A must-have collector’s keepsake for bookworms everywhere and the ideal gift for every book lover.
 
Exclusive interviews, features and Q&A with 22 best-selling authors
 
Behind the scenes: the agent, the editor, the publicist, the cover designer, the independent publisher.
 
Over 150 book recommendations and gifting ideas.
 
PLUS!
Your essential desk diary for 2026 – the year ahead spread, month at a glance, page per week, filled with quotations from authors throughout history.

Plenty of pages for YOU – what you are reading, your To Be Read list, books you’re giving, books on your wish list.
 
Space for your own notes, quotes and anecdotes and extra pages for you, because sometimes it’s good just to write things down.
 
Fully illustrated, full colour hardback, 210 mm x 210 mm, 192 pages, with a ribbon marker too.
 
A donation to BookTrust from every copy sold.