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Happy New Year, and welcome to the first OPS challenge of 2026! As we are all stepping out of the shadows of 2025 and into the bright lights of 2026, the challenge is to include the words "stepping out" in your one perfect sentence. The rules...

Happy New Year! Congratulations to all who entered the November OPS challenge. The theme was Beneath the skin. Here are the winners by votes plus our guest judge's special mention: First Place The textured skin of a thousand lifetimes covers...

Daily Book News Wednesday, 7th January 2026 DAILY SUMMARY: Publishing Industry News Religion publishers snap up suspense, midlife and parenting books HarperCollins Christian Publishing acquired a romantic‑suspense trilogy, WaterBrook signed a...

Won't manage this one. I'm off to see "Hamnet" at the local cinema. I hope it's as good as Maggie O'Farrell's book, or at least does it justice.

Apologies, the main litopia.com site is unexpectedly down due to, ahem, some code mismanagement. Working on it now.

Please include me, as well, Jonny. Let's hope 2026 is less painful, on many levels

"Only those who attempt the absurd will achieve the impossible." M. C. Escher

Daily Book News Wednesday, 7th January 2026 DAILY SUMMARY: Publishing Industry News Religion publishers snap up suspense, midlife and parenting books HarperCollins Christian Publishing acquired a romantic‑suspense trilogy, WaterBrook signed a...