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Double Huddle cuddles this week.

Today's Book News Thursday, 4th December 2025 (London date) Choosing Holiday Books for Children of Interfaith Families Families with parents of different faiths often struggle to find holiday books that speak to both traditions. A senior editor...

Today’s Book News Wednesday, 3rd December 2025 (London date) Publishing Sales Recover in September After slumping during July and August, U.S. publishing sales jumped 14.4% in September at 1,324 reporting publishers. Religious books rose 21.2%...

Not sure. Might be in for the first hour. I'll try.

WH Auden pronounced, in the course of a long essay on Alice in Wonderland and Lewis Carroll: “There are good books that are only for adults, because their comprehension presupposes adult experiences, but there are no good books that are only for...

The column also reports that Spotify plans to raise audiobook subscription prices in the United States and that the inaugural Speakies audiobook awards highlighted mainstream publishers but overlooked independent authors. HMMMMMMMM

It’s all about “rateable value” – the notional value of a property which determines how much they pay in business property taxes (rates). The pub trade has been complaining about these proposals quite loudly. It seems to me that some lobbying is...

Today’s Book News Tuesday, 2nd December 2025 (London date) Second annual First Chapter Award winners revealed BookBrunch reported that the Society of Young Publishers announced the winners of its second annual First Chapter Award. In a...

Today’s Book News Monday, 1st December 2025 (London date) The 2025 PW Salary & Jobs Report Publishers Weekly’s annual survey found the industry’s workforce growing more diverse, with fewer respondents identifying as white and more early‑career...

Today’s Book News Sunday, 30th November 2025 (London date) The 2025 PW Salary & Jobs Report Publishers Weekly’s survey of more than six hundred publishing professionals found that the industry’s workforce is becoming slightly more diverse, with...

Today’s Book News Saturday, 29th November 2025 (London date) The 2025 PW Salary & Jobs Report The 2025 salary and jobs survey of 726 publishing professionals found the industry is diversifying, with 76% of respondents identifying as white (down...

Today’s Book News Friday, 28th November 2025 (London date) European Commission vote to amend EUDR welcomed by publishing sector The European Commission voted to amend the EU Deforestation Regulation so that books and other printed products are...

Today’s Book News Thursday, 27th November 2025 (London date) Antisemitism Draws Attention at AAR/SBL At the American Academy of Religion and Society of Biblical Literature’s joint conferences, multiple sessions addressed antisemitism and urged...

Mes amis… Can I just bring your attention to the “theme” for the first part of this week’s Huddle: News - Join This Saturday’s Huddle & Flip a Fairy Tale! There is genuinely no pressure to take part, but… I think you’ll have fun :)