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DAILY SUMMARY: Publishing Industry News New Maas Books Boost Bloomsbury's Financial Expectations The announcement of the next two novels in Sarah J. Maas's A Court of Thorns and Roses series, scheduled for October 2026 and January 2027, has...

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(This is still not quite there... coverage will expand soon!) DAILY SUMMARY: Publishing Industry News Authors Guild expands 'Human Authored' certification programme The Authors Guild has opened its Human Authored certification programme...

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Daily News - 4 March 2026 'Publishing can support the UK becoming an AI content superpower' says PA New report shows that the AI licensing marketing is well established so calls for a copyright exception for tech giants for AI are... Read...

I hope you’re finding the daily news summary we’ve been posting here useful and interesting… it’s always beneficial for authors to take the pulse of the global, English-language book publishing industry. Our coverage consists, at the moment, of...

DAILY SUMMARY: Publishing Industry News Book Deals: Week of March 2, 2026 Publishers Weekly reports this week's book deals, including Little, Brown landing Chad Harbach's follow-up to The Art of Fielding, and Real Housewives star Heather Gay...

How adorable! I saw one Wednesday night, running across a road near home. I had to slow down to make sure I wouldn't hit it. It was on its way to The Secret Herb Garden which is a cafe and, you guessed it, herb garden you can walk around. They...

DAILY SUMMARY: Publishing Industry News Sarah Barley launches imprint at S&S Veteran editor Sarah Barley has set up Sarah Barley Books under Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers; its first two novels have already hit bestseller lists...

DAILY SUMMARY: Publishing Industry News Larrikin acquires John Purcell’s action‑thriller Larrikin House bought John Purcell’s novel **The Amateur’s Guide to Killing Bad Guys**, a fast‑paced thriller in which entrepreneur Matthew Burton stumbles...

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Publishing Industry News Simon & Schuster launches inaugural religion list Simon & Schuster announced the first nine titles for its new religion list, with releases running from September into 2027. Authors moved to the general market for...

Publishing Industry News All publishers back Bangladesh’s Amar Ekushey Book Fair after boycott fears Bangladeshi publishers threatened to boycott the 2026 Amar Ekushey Book Fair over Ramadan scheduling and stall allocations, but last‑minute talks...

Publishing Industry News Atlantic pre‑empts Dutch bestseller on fascism Atlantic Books pre‑empted rights to Dutch writer Rosan Smits’s *This Is Fascism: A Wake‑Up Call*, a bestseller that argues fascism is not just a historical phenomenon. The...

Michael Pollan deserves recognition for standing up for the obvious. The problem is these tech people pushing transhumanism know nothing about biology or the humanities. They're more familiar with soft Sci Fi. I'm in Athens and all around me is...