On publishing Joe Wicks’ Lean in 15: Carole Tonkinson interview
Carole Tonkinson is the founder of Bluebird and publisher of the record-breaking Number One bestseller Lean in 15 by Joe Wicks, The Body Coach. Here…
How we chose a book for KU Big Read
This is a guest post by Alison Baverstock, Associate Professor and Lecturer on the Kington Publishing MA. Along with a team of students, Alison co-ordinated the…
The Lie Tree wins Costa Book of the Year 2015: Frances Hardinge interview
Frances Hardinge’s The Lie Tree is winner of the Costa Book of Year 2015 award. Here Laura Summers interviews Frances on the book and being a writer.
Juliet Mushens wins BookMachine blogger award 2015
Publishing folks all over the world have taken to sharing their knowledge with others on the BookMachine blog – from India to Spain and over…
Getty Images are all over new publishing channel
January saw the launch of “BookMachine channels” – a place for publishing professionals to head for the very latest information about book design, publicity, editorial…
Designing book covers for a series: Stuart Bache interview
Stuart Bache is Art Director of Books Covered, a design agency for publishers, independent authors and literary agents. Here Norah Myers interviews him on designing book…
Bootstrapping your book
There are basically three ways to start a business. You can use your own private fortune, you can pitch to investors for funding, or you…
Why design matters: Collaborating with your designers
For many, design can be seen as a luxury – particularly for publishers who are finding it hard to maintain profit margins. Design for us…
Writing on the outside: Maximising the function of cover text
While the author is best placed to write the cover content, it’s the designer’s job to maximise its effect. This collaboration works better when the…
Colouring-in books: not the novel idea now
Returning from the Christmas holidays it seemed as if the whole of twitter and his dog had a shiny new adult colouring-in book except for…
2015 Costa Book of the Year winner announced
News is just in that The Lie Tree, a Victorian murder mystery by Young Adult fiction and children’s author Frances Hardinge, has been named the…
On audio books and their future: Ali Muirden interview
Ali Muirden divides her time between running her own digital publishing company, Creative Content and working on a freelance and consultancy basis for her publishing…
Reading via Snapchat? Social media updates you need to know
Social media is always evolving, and that’s why I like it. If you don’t keep up with the latest updates, you’ll get mired in old…
William Hill Releases Closing Odds For Costa Book Of The Year
The Costa Book Award is the only major UK book prize open solely to authors resident in the UK and Ireland. The top prize is…
Look who has been promoted at Sphere!
Both Lucy Malagoni and Manpreet Grewal have been promoted, in a move that recognises their brilliant work at Sphere. Lucy Malagoni is promoted to Editorial…
