Got a million questions to ask about publishing your book but don't know who to ask? Register for Ask the Publishers Live: a monthly Zoom Q&A led by editors and agents. Register FOR FREE here: literarynatives.com/event-details/…

📢ATTENTION!📢 Only TWO days left to apply to our mentorship scheme! New writers with unfinished manuscripts are welcome, and each mentee is guaranteed agency representation! Read more here: madeleinemilburn.co.uk/mentorship/ #MMMentorship

All British Kidlit authors, if your book has been illustrated by an illustrator of colour, please give us a tag and we will ensure it gets added into our Illustrator Bookshelf here. uk.bookshop.org/lists/british-… - we need to showcase more of this amazing talent! Please RT!

"To encounter Warsan’s work is an unforgettable experience; she writes with sharpness and tenderness and intimacy", @warsan_shire's debut poetry collection, Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head to publish with Chatto&Windus and flipped eye publishing: bit.ly/3x94LeX

Finally. Oct 28th 2021. Pre-orders very welcome. foyles.co.uk/witem/fiction-…

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we need more south asian diaspora stories that aren't by american, canadian or british authors. there are so many south asian tales from the rest of europe, middle-east, australia, east + south-east asia, and africa waiting to be told —let's seek those experiences, those writers.

July Book Talk choices are here! Thanks to a kind donation we've got copies of The Fortune Men by Nadifa Mohamed. Grateful to Newham Bookshop and Penguin Random House 🐧🏠📚 for making this possible. The Vanishing Half is our other July choice... what a pair! prisonreadinggroups.org.uk/our-reading-gr…

We have some brilliant news at The Bookseller, as we're running a new monthly preview on books by underrepresented authors, including Black, Asian and minority ethnic, LGBTQ+, disabled, and working-class writers, curated by the incredible hercules mulligan! bit.ly/36cQ3aS

Literary Natives Danielle Super insightful and generous -- huge thanks to all!

It was a great evening. Thank you for organising and to Danielle and Amanda for clarifying so much about the publishing industry

Yesterday, flash floods took over our bookshop basement, damaging hundreds of books. If you are able to help via our crowdfunder, or to spread the word about our emergency appeal, we would hugely appreciate any support that you can give at this time. bit.ly/3ASUjL3

“and I cried. for myself. for this woman talkin’ about love. for all the women who have ever stretched their bodies out anticipating civilization and finding ruins.” — sonia sanchez, “just don’t never give up on love” jstor.org/stable/2930685

A bad twitter day for me is when book folk come across as awful snobs. Happens too often. It's exactly why people don't engage with the world of books. No matter what the issue is, books are for everyone. Bookshops should be places that welcome debate and dialogue.

We're currently seeking traditionally published authors and illustrators to serve as mentors for the 2024 year! WNDB mentors are paid a stipend of $1,000 and work one-on-one with an unpublished writer or illustrator for the entire year (January-December 2024). Details below (🧵):