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Tonight is the night!!! Which books are you hoping to see on @TheBookerPrizes shortlist? 🎉
Check out the longlist here: waterstones.com/category/hig…
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BookTok and Bookstagram are now established parts of the publishing publicity mix, but there are still recurring misconceptions about what makes a creator partnership work, writes creator and comms professional Alice Blackwell. 👇 ebx.sh/P2P6HB
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Here in the literary world, we often describe this month as "Super September" - when there's a flurry of exciting books being published!
What book are you most excited to read? Let us know in the comments 🤩
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Looking to break away from endless scrolling?
On the blog, we've rounded up a handful of books that explore the reasons we can't seem to turn away from our screens, and practical solutions that could help us to overcome our reliance on tech: waterstones.com/blog/six-boo…
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At a time when mental health issues are soaring, earnings are plummeting and over half of debut novelists report the experience of publishing had a negative impact on their mental health, systemic solutions are needed, writes Aki Schilz. 👇 ebx.sh/CleRyg
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Join us and a panel of experts on Thursday 9th July at 6.30-8.30pm to learn about publishing, make connections and find out all the intricacies and secrets of the submission process.
Book your tickets now: londonlibrary.co.uk/whats-on
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Not every voice gets discovered. Yet. Libraro is changing who gets to break through. 💡
Here's what underrepresented writers often describe: submitting to agents and publishers who say they want diverse voices, while the systemic structures of the industry make it harder for those voices to reach them.
Geographic distance from publishing centres. Lack of literary networks. The socioeconomic reality of industry access. These aren't small barriers.
Libraro doesn't solve all of that. But it does offer something real: a platform where underrepresented writers can share their work directly with readers who are actively searching for new voices, without going through the gatekeepers first.
We think that changes something about who gets discovered.
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#DiverseBooks #RepresentationMatters #Libraro
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The International Booker Prize (@TheBookerPrizes) will double the amount the winner gets to £100k, after the grant-giving organisation Bukhman Philanthropies made a commitment to fund the next 10 years of the award. 👇 ebx.sh/g8tUrE
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The shortlist for the fifth Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize is here! 🎉📚
Voted for by our booksellers, whose word-of-mouth recommendation has always been one of the best ways to discover and champion new talent, discover more about all six books: waterstones.com/category/cul… #WDFP26
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Books around me, but suddenly it’s like I remember things that never happened.
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From global industry leaders to rights, audio, screen and international growth, this is where publishing momentum builds for 2026.
Start the conversations that move your year forward spkl.io/6013AvFC3
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#LBF #LondonBookFair
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The Shortlist for the #Carnegies2026 Medal for Writing is here! 📖 With subversive storytelling, reimagined folklore, and inventive verse and chronology, this shortlist has a story for everyone. 📚
Congratulations to the talented writers.
carnegies.co.uk/2026-shortli…
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Eight libraries from across the UK and Ireland have been revealed as the regional and country winners of The British Book Awards 2026 (#Nibbies) Library of the Year 👇
