On being a Literary and Digital Consultant: Philippa Donovan interview
Philippa Donovan is an experienced Literary and Digital Consultant, who has been running Smart Quill Editorial for over 4 years. Here Norah Myers interviews Philipppa…
Reading For Pleasure Builds Empathy And Improves Well Being, New Research Finds
A recent report, carried out by The Reading Agency shows a positive correlation between reading for pleasure and increased empathy and improved relationships with others.…
On being an editor and publicist: Sam Eades interview
Sam Eades spent eight years as a publicist working for Transworld, Headline and Pan Macmillan on authors including Neil Gaiman, Judy Blume, Jessie Burton and…
On launching Books On The Underground: Hollie Belton interview
You just finished that amazing book you’ve been reading, and you want to share it with the world? Well that’s what Hollie Belton wanted to…
Picturing the future of the book
This is a guest post from Alison Jones. Alison is a business and executive coach, content consultant and publisher. After a 23-year career in trade…
Francesca Best Moves To Transworld
Francesca Best is to join Transworld as a senior commissioning editor for the women’s fiction team. Best has been at Hodder & Stoughton for eight…
On being an Editorial Consultant: Cressida Downing interview
Cressida Downing has worked in bookselling and publishing for over twenty years. She started at Waterstones in Hampstead and then moved into publishing working at…
How Video Collaboration Can Help Your Organization?
Collaboration is one of the most important parts of remaining viable in business, regardless of what your industry is. Creativity and people power is what…
Bookmate competition to win 500,000 books
The problem today is that people have no time to read. We also spend more and more time on our phones for entertainment, news, emails,…
Where are the skills gaps in the publishing industry?
As Publisher Relations Executive (Trade / International) at The Publishers Association, Seonaid MacLeod is an expert at advising on a wide range of publishing industry…
New Partnerships launch for BookMachine Members
The idea behind BookMachine membership is to offer you something you can dip in and out of throughout your publishing career, whether you want to…
On being a literary agent and freelance editor: Julie Crisp interview
Julie Crisp is a literary agent, freelance editor and script doctor after having most recently been an editorial director for fiction at Pan Macmillan UK…
Longlist unveiled for 2015 Man Booker Prize
The initial round of nominees for this year’s Man Booker Prize has been revealed with the unveiling of the 13-strong longlist. Now, for the second…
Authors marketing themselves online: the components of a strategy
Mike Shatzkin has been in publishing since 1962. Since 1979, Mike has been an independent consultant (The Idea Logical Company) with clients that have included…
Bloody Scotland Crime Book of the Year shortlist revealed
Crime fiction festival Bloody Scotland has revealed the shortlist for its annual book of the year award, recognising excellence in Scottish crime writing. Drawn from…
