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Fantastic news as we go into the National Year of Reading. Submissions for publishers will open in Spring 2026, with the shortlist announced the following November. The winner will be revealed at a high-profile event for young readers in February 2027. #Booksky #Publishing #NationalYearofReading

The road to responsible AI growth is long Buckle up, says Dan Conway, CEO of the PA, publishing is reading for the winding turns - and prepared play the long game

Read Publishers Association CEO Dan Conway’s article in BookBrunch on where we are with AI policy, and where we have to go next: ➡️ www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article...

The words 'Proud to support The National Year of Reading 2026' With the 'Go All in' logo of an open book and the Publishers Association logo.

In 2026, we'll be Going All In to tackle the children's reading crisis. Our members have been instrumental in securing 2026 as a National Year of Reading, and we're so excited to work with industry, charity partners and government to get children reading. #GoAllIn2026 #NationalYearOfReading2026

Last week, we got back from the Conservative Party Conference, meaning that the Publishers Association's activity at the political party conferences is over for another year.
Find out more about why we go and what we did from our Policy and Public Affairs Manager. 📽️🔽

The Westminster Book Awards logo with an open book and the Houses of Parliament. Features the words 'Celebrating 10 years'

In the midst of a busy UK political conference season, we're launching the submissions for the 10th year of the Westminster Book Awards🎉Find out more: www.publishers.org.uk/our-work/wes...
#UKPolitics #Booksky

There's also a chance to win the Booker Prize shortlist! 📚#LabourPartyConference

British Creativity on the Global Stage

This afternoon, our Director of Policy & Public Affairs, Caroline Cummins, is taking part in a panel on British creativity on the world stage with the BPI and Motion Picture Association, alongside Adam Jogee MP and Baroness Caine.
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Great to be at #LabourParyConference today. Over the next few days we will be meeting with ministers, advisers, and officials as well as attending various events on government policy.(🧵)

Publishers Association statement on the Bartz v Anthropic Settlement “This is a significant moment in the ongoing global debate around copyright and AI. For the first time, a major AI company has agreed to pay publishers and authors for using pirated material in its tr...

Following US news overnight on the Anthropic settlement (reuters.com/sustainabili...) you can read our statement ▶️https://publishers.org.uk/publishers-association-statement-on-the-bartz-v-anthropic-settlement/
#AI #Copyright

The Publishers Association welcomes that ‘copyright is off the table’ in Tech Prosperity Deal Dan Conway, CEO of the Publishers Association, has welcomed the news that “copyright is off the table” regarding the newly revealed ‘Tech Prosperity Deal’.

Publishers Association CEO Dan Conway welcomes recent comments that 'copyright is off the table' regarding the UK/US tech deal: www.thebookseller.com/news/the-pub...

An exciting 2026 line-up of books for World Book Day 2026! Follow @worldbookdayuk.bsky.social and hear directly from the authors and and illustrators...

⭐The Unwin Award Reveals 2026 Judging Panel

@publishersassoc.bsky.social has announced the Unwin Award 2026 judges!

Claudia Hammond will Chair the judging panel. She’s joined by @sarfrazmanzoor.bsky.social and @carosanderson.bsky.social

Find out more about the award and how to submit an author: www.publishers.org.uk/our-work/the...

Pictures of: Claudia Hammond (Chair): award-winning broadcaster, author and psychology lecturer Sarfraz Manzoor: author, screenwriter, academic, broadcaster and journalist Caroline Sanderson: writer and books journalist

Meet our judges for the Unwin Award 2026🏆:

Claudia Hammond (Chair): award-winning broadcaster, author and psychology lecturer; Sarfraz Manzoor: author, screenwriter, academic, broadcaster and journalist and Caroline Sanderson, writer and books journalist.

People stand listening to Mandy Hill on a stage in a large tented room.

Mike Berners Lee speaks while holding a copy of his book 'A Climate of Truth'

Valerie Vaz MP, Prof. Mike Berners Lee. Baroness Gail Rebuck, mandy Hill and Dan Conway infront of a pink Publishers Association banner sign.

Our President Mandy Hill, Professor Mike Berners Lee and event sponsor Baroness Gail Rebuck spoke to publisher members and parliamentarians in the House of Lords yesterday. Read more: www.publishers.org.uk/uk-publishin...

