LBF 2026 Rights Roundup: 33,000 Visitors, US Publishers Splashing Cash on Solutions Nonfiction

The London Book Fair 2026 closed with 33,000 visitors — its strongest attendance in years — and a market characterised by aggressive US acquisition spending driven by a strengthening dollar. Publishing Perspectives' spring rights roundup finds publishers prioritising 'solutions-based' nonfiction and escapist fiction, while the fair itself made history as the final edition at the Kensington Olympia venue before its 2027 move to ExCeL London.