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Will you be attending The Libraro Prize 2026 Community Webinar? ✨

Join them tomorrow on 21st January 2026, at 1pm GMT for their community webinar - you’ll hear more about The Libraro Prize 2026, including how YOU can enter for the chance to win the ultimate prize!

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Join us tomorrow for this virtual session: MAKING TIME FOR WRITING WITH JULIA FORSTER ✨

Learn plenty of tips and strategies to make 2026 the year you do find the time to write! #booksky

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✨EVENTS IN JANUARY 2026! ✨

As we start the new year, we have a lots of events to keep you busy and help you set up a successful start to 2026!

Don’t miss out - we have many more events listed. Tickets to ALL events are linked: bytethebook.com/events/

#Booksky #networking #writers

Comment: 2026 is the year when we must go all in

Booksellers are the human faces we present to readers. We need them there, and we need them to feel supported, says Philip Jones in this week's editor's letter 👇 #BookSky

What’s in and what’s out for 2026… book edition! ✨

Presenting, the 2026 #criticschoice #lookstobooks! ✨

First up, Odessa A'zion with STARSIDE by Alex Aster, plus Meg Stalter and Paul W. Downs with DEATH AND DEJA VU by Ian Moore 🧡

✨ We’re wishing a Happy Festive Season to our wonderful members, friends, clients and industry partners who are celebrating the end of this year!

Making Time for Writing with Julia Forster - Byte The Book With all the demands on our time it can be hard to dedicate time to writing but showing up to the page is necessary if you are going to get your book written. We are excited to welcome Julia Forster t...

Join us on January 20th 2026 for a virtual session led by Julia Forster! 📚

With all the demands on our time, it can be hard to dedicate time to writing! Julia will be sharing tips and strategies to make 2026 the year you DO find the time to write 📝 #booksky

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Christmas movie watchlist… What are we missing? 🎬

🍭 Elf
👨🏻‍🏫 The Holdovers
👒 Little Women
😱 Home Alone
🛋️ The Apartment
🦞 Love Actually
💚 How the Grinch Stole Christmas
🦄 Step Brothers
🦸🏼‍♂️ Jingle All the Way
🎅🏼 Klaus
🧣 The Holiday
🕷️ Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang
🔫 Die Hard
🐩 Edward Scissorhands

New releases! Which one would you pick? 😍

Introducing BookBindr: An exciting new way of Collaborating in Publishing Brought to you by Byte The Book and Bookswarm - Byte The Book Photos by Phoebe Ireland, Words by Chris Russell You can listen to the complete audio recording of this event via this link. At November’s Byte The Book event, editor-in-chief of The Bookseller Philip...

THE EVENT REPORT IS LIVE! 🤩🎉

Read all about last week’s London event: Launching BookBindr – an exciting new way of collaborating in publishing, brought to you by Byte The Book and Bookswarm: bytethebook.com/introducing-...

We had an incredible evening on Tuesday at our event: Launching BookBindr – an exciting new way of collaborating in publishing, brought to you by Byte The Book & Bookswarm 📚 We loved seeing our community come together and network!

Here’s a few of our fave event photos 📸

How to Edit your Novel like a Professional with Sam Eades - Byte The Book Editing is a vital part of the writer’s process, but how do you actually do it? In this online event with Sam Eades, a freelance editor with twenty years’ experience in trade publishing, we will delve...

Join us TOMORROW on November 20th for How to Edit your Novel like a Professional with Sam Eades 📚

Sam is an expert and award-winning publisher, editor and publicist with twenty years’ experience working on commercial fiction bestsellers.

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New paperbacks! Which one would you pick? 😍

New platform BookBindr launched to 'connect publishers and authors with freelancers'

A new platform, which aims to connect publishers and authors with ’skilled, vetted industry freelancers’, has been launched by Simon Appleby and Justine Solomons, during #WorkInPublishing Week 👇 #BookSky

Introducing 2025’s People of Publishing

Meet the eight brilliant individuals behind some of the most interesting, innovative and exciting things happening across all sectors of the books industry, who are celebrated in the Publishers Association’s People of Publishing campaign 👇 #ad

New platform BookBindr launched to 'connect publishers and authors with freelancers' A new platform, which aims to connect publishers and authors with ’skilled, vetted industry freelancers’, has been launched by Simon Appleby and Justine Solomons.

We’re so thrilled to see ‘BookBindr’ spotlighted in @thebookseller.com today after our marvellous launch event yesterday night! 🤩🎉

#booksky #bookbindr

READ THE FULL ARTICLE:
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Introducing Book Bindr - an exciting new way of collaborating in publishing, brought to you by Byte The Book and Bookswarm - Byte The Book Since the rise of the independent author and then the pandemic’s legacy on the publishing industry’s workforce, the book industry has become increasingly fragmented.  What is the future of publishing?...

Join us TOMORROW on Nov 18th for “Introducing BookBindr – an exciting new way of collaborating in publishing, brought to you by Byte The Book and Bookswarm” 📚 We’ll be exploring the future of publishing and showcase our new platform BookBindr.

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✨EVENTS COMING UP!✨

We’ve got a FANTASTIC lineup of events for November! What event will you be joining us for?

Don’t miss out - we have many have more events listed! Tickets to ALL upcoming the events are linked: bytethebook.com/events

News for emerging book authors: October 2025

Visit your local bookshop, reach out to them online, tell them about your book and triple-check that your publisher has made it available for them to sell, says Maame Blue 👇 #BookSky

New releases! Which one would you pick? 😍

We have a brilliant #GIVEAWAY! ✨

#WIN a copy of THE DRIFT by Susannah Wise in our #giveaway to celebrate the publication month of this fantastic book!

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Networking Drinks at Frankfurt Book Fair 2025 sponsored by Libraro - Byte The Book Please join us for a drink and networking at the Lifestyle Bar at the Maritim Hotel (next to Frankfurt Messe).  This event will be co-hosted by Byte the Book's Founder Justine Solomons and James Wills...

Join us this Thursday, 16th October 2025 for a drink and networking at the Lifestyle Bar at the Maritim Hotel. This event will be co-hosted by our Founder Justine Solomons & James Wills, MD of Watson, Little ltd 🥂

Thank you to Libraro for sponsoring these drinks.

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Author Mindset Surgery with Kelly Weekes - October 2025 - Byte The Book Are you feeling a bit stuck? Are your confidence levels dwindling? Does your inner critic keep telling you you can’t do this? That you’re not cut out to be a writer? Do you find yourself out of motiva...

Book your place for our Author Mindset Surgery with @kellyweekes.bsky.social happening on MONDAY 6th OCTOBER!

Spaces are limited! All attendees go away with ideas, advice and guidance on how to push forward with their goals with Kelly’s support ✨

FOR MEMBERS ONLY:
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We are delighted to reveal the #BookerPrize2025 shortlist – six books that ‘are all brilliantly written and brilliantly human’.

➡️ Discover the full list: thebookerprizes.com/bp2025

‘So you’re on a desert island and you can only take one book-‘

… No thank you.