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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Del Rey triumphs in five-way auction for Lynn D. Jung's 'chilling and propulsive' debut

1 week ago | thebookseller.com | Maia Snow

Del Rey, an imprint of Penguin Random House, has triumphed in a five-way auction for Lynn D Jung’s "chilling, propulsive and fantastical" dark academia debut. Editorial director Sam Bradbury and editorial assistant Feranmi Ojutiku acquired UK and Commonwealth rights, to Mothsblood, from Laura Crockettat TriadaUS. North American rights were pre-empted by Kenli Manning at Bloomsbury US.
Walker Books' Jane Winterbotham to retire after 25 years at the company

1 week ago | thebookseller.com | Heloise Wood

News Walker Books’ editor-at-large and previous deputy managing director, Jane Winterbotham, will retire at the end of May. After moving to Walker as publishing director, from Reed/Egmont more than 25 years ago, Winterbotham was one of the first directors named to lead the company succeeding its founders.
Sphere snaps up Omid Scobie and Robin Benway's royal romcom in six-figure deal

1 week ago | thebookseller.com | Maia Snow

You are viewing your 1 free article this month. Login to read more articles. Rights Sphere Fiction has won a "hotly contested" five-way auction for Omid Scobie and Robin Benway’s workplace romcom set in the Buckingham Palace press office in a six-figure deal. Former Sphere commissioning editor Rebecca Roy acquired the UK and Commonwealth rights to Royal Spin from Meredith Miller at United Talent Agency (UTA) before going freelance last year.
Hungry Tomato appoints Alice Corrigan as new sales and marketing director

1 week ago | thebookseller.com | Melina Spanoudi

Alice Corrigan has been appointed sales and marketing director at Hungry Tomato. The Cornwall-based non-fiction children’s publisher grew by more than 80% last year, and Corrigan joins the team following the launch of a new series, The Big Questions Answered, and at the start of a new collaboration with CCPPG, which will see Hungry Tomato produce a new science series called Tomorrow’s World.
Transworld launches new fantasy imprint with dystopian romance

1 week ago | thebookseller.com | Melina Spanoudi

Transworld has landed To Cage a Wild Bird by Bookstagrammer Brooke Fast in a six-figure, two-book deal. Senior commissioning editor Lara Stevenson acquired UK and Commonwealth rights (excluding Canada) for the dystopian fantasy romance from Rebeka Finch at Darley Anderson. Publishing in November 2025, the book will be a launch title for Transworld’s new fantasy imprint in collaboration with FairyLoot.
Estate of late author Barbara Taylor Bradford to go to auction

1 week ago | thebookseller.com | Maia Snow

News The estate of later author Barbara Taylor Bradford OBE is set to be auctioned off. Doyle Auctioneers & Appraisers will auction nearly 200 items from Bradford’s estate including her favourite typewriter, paintings of her beloved dogs, select pieces of jewellery and rare first editions of her own works, as well as some received from British prime ministers.
Priscilla Presley's 'exceptional' memoir coming from Headline accompanied by Fane tour

1 week ago | thebookseller.com | Heloise Wood

Headline has announced Softly, As I Leave You: Life After Elvis, a memoir by Priscilla Presley this autumn with an accompanying tour coordinated by Fane Productions. Dubbed "the long-awaited memoir", the book will be published 23rd September 2025. Yvonne Jacob, deputy publishing director, acquired UK and Commonwealth rights from Joelle Dieu, subsidiary rights director, at Grand Central Publishing. Presley will tour in the UK and Ireland between 28th September and 5th October 2025.
WH Smith Travel profits soar following sale of high-street business

1 week ago | thebookseller.com | Maia Snow

WH Smith has reported a 7% growth in its UK travel business, in its interim results announcement for the six months to 28th February 2025, following the sale of the high-street business. Profits for the travel business increased to £40m in the past six months, up from £37m in the same period last year. Total revenue increased to £384m from £360m, in the same period in 2024.
Faber to publish Jenny Uglow's biography of naturalist Gilbert White

1 week ago | thebookseller.com | Maia Snow

Rights Faber is set to publish Jenny Uglow’s biography of 18th-century naturalist Gilbert White. Alex Bowler, publisher, acquired UK and Commonwealth, Canada and EU rights to A Year with Gilbert White: The First Great Nature Writer from Zoe Waldie at Rogers, Coleridge and White. The book will be published on 11th September 2025. Gilbert White is widely regarded as "the father of ecology" and was a country curate who lived in the Hampshire village he had known all his life.
Gaia set to publish a new memoir from Hamza Yassin

1 week ago | thebookseller.com | Maia Snow

You are viewing your 1 free article this month. Login to read more articles. Rights Gaia, part of the Octopus Publishing Group, is set to publish a new memoir from wildlife cameraman, presenter and the 2022 winner of Strictly Come Dancing Hamza Yassin. Former publisher at Octopus Stephanie Jackson acquired world rights to Homeward Bound: The Joy of Nature and My Life Outdoors from Louise Leftwich at DML. It will be published in hardback in September 2025.