The Bookseller

The Bookseller is a UK-based magazine that focuses on news related to the publishing sector. The magazine's editor-in-chief is Philip Jones, who oversees both the weekly print edition and the website. One of its notable features is the Bookseller/Diagram Prize for Oddest Title of the Year, a lighthearted award presented each year to the book with the most unusual title. This award is managed by The Bookseller's diarist, Horace Bent, and has recently been handled by former deputy editor Joel Rickett and former charts editor Philip Stone. Additionally, the magazine has a quarterly companion website and email newsletter called We Love This Book, aimed at consumers.

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Vidisha Biswas steps down as managing director of Footnote Press

2 days ago | thebookseller.com | Melina Spanoudi

Vidisha Biswas, the founder and MD of Footnote Press, will step down in July, following the imprint’s acquisition by Bonnier Books UK (BBUK). Biswas launched Footnote Press with marketing director Sujoy Roy, as a platform for marginalised stories, in partnership with BBUK in October 2021.
Simon & Schuster Children's snaps up 'supervet' Noel Fitzpatrick's debut picture book

2 days ago | thebookseller.com | Melina Spanoudi

RightsNoel Fitzpatrick © Ray BurmistonGallery Kids, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Books, has acquired Over the Rainbow Bridge, the debut picture book by animal surgeon Noel Fitzpatrick. YOU’VE REACHED YOUR ARTICLE LIMITSign in or register below for free to unlock 2 articles each month and receive personalised newsletters to your inbox. ORHelp support our journalism and subscribe with unlimited access.
Pan Macmillan to publish ‘stunning’ novel from international bestseller Jane Harper

5 days ago | thebookseller.com | Isabel Dempsey

RightsJane Harper © Mrs Smart PhotographyPan Macmillan is set to publish a “stunning” new standalone crime novel from international bestseller Jane HarperYOU’VE REACHED YOUR ARTICLE LIMITSign in or register below for free to unlock 2 articles each month and receive personalised newsletters to your inbox. ORHelp support our journalism and subscribe with unlimited access.
Hot Key Books opens the door to graphic novels with new Arcana duology

5 days ago | thebookseller.com | Isabel Dempsey

RightsHot Key Books have unlocked the rights to their first graphic-novel acquisition, Arcana: The Lost Heirs. YOU’VE REACHED YOUR ARTICLE LIMITSign in or register below for free to unlock 2 articles each month and receive personalised newsletters to your inbox. ORHelp support our journalism and subscribe with unlimited access.
Shain Rose's dark romance novels snapped up by Hodder

1 week ago | thebookseller.com

Hodder has acquired the rights to three dark romance novels from bestselling author Shain Rose.
Colette Hiller wins the CLiPPA poetry prize with Colossal Words for Kids

1 week ago | thebookseller.com | Isabel Dempsey

The former actor and BBC producer Collette Hiller has won the CLiPPA – the poetry award run by the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE) – for Colossal Words for Kids: 75 Tremendous Words Neatly Defined to Stick in the Mind. Hiller was announced the winner on 20th June during a ceremony held at the National Theatre’s Lyttelton Theatre on London’s Southbank; she recieved a trophy and a cheque for £1,000.
Marguerite Davidson wins Mac Prize in 40th anniversary year

1 week ago | thebookseller.com | Melina Spanoudi

Marguerite Davidson has won The Macmillan Prize for Illustration 2025 – also known as the "Mac Prize" – with her picture book, Do You Want To Play?. Davidson was named winner by Joanna Prior, CEO of Pan Macmillan, at the award ceremony on Thursday 19th June, held at the Pan Macmillan London offices, The Smithson. The award – which received over 400 entries this year – was established in 1985, to help support non-professional illustrators in taking the first steps in their professional lives.
Penguin Michael Joseph secures two debut titles from Kate Eberle in heated seven-way auction

1 week ago | thebookseller.com | Isabel Dempsey

RightsPenguin Michael Joseph has acquired two titles from debut author Kate Eberle in a heated seven-way publisher auctionYOU’VE REACHED YOUR ARTICLE LIMITSign in or register below for free to unlock 2 articles each month and receive personalised newsletters to your inbox. ORHelp support our journalism and subscribe with unlimited access.
Everything with Words bags ‘evocative’ debut novel by Fiona Goggin

1 week ago | thebookseller.com | Isabel Dempsey

YOU’VE REACHED YOUR ARTICLE LIMITSign in or register below for free to unlock 2 articles each month and receive personalised newsletters to your inbox. ORHelp support our journalism and subscribe with unlimited access. Subscribe from less than £3.50, and you'll receive:Every issue of The Bookseller magazineUnlimited access to thebookseller.com (single user)The Bookseller e-edition app for tablet and mobileTwice yearly Buyer's Guides worth £30Discounts on The Bookseller awards and conferences
Penguin’s 90th is a celebration and a challenge

1 week ago | thebookseller.com | Philip Jones

Penguin 90th birthday celebrations In 1935, the publisher Allen Lane set about democratising books. He saw that there were new readers for very cheap editions of popular works, priced at 2d, migrating from magazines and newspapers, and figured out that he could sell better versions of the books for 6d, taking advantage of the “distinct improvement in the taste of the public” with the result that these newbie readers would become lifelong lovers of the book.