Bridge of Birds is not on the Swedish Audiobook or the Bezos Audible. It was interesting to see which ones made it to audiobook. Sign of the dragon no which is a bit wierd because poetry is to be heard alive
I was curious. Nothing to do with actual first chapters, but kudos.
https://www.publishingireland.com/syps-the-first-chapter-awards-open-for-applications-nominations/
Sounds like this...
https://prospect.org/2025/12/02/prices-in-the-machine-ai/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Prices%20in%20the%20machine&utm_campaign=Daily%20Prospect%2012-2-2025
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...
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...
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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...
The 2026 Fish List has been released.
This is a great resource for anyone looking for reliable, responsible and respectable places to send their work for publication.
https://www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/p/fish-list.html
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