Celebrate bookshops with us! Buy ANY book site-wide and you could WIN a Β£250 gift card, every sale supports indie booksellers π₯
06.03.2026 11:06 β π 10 π 5 π¬ 0 π 0Celebrate bookshops with us! Buy ANY book site-wide and you could WIN a Β£250 gift card, every sale supports indie booksellers π₯
06.03.2026 11:06 β π 10 π 5 π¬ 0 π 0The London Book Fair director, Emma Lowe, talks to Tom Tivnan about making big moves, building relationships and how human connection can help to sell books π #BookSky
27.02.2026 12:37 β π 2 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0The Carnegies presenting at The London Book Fair on 10 March 2026, 15:15 in the Author HQ with four featured speakers.
π£ One week to go!
Join us at the London Book Fair on 10 March, 15:15 (Author HQ) as we announce the #Carnegies2026 Medals for Writing and Illustration shortlists.
π€ With Jake Hope, Stella Hine, Nathanael Lessore & Mariajo Ilustrajo.
Donβt miss it πβ¨
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Photos of Beth Cox and Alex Strick, of Inclusive Minds, who will be hosting the new Disability Inclusion and Accessibility hub at this year's The London Book Fair.
Visiting the London Book Fair (10-12 Mar)? Don't miss the new Disability Inclusion & Accessibility hub hosted by @alexstrick.bsky.social & Beth Cox. Authors/illustrators, book a consultation offering inclusion/accessibility advice on a published or forthcoming title. #KidLitUK
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The 2026 Women's Prize for Fiction Longlist is OUT!
Discover this incredible list and support indie bookshops: @womensprize.bsky.social
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Mother's Day is coming up on March 15th, and (we may be biased) but books make EXCELLENT presents for the mothers in your life. Bag a book and support independent bookshops!
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Only TWO WEEKS left to enter the @privateeyenews.bsky.social Paul Foot Award for Investigative and Campaigning Journalism!
Deadline for submission is 12pm on Tuesday 17th March.
Find out more and apply here: www.private-eye.co.uk/paul-foot-aw...
Last chance to support #ReadItForward today! Stock up on great books and support @booktrust.org.uk & @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social with @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social π#booksky
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Last few days! There's still time to READ IT FORWARD! Buy any children's or YA book in February and we'll donate 10% to @booktrust.org.uk and @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social, plus EVERY sale supports indie bookshops π
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*KLAXON:* It's the last week of Read It Forward! If you buy my WWI children's novel MY FAMILY THE ENEMY through Bookshop.org, 10% goes to independent bookshops, and a further 10% goes to the fabulous BookTrust and Scottish Book Trust: bit.ly/4rDN9UX
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π°The countdown to Folio Societyβs Howlβs Moving Castle coverage
Just one month before @foliosociety.bsky.social's stunning 40th anniversary limited edition of Diana Wynne Jonesβs Howlβs Moving Castle goes on sale, it's been amazing to see coverage from @variety.com @bookbrunch.bsky.social and more
π¨Coverage in the run up to Affordable Art Fair Battersea Spring
It was wonderful to see some great coverage run this week ahead of Affordable Art Fairβs Battersea Spring edition (4-8 March). Coverage ran in @thelondonstandard.bsky.social @theipaper.com, @cityam.bsky.social @theweek.com and more.
π§βπ«We Don't Need No Education by Kev Nixon publication
Happy publication week to Kev Nixon, whose book We Don't Need No Education was published on Thursday. The book explores how modern music education lost its way - and how it could still be saved.
πThis week at Midasπ
27.02.2026 12:32 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Poster for Read It Forward! 10% of Bookshop.org children's book sales go to BookTrust and Scottish Book Trust in February 2026.
π£Final call for Read It Forward! Throughout February, the wonderful @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social will donate 10% of all childrenβs book sales to Scottish Book Trust and @booktrust.org.uk
Here's where to shop π uk.bookshop.org/lists/about-...
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Last few days!
Iβm supporting #ReadItForward! Buy my book, The Night I Borrowed Time, during February and @bookshop.org will donate 10% to @booktrust.org.uk and @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social
Buy here: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
Just a few days left of the excellent #ReadItForward scheme: buy any children's books via @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social including the #BranfordBoaseAward longlist and 10% will go to @booktrust.org.uk and @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social πππ
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3 days left to buy books and feel properly πgoodπ and purposeful about your book buying choicesπ
@bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social
#ReadItForward
Looking for history book recommendations from your favourite historians? Our @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social page has over 30 lists curated by some of the UK's best authors of history.
Happy reading.β¬οΈ
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I am proud to support #readitforward2026
Buy RAISAH AND THE BOAT TRIP in February and
@bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social will donate 10% to
@booktrust.org.uk @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social
The covers of A Present for Rosy, Bringing Down the Moon and A Spot of Bother. Text: READ IT FORWARD! 10% of all Bookshop.org children's book sales go to BookTrust and Scottish Book Trust in February 2026
I'm supporting #ReadItForward2026!
Buy one of my @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social books from @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social in February and they'll donate 10% to @booktrust.org.uk & @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social!
Click title below to order:
A Present for Rosy
Bringing Down the Moon
A Spot of Bother
An illustration of colourful books flying through a purple sky. Red text says Read it Forward! 10% of bookshop.org children's book sales go to BookTrust and Scottish Book Trust in February 2026.
There's still time to #ReadItForwardππ
Throughout February, @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social will donate 10% of every childrenβs book sale (including pre-orders) to BookTrust and Scottish Book Trust β helping to get more children reading.
Shop now: https://bit.ly/4rsegSW
Last few days to support #ReadItForward! Buy Milo and The Mountain by @jamiecarroll.bsky.social through our @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social link by midnight, Feb 28 and 10% will go to @booktrust.org.uk and @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social - uk.bookshop.org/a/14/9781788...
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πAI Intimacy and Psychoanalysis by Dr Agnieszka Piotrowska
Midas are delighted to be working with Dr Agnieszka Piotrowska on her book AI Intimacy and Psychoanalysis, which explores the fast-growing intimate relationships between humans and generative AI. Out on 20 May @routledgebooks.bsky.social
π₯Media Lunch celebrating Seconds to Midnight
Midas attended a wonderful lunch at the Army & Navy Club celebrating David Orson Newtonβs debut thriller Seconds to Midnight - a captivating thriller about the fragility of human control in the age of intelligent machines. @chiselbury.bsky.social
π’The Unwin Award Shortlist announcement
The Unwin Award 2026 announced their shortlist announcement this week. The six shortlisted authors include Carrie Gracie, Keon West, Hannah Ritchie, Sarah Wynn-Williams, Hannah Barnes and Frances Ryan.
@publishersassoc.bsky.social
πA visit from the Queen and a British Book Awards nomination for Persephone Books
Her Majesty the Queen visited Persephone Books to discuss the importance of rescuing lost literary voices, and Persephone Books was also nominated in the Small Press of the Year category at the British Book Awards.
π€Henley Festival Line-up Announcement and London Launch
Henley festival held their London launch, officially announcing their line-up for 2026! From 8-12 July, the UKβs only black-tie music and arts festival will feature performances from Boy George & Culture Club, Sugababes, Lulu and more.