Paula Hawkins To Headline Crime Story 2016
The number one bestselling writer, Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the Train, will headline this year’s Crime Story festival. Crime Story is an…
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Getting found in translation
In 2015 there was a much needed push for works in translation. In October Amazon announced it was making a $10m (£6.5m) investment in AmazonCrossing…
So what makes graphic novels so great?
When I think of graphic novels I think of beautifully complex graphic illustrations, intricately designed artwork full of exuberating colour and detail that takes the…
Seven tips for powering through permissions
After spending the past few months sourcing over 90 works of fiction, non-fiction and art for inclusion in Wellcome Collection’s new anthology, States of Mind:…
Visual trends predictions for 2016
They are to images what meteorologists are to weather. As part of the world’s leading visual media company, a global team of creative researchers and…
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.
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…
