for this year's awards 👉 www.thebookseller.com/the-british-...
December 15, 2025 at 4:17 PM
The #Nibbies are returning on 11th May 2026 ✨
Submissions are open for this year's awards 👉 www.thebookseller.com/the-british-...
Submissions are open for this year's awards 👉 www.thebookseller.com/the-british-...
Moon + Bird has signed a two-book deal for Corjan Mol and Christopher Morford’s "enthralling and heart-pounding" new adventure book series, The Curse of Oak Island 👇 #BookSky
Moon + Bird signs two-book deal for Mol and Morford’s 'enthralling' adventure book series
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December 15, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Moon + Bird has signed a two-book deal for Corjan Mol and Christopher Morford’s "enthralling and heart-pounding" new adventure book series, The Curse of Oak Island 👇 #BookSky
Hodder & Stoughton has acquired Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone’s audio-led, "steamy" collection of interconnected small-town romance short stories, Talk Dirty to Me, which will publish in Autumn 2026 👇
Hodder & Stoughton swoons for Simone and Murphy's audio-led short story collection
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December 15, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Hodder & Stoughton has acquired Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone’s audio-led, "steamy" collection of interconnected small-town romance short stories, Talk Dirty to Me, which will publish in Autumn 2026 👇
Authentic, evolving creative careers rarely fit into social media bios, says Gemma Cairney in our recent Comment piece 👇 #BookSky
The glory and the growing pains
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December 15, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Authentic, evolving creative careers rarely fit into social media bios, says Gemma Cairney in our recent Comment piece 👇 #BookSky
This week in Books in the Media, books examined the state of our planet and included a biography of Michael Lynch and a wintry retelling of an Irish legend 👇 #BookSky
Books in the Media: biography of Michael Lynch compels critics
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December 15, 2025 at 1:34 PM
This week in Books in the Media, books examined the state of our planet and included a biography of Michael Lynch and a wintry retelling of an Irish legend 👇 #BookSky
Faber has acquired Momo Yamaguchi’s debut novel, Hello, Limerence 👇 #BookSky
Faber snaps up Momo Yamaguchi’s ‘infatuating’ debut novel
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December 15, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Faber has acquired Momo Yamaguchi’s debut novel, Hello, Limerence 👇 #BookSky
Holly Harris and Polly Osborn have been appointed to lead Simon & Schuster UK's adult division 👇 #BookSky
Simon & Schuster UK appoints Holly Harris and Polly Osborn to lead adult division
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December 15, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Holly Harris and Polly Osborn have been appointed to lead Simon & Schuster UK's adult division 👇 #BookSky
Thanks to a stellar 12 months at the tills – and an astute acquisition last year – RCW has topped The Bookseller’s inaugural league table of literary agencies, ordered by clients’ sales through NielsenIQ BookScan 👇 #BookSky
Roger that: RCW stars in the inaugural Agents 30 list
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December 15, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Thanks to a stellar 12 months at the tills – and an astute acquisition last year – RCW has topped The Bookseller’s inaugural league table of literary agencies, ordered by clients’ sales through NielsenIQ BookScan 👇 #BookSky
The Borough Press has acquired two new novels by Joanna Cannon. The deal for UK and Commonwealth rights to Cannon’s fifth and sixth novels was struck with Sue Armstrong at C&W 👇 #BookSky
The Borough Press and Joanna Cannon pair up for two more novels
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December 15, 2025 at 11:44 AM
The Borough Press has acquired two new novels by Joanna Cannon. The deal for UK and Commonwealth rights to Cannon’s fifth and sixth novels was struck with Sue Armstrong at C&W 👇 #BookSky
Thomas & Mercer, an imprint of Amazon Publishing has acquired a new crime series from Faith Martin. Editor Maisie Lawrence acquired two books from Kate Nash with the first title launching in September 2026 👇 #BookSky
Thomas & Mercer signs new Oxford-set crime series by Faith Martin
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December 15, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Thomas & Mercer, an imprint of Amazon Publishing has acquired a new crime series from Faith Martin. Editor Maisie Lawrence acquired two books from Kate Nash with the first title launching in September 2026 👇 #BookSky
If the goal is to get more young people passionate about reading, the solution is not to re-label everything that they are already doing as reading, says Kate Bugos in our recent Comment piece 👇
We don't need to redefine literacy
ebx.sh
December 15, 2025 at 10:53 AM
If the goal is to get more young people passionate about reading, the solution is not to re-label everything that they are already doing as reading, says Kate Bugos in our recent Comment piece 👇
Novelist Gareth Brown has endowed funding for three fully paid scholarship places across the 2026 and 2027 Goldsboro Writing Academy courses, beginning in March 2026 👇 #BookSky
Author Gareth Brown funds three new Goldsboro Writing Academy scholarships
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December 15, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Novelist Gareth Brown has endowed funding for three fully paid scholarship places across the 2026 and 2027 Goldsboro Writing Academy courses, beginning in March 2026 👇 #BookSky
Headline has acquired Martina Cole’s The Stretch, a novel the publisher says marks the crime author’s “triumphant return”. The Stretch is Cole's first solo-written novel since No Mercy in 2019 👇 #BookSky
Headline heralds Martina Cole’s ‘triumphant return’ with The Stretch
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December 15, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Headline has acquired Martina Cole’s The Stretch, a novel the publisher says marks the crime author’s “triumphant return”. The Stretch is Cole's first solo-written novel since No Mercy in 2019 👇 #BookSky
The Kitchen Book: Good Food for Every Day by award-winning author Ella Risbridger has been acquired by 4th Estate, with publication scheduled for 21st May 2026 👇 #BookSky
4th Estate bags The Kitchen Book by Ella Risbridger
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December 15, 2025 at 9:33 AM
The Kitchen Book: Good Food for Every Day by award-winning author Ella Risbridger has been acquired by 4th Estate, with publication scheduled for 21st May 2026 👇 #BookSky
The best titles for 2026, all in one festive package 🎄
Unwrap a free digital download of our Q1 2026 Book Previews and start the year informed by signing up to our daily Morning Briefing.
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Unwrap a free digital download of our Q1 2026 Book Previews and start the year informed by signing up to our daily Morning Briefing.
Sign up by 31st December 👉 tinyurl.com/bdf3vw6c
December 15, 2025 at 9:01 AM
The best titles for 2026, all in one festive package 🎄
Unwrap a free digital download of our Q1 2026 Book Previews and start the year informed by signing up to our daily Morning Briefing.
Sign up by 31st December 👉 tinyurl.com/bdf3vw6c
Unwrap a free digital download of our Q1 2026 Book Previews and start the year informed by signing up to our daily Morning Briefing.
Sign up by 31st December 👉 tinyurl.com/bdf3vw6c
ICYMI: Waterstones would stock books created by AI if customers wanted them and they were clearly labelled, CEO James Daunt has said, but it is “something that we would recoil [from]” 👇 #BookSky
Waterstones would stock AI books if 'clearly labelled and customers wanted them', says CEO
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December 14, 2025 at 2:32 PM
ICYMI: Waterstones would stock books created by AI if customers wanted them and they were clearly labelled, CEO James Daunt has said, but it is “something that we would recoil [from]” 👇 #BookSky
ICYMI: Titan Books is set to publish the "thrilling" conclusion of VE Schwab's Villains trilogy. Victorious will publish in October 2026 👇 #BookSky
Titan Books to publish conclusion of VE Schwab's Villains trilogy
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December 14, 2025 at 12:17 PM
ICYMI: Titan Books is set to publish the "thrilling" conclusion of VE Schwab's Villains trilogy. Victorious will publish in October 2026 👇 #BookSky