The Bookseller’s Autumn/Winter 2025 Buyer’s Guides were recently released and we are delighted to see so many client titles featured!
In the Children’s Buyer’s Guides, we were thrilled that THE SOCIETY OF FREE SPIRITS: A GRAVE INHERITANCE (Hodder Children’s) by Felicity Epps, MY NAME IS JODIE JONES (David Fickling Books) by Emma Shevah and PADDINGTON’S TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS (HarperCollins) by Michael Bond and Karen Jankel were all featured as highlights of the season!
The Picture Books category featured THE COMING OF THE IRON MAN (Faber) illustrated by Mini Grey as well as TEN LITTLE FAIRIES and the board book edition of TEN LITTLE PUMPKINS (Hachette) illustrated by Simon Rickerty. The paperback edition of PADDINGTON’S TRICK OR TREAT (HarperCollins) was mentioned in the Characters section.
In Fiction titles for 5-7yrs were the Puffin 85th Anniversary edition of Malorie Blackman’s PIG-HEART BOY along with the paperback, prose edition of PETER PAN (Nosy Crow) illustrated by Sarah Warburton. For readers 7-9 years, THE ACCIDENTAL VIKINGS (Barrington Stoke) by Karen McCombie received a mention.
Karen also had a nod in the 9-12yrs section with her upcoming book MY FAMILY THE ENEMY (Bloomsbury) in addition to the paperback editions of PEREGRINE QUINN AND THE MASK OF CHAOS (Piccadilly Press) by Ash Bond, THE TAMING OF THE CAT (Faber) by Helen Cooper and SPROUTS (Bloomsbury), illustrated by Sarah Warburton.
MY NAME IS JODIE JONES and A GRAVE INHERITANCE got another mention in the Fiction 12-16 yrs category along with the as-yet-untitled sequel to Harry Trevaldywn’s THE ROMANTIC TRAGEDIES OF A DRAMA KING (First Ink). Simon Rickerty got another mention in the Novelty section for the FIVE LITTLE SPROUTS lift-the-flap board book.
We were also delighted to see Finn Longman get a mention in the Fiction Buyer’s Guide for their adult novel THE WOLF AND HIS KING (Gollancz), publishing November 2025.
