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RT @TulipSiddiq: I was ridiculously excited to meet Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler at the @PublishersAssoc event in Parliament. Having…
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Thanks to @PublishersAssoc for hosting Gruffalo creators Julia Donaldson and Axel Schaeffler in parliament this week. Encouraging the enjoyment of reading is so important!
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Joanna Prior, CEO of Pan Macmillan and chair of the @Literacy_Trust called for “publishers, partners, charities and political support” for a “National Decade of Reading” at the Publishers Association’s (@PublishersAssoc) annual reception (8th September 2026). 👇 ebx.sh/hAZ9Y6
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A celebration of publishing and the National Year of Reading, and a Gruffalo drawn live by Axel Scheffler. Find out about this year's parliamentary reception: publishers.org.uk/national-y…
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📢Unwin Award Submissions open today!. Publishers looking to submit your authors: publishers.org.uk/our-work/t…
ALT The Unwin Award. Submissions now open. Closing 30 September 2026
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Which books are Parliamentarians recommending to their colleagues for their summer recess? Find out: publishers.org.uk/publicatio…
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'I will champion the power of books to make us feel like we belong, and shared stories as a tool for bringing people together'
Just announced, the 2026-28 Waterstones Children's Laureate, Patrice Lawrence!!! Find out more here: waterstones.com/waterstones-… 🎉
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The Publishers Association, alongside the @PPA_Live , the European Publishers Council and @BAbooksellers are calling on the UK government to engage with the EU to exempt books and other print products from the new EU customs duty for small packages. 👇👇
A group of leading book trade bodies is calling on the UK government to “urgently” engage with the EU to exempt books, journals, magazines and print media from new EU customs duty rules for small packages that came into effect on 1st July 2026 👇 ebx.sh/XgBIz3
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📢Good news! 📢
Our latest research shows a modest upturn in children and young people's reading engagement in 2026.
This is positive, but we must keep going to embed reading into their everyday lives.
Find out more about the work we're doing: literacytrust.org.uk/reading…
ALT Last year, reading enjoyment among children and young people hit a 20-year low. This year, there's an upturn for the first time in five years. Graph compares 2025 (when 32.7% of children enjoyed reading) and 2026 (now at 36.1%).
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Discover our latest industry statistics, in Publishing in 2025: publishers.org.uk/publicatio…
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Today our President, Rebecca Sinclair, gave evidence at the education select committee inquiry into reading for pleasure. Find out what was discussed: publishers.org.uk/publishers…
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Rebecca Sinclair, chief brand officer at @PenguinUKBooks, has been named president of the @PublishersAssoc, succeeding Mandy Hill, managing director of academic at Cambridge University Press & Assessment 👇 ebx.sh/aa0kaU
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This week, at our AGM Rebecca Sinclair, Chief Brand Officer at Penguin Random House became President of the Publishers Association for 26/27. Read her full speech: publishers.org.uk/president-…
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Last night, The Unwin Award, run by the Publishers Association, has announced Hannah Ritchie – bestselling author, researcher and editor – as the winner of the prize. Read more: publishers.org.uk/hannah-rit…
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Today, we join 10,000 authors & the wider publishing industry to protest the theft of books & content by tech companies to train AI models, & to urge the UK government to protect the future of publishing.
More: ww.dontstealthisbook.com
#DontStealThisBook
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.@PublishersAssoc has urged the government in a new AI report to rule out a copyright exception for AI to allow publishing to help the UK become an 'AI content superpower' 👇
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The UK is a content superpower. ⚡💡Our new report is the first comprehensive account of how books and journal publishers license content for use in AI.
Read more: publishers.org.uk/publishing…
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We've analysed over 46,500 stories submitted to the BBC 500 Words competition in 2025 by children aged 5-11 in the UK. 📝🤩
We're delighted to share our findings in the Oxford Children's BBC 500 Words Language Report! 🎉
🔗 ow.ly/nejP50YnW6V
@BBC_Teach #BBC500Words
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Today on Politics Home, our CEO Dan Conway explains why Oak is decimating investment in UK education at a time when it’s needed more than ever.➡️ Read Dan’s call for ministers to get a grip on the quango’s role in UK education before it’s too late here: politicshome.com/members/art…
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Absolutely delighted to win the best fiction/non fiction book at the Westminster Book Awards last night for my book The Football Battalions: The Elite Footballers Who Fought In The Great War. Huge shout out to team @bloomsbury and many thanks to the booksellers and @PublishersAssoc for organising
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