― Sylvia Plath, in a letter to Aurelia Plath

It wouldn't be a week at at my job, without another story on AI in publishing. Here's the latest🤖 Wiley set to earn $44m from AI rights deals, confirms 'no opt-out' for authors👇 thebookseller.com/news/wiley-set…

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― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King

It seems a cheaper US copy of a non-fiction bestseller was leaking into the UK charts. When contacted by The Bookseller, Amazon removed the incorrect copy👇 Amazon removes cheaper US version of Thomas Erikson’s 'Surrounded by Idiots'📚 thebookseller.com/news/amazon-re…

Sebes & Bisseling hires four new agents as part of major expansion📚🔍 thebookseller.com/news/sebes--bi…

An American author has been placed on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “blacklist” a day after the former's new book was published. Read more 👇 thebookseller.com/news/author-ho…

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Thanks to Jamie-Lee Nardone for speaking to us at The Bookseller about launching Black Crow Books (BlackCrow_Books)🖤 Black Crow Books: new horror publisher aims to open up 'booming' genre to everyone👇 thebookseller.com/news/black-cro…

✨Today's Charts news✨ Hannah Grace's Daydream debuts in the top spot📚 thebookseller.com/news/amazing-g…

🚨Attention publishers and PRs🚨 The Bookseller news team receives an overwhelming number of emails every day with news & rights stories, and unfortunately we can't cover them all. To help you - and us - we have put together a 'how to pitch' guide below👇 thebookseller.com/editorial-feat…

The Booksellers Association (Booksellers Association)’s Books Are My Bag has announced the programme of events for this year’s Bookshop Day, which will be held on 12th October. Read more 👇 thebookseller.com/news/the-books…

Wondering how to pitch a story to The Bookseller? The team has put together a guide on what we’re looking for in a story, what we will prioritise, and the essentials. Find out more 👉thebookseller.com/editorial-feat…

.Headline Books, an imprint of Hachette UK, has hosted its first romance and romantasy influencer event, called #MeetCuteFest 👇 thebookseller.com/news/headline-…

Creative Scotland plan to reopen Open Fund for Individuals as government confirms release of £6.6m budget👇 thebookseller.com/news/creative-…

Definitely didn't freak out when I got the press release for this and saw the name of the AI tool. I'm very normal about it🤖 Macmillan Education launches AI tool for teachers👇 thebookseller.com/news/macmillan…

This week's issue of #TheBookseller is out now! Featuring our annual Ireland focus, author profiles with Catherine Airey & Blessing Musariri, Fiction Previews for December and much more. Read the issue 👉thebookseller.com/editions/20240…

More AI news as Wiley has released its latest financial results from Q1🤖 Wiley confirms it is seeking further generative AI partnerships as its quarterly revenue rises to £296m👇 thebookseller.com/news/wiley-con…