For anyone in publishing looking for a friendly, relaxed evening where you can talk to a huge range of people about books, digital publishing, politics, haircuts, music or anything you may choose to elaborate on this is the place to be. I will certainly be attending the next event and you might find you’re missing out a bit if you’re not. Sam Coleman, Atwood Tate (publishing recruitment)

[Bookmachine is] … quite possibly the best thing to happen to networking events in a very long time.‘Nick Coveney, SYP Marketing maestro

BookMachine is a fantastic way of meeting like-minded people, but without the feeling that you have to network. There’s no cliques, no pressure, and you just end up talking to interesting people purely by chance. Elizabeth Warren, subject editor, Hodder Education

There are a lot of things you expect from publishing events, BookMachine delivers only the best bits. New to this event, I anticipated a low-key affair. I got the shock of my life when I arrived to see the venue swamped by their popularity, with scores of their loyal devotees talking, laughing and drinking like it was doomsday’s last orders. Lisa Goll, host of London Writers’ Cafe

BookMachine is born from a desire to drink and talk to people that have similar interests without feeling pressured to fling business cards into every available silence, I braved last week’s London event stag. As always, it was a great mix of friendly chat, interesting people and well earned mid-week beers, and left me feeling more like the inventor of some kind of amazing robot. Felice Howden, Writer and digital media assistant at OUP

This was a truly enjoyable night thanks to the incredible warmth and variety of the people I met. To all the BookMachine virgins out there: go on, make the jump, you won’t regret it and see you at the next event! Fabienne Emue, author and publisher for Ray Parnac