BookMachine February Wrap: Publishing stories from around the web
This month in publishing, booksellers have taken the spotlight, with Waterstones announcing their first year of profit since the 2008 financial crash. In fact, Bookstore…
Why we ask readers to choose the novels we publish
Yvonne Barlow is the publisher of Hookline Books, they take submissions only from students and graduates of MA writing courses and put the work before…
Jonny Geller wins BookMachine blogger award 2016
The BookMachine blogging awards are run annually using Google analytics to pick the most viewed blog posts of the year. BookMachine readers then vote for their…
Curtis Brown Creative writing school: Interview with Rufus Purdy
Curtis Brown Creative is the only writing school to be run by a literary agency, and offers selective novel-writing courses in London and online. Here,…
KU Big Read 2017 shortlist announced
Since 2015, Kingston University has given a book to every undergraduate and postgraduate student about to join the univeristy as part of the KU Big Read…
The relationship between author and publicist
Carys Bray is the author of a collection of short stories, Sweet Home, and two novels, A Song for Issy Bradley, which was shortlisted for…
The making of a unicorn (aka the ideal freelancer)
On Wednesday 15th February, Kathryn Munt, Astrid deRidder and Anna Faherty were in turns helpful, humorous and honest in their observations on outsourcing and freelancing. Astrid…
Building the book in public
For most publishers, the finished book is not just the main unit of currency but the single external output from the publishing process. Galleys or…
The Windham-Campbell Literature Prizes: Interview with Michael Kelleher
Many writers work other jobs in order to afford to write. The Windham-Campbell Literature Prizes are designed to give writers of all kinds the financial…
If books be the food of love, read on: Sharing books on Valentine’s Day
As the Book Bulletin online catalogue crowdfunding campaign for reading recommendations and gift suggestions comes to an end on International Book Giving Day (also known…
Essential Training Courses from £50
After launching the Indesign and Photoshop courses last month, our inbox has been pinging with people asking us to make them more in-depth and more…
What’s it like to be an Unbound author?
What’s it like to be an Unbound author? Norah Myers interviews Jennifer Pierce to find out. 1) What appealed to you most about working with…
Interview with literary agent Juliet Mushens
Juliet Mushens founded Caskie Mushens Ltd in 2017 with Robert Caskie, after stints at PFD, The Agency Group (where she headed the UK literary division),…
5 ideas to keep a freelance career interesting
In the run up to the next BookMachine event on Wednesday (15th), ‘Outsourcing Uncovered:Managing, inspiring and evaluating your out-of-house workforce‘, Liz Jones shares her top…
Interview with genre fiction crowdfunder Simon Spanton
Unbound recently hired Simon Spanton to help develop their genre fiction list. Norah Myers interviews Simon to find out why genre fiction is a good…
