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“Seeking book reviews from friends and family is like walking your cat on a leash – theoretically possible, but count on sharp claws and a lot of hissing!” Caroline Hurry

True confession time: I never know where a book is going. I get a gut feeling the story is there, then pursue it with the enthusiasm of a hunting tiger on a trail. If I knew where I was going, I'd get bored out of my mind and stop writing. Jane Lindskold

I live my life like an open book, even though it's open on the wrong page. Sebastian Horsley

I like the idea that every page in every book can have a gem on it. It's probably what I love most about writing - that words can be used in a way that's like a child playing in a sandpit, rearranging things, swapping them around. Markus Zusak

So just a crazy shoutout that my first book in The Correction series is born today! https://www.amazon.com/Correction-Vol-Old-Earth-ebook/dp/B0G7W So the ebook is live on amazon, while the soft cover is coming in 3 days. I don't really know what to expect, but I'm just so relieved this is out...

Very pleased to say that after some useful feedback from @Robinne Weiss, we’ve now added the ability for you to sort your bibliography entries into whatever order of appearance you want. The “featured’ book will now automatically be the book that you’ve put into the first position. More info...

“When we read a story, we inhabit it. The covers of the book are like a roof and four walls. What is to happen next will take place within the four walls of the story. And this is possible because the story's voice makes everything its own.” John Berger

“In order to write the book you want to write, in the end you have to become the person you need to become to write that book.” Junot Diaz

A couple of years back, Litopian Annie Summerlee started workshopping and Huddling a new writing project. If you've ever watched Litopia’s Pop-Up Submissions on YouTube, you’ll immediately recognize Annie – her brilliant manuscript crits were incisive, helpful and often very funny! Well, fast...

Like many Irish publishers they will accept unagented manuscripts. Books they published are on long lists for international prizes for which they are justly proud. https://www.littleisland.ie/collections/teen-ya Dear...

Today’s Book News Tuesday, 23rd December 2025 Book industry M&A in 2025: key deals and trends A Publishers Weekly report on mergers and acquisitions noted that 2025 saw significant deals such as Lakeside Book Company’s purchase of Baker & Taylor Publisher Services after ReaderLink abandoned...

Today’s Book News Monday, 22nd December 2025 Mary Anne Carter returns to lead the National Endowment for the Arts The U.S. Senate confirmed Mary Anne Carter to a second term as chair of the National Endowment for the Arts. Carter previously led the NEA and championed programs such as Big Read...

Today’s Book News Sunday, 21st December 2025 Unseen Tennessee Williams radio play published in literary magazine Tennessee Williams wrote a horror radio play called **The Strangers** during his college years; the tale is filled with stormy weather and spectral figures. The play has been...

Today’s Book News Saturday, 20th December 2025 HarperCollins drops David Walliams following misconduct investigation The Guardian reported that HarperCollins decided it would not publish further titles by David Walliams after an internal investigation into allegations he harassed junior female...

Today’s Book News Thursday, 18th December 2025 People 12/17 Publishers Marketplace’s People column reported a slate of promotions across Macmillan Audio, where Jennifer Donovan became director of editorial, Emily Dyer was promoted to marketing director and Samantha Edelson moved up to...

Today’s Book News Wednesday, 17th December 2025 Little, Brown buys Annie Barrows’s Ghost Guild Publishers Weekly reported that Little, Brown acquired world rights to Annie Barrows’s new middle‑grade series Ghost Guild. The first book, The Lost Three, follows siblings whose botched transition...

Today’s Book News Tuesday, 16th December 2025 French Publishers Association seeks compensation for used book sales French publishers’ association SNE reported that used books make up roughly 20 % of the French market—about €351 million annually—and that second‑hand purchases have jumped from...

Today’s Book News Monday, 15th December 2025 Amazon loosens download rules for DRM‑free KDP e‑books From January 2026 Amazon will allow customers who buy Kindle books without digital rights management (DRM) to download files in EPUB or PDF formats and transfer them across devices. The change...

Today’s Book News Saturday, 13th December 2025 Last Call for Mass Market Paperbacks Mass‑market paperbacks are set to largely vanish from the US trade as ReaderLink will stop distributing them at the end of 2025. Publishers Weekly notes that unit sales have plunged from about 131 million in...

Today’s Book News Friday, 12th December 2025 Amazon Is Loosening Its DRM Policy for Kindle Starting January 20, Amazon will allow Kindle Direct Publishing authors to make their titles DRM‑free and offer downloads in EPUB or PDF format. This policy change comes after the company removed USB...