Category: UK
UK Comics Are Booming. So Why Does The Creatives Camp Want a Bailout?
The UK comics market hit record sales of £78.7m in 2025. So why does the Comics Creators Report 2026 read like a sector in crisis? Mark Williams examines the assumptions.
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HarperCollins and the Reading Crisis. Identify the Real Culprit. Blame the Parents. Sell More Phonics Books
HarperCollins named the reading-for-pleasure paradox — then sold parents the phonics workbooks causing it. Publishing’s biggest conflict of interest, examined.
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Hachette UK Acquires Kogan Page, Becoming Second-Largest UK Business Publisher
Hachette UK acquires Kogan Page, adding 1,000 titles and becoming the UK’s second-largest business publisher while preserving its imprint identity intact.
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Transworld Launches 3AM Books as PRH (Finally) Enters Dedicated Horror Publishing
Transworld launches 3AM Books, PRH’s first horror imprint, tapping booming demand, genre diversity and digital fan communities.
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Netflix, Manga, AI and the Publishing Industry’s Ministry of Truth
From comics to Netflix to AI: how publishing’s cycle of panic and embrace tells us everything about the industry’s future. A TNPS deep-dive.
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UK – Edinburgh University Press Acquires Agenda Publishing, And I’m Excited
EUP acquires Agenda Publishing, strengthening its academic portfolio in economics and politics. A strategic move for the award-winning Scottish university press.
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A UK Breakthrough for Finland’s Audio Drama
Finnish writers’ BBC Radio 4 commission signals growing appetite for cross-border audio drama co-productions in global publishing.
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When Thad McIlroy’s Hamsters Finally Stop Running, What Happens Next?
LBF 2026 was AI’s quietest year yet. Thad McIlroy asked what if none of this matters. A Gambian classroom and a pandemic suggest he’s closer than he knows.
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Elliott Advances IPO Plans for Barnes & Noble and Waterstones
Elliott Management advances plans for multibillion-pound IPO of Barnes & Noble and Waterstones, with London listing favoured and bank appointments expected early 2026.
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Voices of Today: New Prize Elevates Chinese Literary Translation
New Voices of Today Literary Translation Award offers £1,500 prize for Chinese-to-English translators. Free entry, closes 19 April 2026. Judges include Nicky Harman.
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UK Government Partners With AI: Throws Dan Conway And Publishers Association Under A Bus
UK government AI partnerships with Meta and Anthropic signal decisive shift away from Publishers Association’s restrictive copyright agenda towards innovation.
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UK Publishers Association Demands Geo-blocking of Oak Academy Amid New Export Strategy
The Publishers Association backs the UK’s new £40bn education export strategy but demands Oak National Academy be geo-blocked to protect commercial interests.
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