Meet our our expert panel, who will be discussing retail strategies for smaller publishers at 11am on Thursday. Free for members, just £30 for non- members.

Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-retail...

Summer Reading List for Parliamentarians Parliamentarians share the books they recommend to their colleagues in the Publishers Association’s Summer Reading List for Parliamentarians. The annual list, contributed to by 30 MPs and Members of t...

@publishersassoc.bsky.social have shared their 2025 Summer Reading List for Parliamentarians, compiling titles recommended by MPs and Members of the House of Lords, including ministers for Creative Industries.

See what's worth adding to your list 🔗 www.publishers.org.uk/publications...

Several staff members sit in a modern book lined office on laptops

For member organisations gearing up to hire, remember we have the Publishers Association jobs board ready to reach publishing professionals who are looking for their next step (plus, for those job hunting, some great opportunities already there!):
➡️https://hubs.li/Q03D99xq0

The Unwin Award logo, a pink interlinked U and A on a white background.

The Unwin Award 2026 is now open for submissions! This £10,000 literary award recognises non-fiction authors in the earlier stages of their careers, awarding work considered to have made a significant contribution to the world: hubs.li/Q03BvYw90 #UKPublishing #NonFiction

BBC Radio 4 - Westminster Hour, Helen Catt and guests discuss latest political developments Helen Catt and guests discuss illegal migration, Southport's recovery and summer reading.

Desert island books, anyone? 🏝️📚 Our President, Mandy Hill, dives into our Summer Reading List for Parliamentarians on Westminster Hour (from 45m): www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
#BookSky

Congratulations 🎉 to everyone involved in the creation of the #BookerPrize2025 longlist titles this year. 🔽

#ICYMI: Discover what UK parliamentarians recommend colleagues should take to the beach over the recess, from picture books for family to escapist fiction: www.publishers.org.uk/publications... #Booksky

Summer Reading List for Parliamentarians Parliamentarians share the books they recommend to their colleagues in the Publishers Association’s Summer Reading List for Parliamentarians. The annual list, contributed to by 30 MPs and Members of t...

Pleased to add to @publishersassoc.bsky.social parliamentary summer reading list:

Warra Warra Wai: How Indigenous Australians Discovered Captain Cook & What They Tell about the Coming of the Ghost People

@simonschusteranz.bsky.social
www.publishers.org.uk/publications...

Our Summer Reading List for Parliamentarians features recommendations from MPs and members of the House of Lords, spanning everything from children’s picture books to political non-fiction: www.publishers.org.uk/publications...

Industry insight: The story in the numbers Publishers Association Head of Research, Kapila Perera, explores the importance of our industry stats in giving you extra insight into the sector and introduces his webinar exploring the numbers Publi...

Discover how Publishers Association members can dive into the data of our industry stats with our latest blog and webinar: www.publishers.org.uk/publishing-i...

CEO Dan Conway and Vice President Rebecca Sinclair stand smiling outside Downing Street's black front door on a sunny day.

2026 will be the National Year of Reading!
The campaign was launched at Downing Street yesterday aiming to reverse the trend of declining enjoyment of books, as just one in three aged 8 to 18 said they enjoyed reading in their free time in 2025. www.nationalyearofreading.org.uk

#BookSky

This is tomorrow! Dig into the trends driving UK publishing. Free for those working for our member publishers, £35 for non-members. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-to-har...

#UKPublishing #BookSky

A summer of strategies Hard on the heels of this month’s Spending Review 2025 and just ahead of Labour’s first anniversary in Number 10, the final week of June has been dominated by the government setting out not one, not t...

This June has seen a group of key strategies published by the government. Get to grips with what they are and what they mean for the publishing sector: www.publishers.org.uk/a-summer-of-...

Nancy Adimora, Nathan Hull, Suzy Warnock and Eleanor Pilcher

Meet the speakers for next week's webinar as we prepare to deep dive into some of the reader trends driving publishing in 2025: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-to-har... #Publishing #Booksky

UK audiobook revenue up by almost a third last year Income from audiobooks reached a record £268m in 2024, according to figures from the Publishers Association

Insight from the industry and readers, plus comment from our CEO, Dan Conway, in this Guardian article on today's industry stats: www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
#UKPublishing #BookSky