3 Lessons I learned from organising a publishing conference
This is a guest post from Serena Ugolini. Serena is currently a student of the MA Publishing at London College of Communication (University of the…
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Shortlist revealed for 2015 Walter Scott Prize
The Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction – which, just over a month ago, made its longlist public for the first time – has unveiled…
Elvis Costello memoir due in October from Penguin
Penguin has revealed that, on 13 October, it will publish a memoir by Elvis Costello (through its Blue Rider Press imprint) with the very Costellonian…
Eloise Millar of Galley Beggar Press on publishing awards
It seems to be Awards season at the minute with the Independent Publishing Awards (IPA) just finished and the Bookseller Industry Awards just around the…
How to become a better copywriter
This is a guest post from Andy Maslen. Andy is a copywriter by trade and Managing Director of Sunfish, a writing agency. He is the…
2015 Folio Prize goes to Akhil Sharma
This year’s Folio Prize has been awarded to Akhil Sharma for his novel Family Life. It’s a case of seconds for both prize and author…
Climbing out of the Buzzword Trap
This is a guest post from Jasmin Kirkbride. Jasmin is a regular blogger for BookMachine and Editorial Assistant at Periscope Books (part of Garnet Publishing).…
Four of the many things I learned while doing a Publishing Masters
This is a guest post from Sarah Blake. Sarah is a part-time librarian and current student on the Publishing Masters at City University. Relating all…
Eric Huang on ‘Is your brand as important as your product?’
Interested in finding out more about the Oxfordshire Publishing Group Summer Conference? We are – so in the run up to the event BookMachine is…
Two more Terry Pratchett novels set for posthumous publication
When Terry Pratchett died last week at the age of 66, he left behind a body of work that includes 40 novels set in his…
Five things they know about XML that you don’t
This is a guest post from Emily and Nic Gibson. They are both directors of Corbas Consulting Ltd and each have over 15 years’ publishing…
Sleater-Kinney’s Carrie Brownstein releasing memoir
It’s already been a big year for feminist musical icons in publishing, what with Kim Gordon’s recently released memoir Girl in a Band, Chrissie Hynde’s…
What I wish someone had told me about publishing
This is a guest post from Alice Murphy-Pyle. Alice is Marketing Manager at Transworld Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House. Follow her on Twitter…
BTBS supporting internships in the UK Book Trade
Getting a first job in publishing is extremely competitive, which means that employers are often able to offer internships as completely unpaid positions. Taking an…
Waterstones and HarperCollins partner for Killer Crime Festival
Starting tomorrow and running into Saturday (13 and 14 March), Waterstones and HarperCollins are partnering for the Killer Crime Festival, billed as the first virtual…
