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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...

DAILY SUMMARY: Publishing Industry News PRH options Friday Barnes and Bookshop Detectives Penguin Random House Australia and New Zealand has optioned the screen rights to RA Spratt’s Friday Barnes series and Gareth and Louise Ward’s Bookshop...

I had the pleasure of chatting about my upcoming novel The Correction on the Creative Writing Life Podcast. For those interested please see here below. Ahead of its launch on March 25th, you may pick up a free ARC copy if you’d like here: NetGalley

DAILY SUMMARY: Publishing Industry News Red Wheel to Distribute New World Library Mind‑body press Red Wheel/Weiser will take over distribution of New World Library’s roughly 600‑title catalogue from PGW on 1 September. The move aligns two New...

Great work, Pete :) You've put so much hard work into this!

Publishing Industry News Around the Book World: Monday, February 16, 2026 – Publishing Perspectives Publishing Perspectives’ international round‑up spotlighted anti‑piracy crackdowns in India and Italy, Taiwan’s rapid shift towards audiobook...

mickleinapickle starts trembling

Hard work continues on this ground-breaking innovation that is oh-so-close to release :) A few screenshots to tantalize you… Here’s the default view that your readers will initially see… Before you’ve started to apply some very exciting themes...