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A Horrible Little Word Called ‘Mogging’ Has Just Beaten the Entire English Language.
Collins has named ‘mogging’ its 2026 Word of the Year after usage rose 210%. It…
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Bloomsbury’s Profits Fell 30%. Now It Is Betting the Year on a 75-Million-Copy Fantasy Author.
Bloomsbury’s first-half adjusted profit fell 30%. It still expects record annual results, thanks largely to…
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Britain Is About to Lose One of the World’s Biggest Novelists From Its Bookshops
Sally Rooney has sold millions of books and produced two major television adaptations. Now her…
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The Bookshop Stays Open. The Booksellers Go Home.
A Hiroshima bookshop is keeping its shelves open through the night while staff go home.…
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Florida Wants School Books Removed Before Parents Even Complain
Florida wants school districts to remove material before a parent complains locally. Henry Mack calls…
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Amazon Cuts KDP Title Creation to Two per Format a Week
KDP now allows two new titles per format each week. What the change means for…
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She Built the Readership Herself. Now Penguin Wants 13 Books.
Beth Brower’s 13-book Penguin deal follows a readership she built through independent publishing. Behind the…
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Sixty Million Copies. HarperCollins Is Still Walking Away from David Walliams.
HarperCollins is reportedly withdrawing David Walliams’s existing catalogue, despite a worldwide sales record exceeding 60…
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Digital Audio Is Up 12.6%. Ebooks Are Down 3%. Read the Signal, Not the Hype.
Audio revenue is rising while ebooks slip. What the latest AAP figures mean for an…
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A Seven-Figure Book Deal Collapsed Over AI Claims. Keep Your Drafts.
Jerry Falade’s book was withdrawn in July amid disputed AI allegations. The case leaves authors…
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