Moving knowledge and learning forward at the London Book Fair 2025

Last week, we once again attended the London Book Fair, the international trade fair that brings together the publishing community to meet and connect with contributors, industry leaders, and fellow professionals from across all aspects of publishing.

Our colleagues from across OUP connected with customers and partners who had travelled to the Fair from around the world, taking the opportunity to discuss their evolving needs and the ways that we can support them to move knowledge and learning forward together.

Connecting with our diverse communities 

Our exhibition stand showcased the depth and breadth of our publishing offer across academic, research, education, and assessment, and played host to a wide variety of meetings and events. Discussions ranged from editorial and production to marketing and international rights, including many valuable face-to-face meetings with our English Language Teaching customers and partners who had travelled from across continents to experience the Fair.

After the first day of the Book Fair, our Oxford Children’s team hosted a drinks reception at our stand, inviting many of our authors, illustrators, agents, booksellers, and industry partners to join us for an afternoon of connection and celebration. 

We also announced Wiska Wildflower, a brand-new Oxford Children’s series from Harriet Muncaster coming later this year. The author is hugely popular for her Isadora Moon series, which has sold over 5 million copies worldwide and each year is marked by children, parents, and schools on our dedicated Isadora Moon Day. We were pleased to be joined by Harriet and many of our celebrated authors at the Fair.

Sharing our expertise and insights 

Experts from our Academic division were invited to take part in key panel discussions on day two of the Book Fair. 

John Campbell, Product Strategy Director, took part in a panel discussion on ‘Navigating the Future of Publishing: Strategies for Community, Technology, and Compliance’. In his presentation, John shared how core principles—such as our strong portfolio and leading authors, trust and quality, and a focus on impact and value—are and will continue to be at the heart of what we do.

Julia McDonnell, Director of Journals Product, joined a panel on research integrity, exploring the current challenges that academic and professional publishers face, and the best measures we can take to solving them. 

We thank our international colleagues, customers, and partners for joining us for another packed and productive London Book Fair with so many important discussions taking place, and we look forward to continuing our work together.