As the international debate around fact-checking continues, many in the publishing industry are questioning how robust the UK publishing’s approach is to validating authenticity, apparently lagging behind the US system of peer-review 👇 thebookseller.com/news/carelessn…

Anyone in the books/publishing trade who's recently been affected by ransomware, could you contact me on heloise.woodThe Bookseller.com? @thebookseller

Join our team! The deadline to apply for Deputy News Editor and Deputy Books Editor at the Observer is this Friday (4 April). Head to our website for job descriptions and more information on how to apply: torto.se/4jbSD4A

Looking into how horror themes have changed across submissions for agents and editors a year on since I last looked into it for The Bookseller - please email me on [email protected] if you'd like to offer thoughts!

A great piece on horror, with mention from us of our own recent and upcoming books in the genre -- NO & OTHER LOVE STORIES by Kirsty Logan, OPEN WIDE by Jessica Gross, ROADKILL by Amil, WOODWORM by Layla Martínez and THE BLOODY BRANCH by Brigid Lowe. thebookseller.com/news/sporror-a…

✍️ Calling all unagented crime writers of colour! Submissions are now open for the 2025 #JoffeBooksPrize! Win a 2-book deal, £1k, £25k Audible contract + more. Judges: Vaseem Khan Ayo Onatade 🇬🇧🇯🇲🇳🇬 Renita D'Silva Heloise Wood 📩 [email protected] 🔗 joffebooks.com/prize-2025

Queen Camilla has surprised those shortlisted for the Women's Prize (which is announced tomorrow) at a special event for booksellers this afternoon👑 thebookseller.com/news/queen-cam…

The Queen with the fiction and non-fiction prize shortlistees | pics by Heloise Wood

🔎 MEET THE JUDGES We’re thrilled to share the judging panel for the 2025 Joffe Books Prize! 🕵️‍♀️ Renita D’Silva (Renita D'Silva) 📚 Vaseem Khan (Vaseem Khan) 🔍 Ayo Onatade (Ayo Onatade 🇬🇧🇯🇲🇳🇬) 📰 Heloise Wood (Heloise Wood)

Have you been targeted by harassment on GoodReads through low reviews before review copies have been available? I'm looking into this for The Bookseller. Please email me on [email protected]

Looking into business rates affecting bookshops for The Bookseller could you email me on [email protected] if you can share thoughts? Thank you

My 3rd novel is out in 5 weeks in the UK, and today's quote is from the wonderful Sunday Times bestselling novelist Rowan Coleman (who's latest NEVER TEAR US APART has just been published!) #booktwt #booktwitter To read about my Novel No.3: hachette.co.uk/titles/winnie-…

Incredible journalism

⁦Amelia Fairney⁩ worked at Penguin for 28 years and was not entirely surprised by the Salt Path revelation. She writes about why Allen Lane’s vision is now under threat from publishing processes that put profit before truth ⁦The Observer⁩ observer.co.uk/news/national/…

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Publishing pals, please do spread the word and share with anyone this might help. I know how tough this industry can be for people on all sides of it and hope that as coach, I can be an empathetic listening ear for anyone needing that support. #publishing #coaching

🎨 We are thrilled to invite you to the launch of the Rye Lane Murals 📅 Wed 30th July, 6:30–8:30pm Join us for a guided mural walk with artists followed by celebrations at Peckham Levels. Free event - RSVP here: orlo.uk/IOI8n #PeckhamArt #PublicArt #Southwark

I enjoyed talking to Suzanne Collier RCDP about AI and book careers following our investigation The Bookseller : thebookseller.com/news/i-fear-fo… for this podcast

Hello, are there any bookshops affected by #StormFloris? Looking to do a piece for The Bookseller. I'm on [email protected], thank you