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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 going on – hopefully bookshops will be able to...

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 statement, the co‑chairs said the winners’ passion was...

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 professionals from other groups. Pay rose to a...

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 more respondents identifying as people of colour...

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 from 80% the prior year) and higher diversity...

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 no longer covered. Publishing industry groups...

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 scholars to counter hateful narratives. Speakers...

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 :)

Once upon a time in Litopia… our writers gathered for a weekly Huddle and turned familiar stories upside-down… This coming Saturday at 5:00 PM (UK time), we invite you to join your fellow Litopians for a playful yet professional creative challenge. The virtual doors open at 4:30 PM for casual...

I know, I feel the same. Reading is / should be a transgressive experience... read above your age range, for God's sake! :)

Today’s Book News Wednesday, 26th November 2025 (London date) B&N and A24 partner on in‑store film‑themed shops Barnes & Noble announced a partnership with independent film company A24 to create A24‑branded shop sections and events within its stores. The curated spaces will sell film‑related...

Today’s Book News Tuesday, 25th November 2025 (London date) Lakeside Book Company buys B&T distribution arm Lakeside Book Company has acquired the distribution arm of Baker & Taylor Publisher Services, including a print‑on‑demand facility in Ashland, Ohio. The company said the deal adds...

Today’s Book News Monday, 24th November 2025 N.Y.C. Presses Come Together for the ‘Labor of Poetry’ Five New York City small presses—Belladonna* Collaborative, Futurepoem, Litmus Press, Winter Editions and World Poetry—formed Poetry Corp., an “informal mutual‑aid” cooperative, to share...

In the most recent Huddle (you should have been there…!) our doughty Huddlers took part in a live, creative challenge: to finish sentences first crafted by distinguished authors… and them we compared the human-produced results with those generated by… a bot! The point is this: I’m hearing a...