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Government ‘overwhelmed’ by thousands of responses to AI and copyright consultation

More than 2,500 responses have been received with less than a week to go before the deadline, The Bookseller can exclusively reveal.

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The British Book Awards 2025 Small Press of the Year Award finalists revealed

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Sarah Benton and Jonathan Perdoni to head up Bonnier Books UK as Perminder Mann departs for S&S

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Bluey leads the way as World Book Day books take on the charts

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Perminder Mann named new CEO of Simon & Schuster International

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Got it Covered: Nibbies 35th anniversary special

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CPI and The Agency suffer cyber attacks as publisher profits 'hit significantly'

Daniel Laing wins £1.5k Caledonia Novel Award for 'visceral' novel, Magnella

Amy Mae Baxter promoted to editorial director at Avon

Chris van Tulleken, Catherine Belton and Caroline Criado-Perez shortlisted for the £10k Unwin Award

'One of the finest Scottish crime writers of his generation': Denzil Meyrick dies aged 59

Blair Partnership expands leadership team with hires from Walt Disney Company and Universal Music

The British Book Awards 2025 Independent Bookshop of the Year Award finalists revealed

The London Book Fair awards Gloria Bailey MBE the 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award

Simon & Schuster UK and International CEO Ian Chapman to step down

Brandon Purves wins PMJ Undiscovered Writers' Prize 2025

Books2Door announces 14 promotions amid period of 'tremendous growth'

National Poetry Centre to receive £5m in government investment

'Wonderful' Simon Mawer dies unexpectedly aged 76

Books in the Media: Tash Aw's latest novel likened to the work of Chekhov and Proust

'Carelessness rife' in UK publishing fact-checking as concerns grow over workloads, AI and 'status bias'

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Head of Marketing, Penguin Michael Joseph (14-month FTC)

Are you a creative and strategic marketing professional ready for a new opportunity at a leading commercial fiction and non-fiction book publisher?
Penguin Michael Joseph is looking to appoint a Head of Marketing to join the team on an FTC (fixed term contract) basis.

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Monoray acquires 'exceptional' memoir by comedian Krystal Evans

Muswell Press acquires former RSC executive director Vikki Heywood's debut novel

Icon acquires Afghan writer Maiwand Banayee's debut about being indoctrinated by the Taliban

Bloomsbury and Marvel Comics partner for multi-volume Marvel Age of Comics series

Pan Macmillan wins nine-way auction for ex-NME journalists' inside story of Oasis songs

One More Chapter clinches TikToker Abbie Eaton's fantasy romance debut

Pan Macmillan acquires broadcaster Fiona Phillips' memoir

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Today's News Stories

CPI and The Agency suffer cyber attacks as publisher profits 'hit significantly'

Government ‘overwhelmed’ by thousands of responses to AI and copyright consultation

Daniel Laing wins £1.5k Caledonia Novel Award for 'visceral' novel, Magnella

Amy Mae Baxter promoted to editorial director at Avon

The British Book Awards 2025 Small Press of the Year Award finalists revealed

Sarah Benton and Jonathan Perdoni to head up Bonnier Books UK as Perminder Mann departs for S&S

Chris van Tulleken, Catherine Belton and Caroline Criado-Perez shortlisted for the £10k Unwin Award

Bluey leads the way as World Book Day books take on the charts

'One of the finest Scottish crime writers of his generation': Denzil Meyrick dies aged 59

Blair Partnership expands leadership team with hires from Walt Disney Company and Universal Music

Perminder Mann named new CEO of Simon & Schuster International

The British Book Awards 2025 Independent Bookshop of the Year Award finalists revealed

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Latest Issue

14th February 2025

In this week's issue:

Author Profile: Jessica Stanley takes on the challenges of a modern ‘happily ever after’
Author Profile: Matt Goodfellow gives a voice to children through his poetic storytelling
Trade Profile: Author care is the top priority for Sceptre’s Federico Andornino
Previews: Non-Fiction, Romance and Audio Quarterly – New titles

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Opinion from The Bookseller and other columnists

A creative alliance

by Nadim Sadek

AI is proving a powerful partner in creativity – but humans need to remain in control.

On sponsorship and conscience

by Polly Atkin

Last year’s activism against Baillie Gifford is part of a long and valuable tradition of literary protest.

The time has come to hold the line on copyright before it’s too late

by Philip Jones

The Keir Starmer-led administration wants to weaken protections around writing and other creative activities, but it is time to put the government on notice.

Fuelling the love

by Fiona Cummins

There are so many reasons for the industry to rally behind Quick Reads.

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Opinion from The Bookseller and other columnists

A creative alliance

by Nadim Sadek

AI is proving a powerful partner in creativity – but humans need to remain in control.

On sponsorship and conscience

by Polly Atkin

The time has come to hold the line on copyright before it’s too late

by Philip Jones

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

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Bluey leads the way as World Book Day books take on the charts

A slew of new releases has completely changed this week’s official Top 50 with more than half of the bestseller list being occupied by titles first published on the 13th February.

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Bluey's Little Book (WBD)

2

Tales from Acorn Wood (WBD)

3

Adventures of Paddington: Farm Escape! (WBD)

4

The Rose Bargain

5

Barbara's Very Useful Guide to Moods (WBD)

6

The Women

7

My Favourite Mistake

8

Budget Gluten Free

9

Blue Sisters

10

Pokémon: The Epic Pocket Guide (WBD)

1

Belsay

2

The Family Remains

3

The Crash

4

The Wives

5

Pretty Girls

6

Onyx Storm

7

Iron Flame

8

The Housemaid

9

The Bookshop Ladies

10

The 6:20 Man

1

The Let Them Theory

2

Onyx Storm

3

Terry Pratchett

4

This Inevitable Ruin

5

When the Moon Hatched

6

Fourth Wing

7

A Court of Thorns and Roses

8

Atomic Habits

9

We Solve Murders

10

The Burnout

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Books in the Media: Tash Aw's latest novel likened to the work of Chekhov and Proust

This week literary novels triumphed with new titles from Michelle de Kretser and Tash Aw.

Author Interviews

Jessica Stanley's UK debut is an East London-set romcom that acknowledges the challenges of 'happily ever after' in the real world

Jessica Stanley’s UK debut explores the complications of modern relationships against a backdrop of political turmoil

Author Interviews

CLiPPA Award-winning poet Matt Goodfellow on writing for the child he was

In his follow-up to the award-winning The Final Year, poet Matt Goodfellow continues his mission to reach and give a voice to children who would otherwise remain unseen in modern literature.