Kim Gordon memoir gets release date, cover
Little over a year ago we reported that Kim Gordon – co-founder of Sonic Youth, visual artist, feminist hero – was to release a memoir…
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Patrick Modiano wins Nobel Prize for Literature
This year’s Nobel Prize for Literature has been awarded to Patrick Modiano. The 69 year old Frenchman was recognised ‘for the art of memory with…
5 questions for author Emlyn Rees [INTERVIEW]
Host of November’s BookMachine Brighton, Sarah Juckes, talks to speaker on the night Emlyn Rees, a fiction and non-fiction author, editor and director of the…
Women lead the field in 2014 Saltire Award shortlists
The shortlists for this year’s Saltire Literary Awards – widely held to be among the most prestigious literary prizes in Scotland – were revealed this…
Social Media at Getty Images
This is a guest post from Toby Hopkins, Senior Account Manager at Getty Images (sponsor of next month’s BookMachine London). “Does Getty Images have a…
2014 Forward Prizes awarded
Ahead of this year’s National Poetry Day (happening this Thursday, 2 October), the Forward Arts Foundation has awarded its annual prizes for poetry. Regarded, in…
Faber launching Modern Classics line in 2015
Early next year Faber will reissue several titles from throughout its 85 year history as part of its new Modern Classics line. Focusing on work…
On-screen proofing comes of age
This is a guest post from John Pettigrew, CEO of FutureProofs. At Futureproofs we’ve spent the past year creating a solution to a problem that…
Amazon brings Kindle Unlimited to UK
In what’s turning out to be quite the week for internet-based publishing innovations, Amazon has brought its Kindle Unlimited service to British shores. The subscription…
Advance Editions puts final draft in readers’ hands
This week sees the launch of Advance Editions, a platform for crowdsourced editing allowing readers early access to soon-to-be-published books in the hope that they’ll…
Tips on Interviews Using Video and Web Conferencing
More and more, interview via web or video conferencing is becoming commonplace for publishing managers to screen applicants for positions their companies have openings for.…
Independent Publishing: Scottish Literature and the Referendum [ESSAY]
In this essay, BookMachine contributor, Glasgow native and holder of two hitherto useless degrees in Scottish Literature Chris Ward attempts to explain some of the…
Publishing Deconstructed with CompletelyNovel in Brighton [EVENT]
This is a guest post from Sarah Juckes, who is the Communications Manager for CompletelyNovel.com. She works with partners and authors to create exciting opportunities…
Finding gold in the backlist
Many will know I have an unashamed love for Haruki Murakami. So when I heard that his debut work, which is almost impossible to find…
Man Booker Prize reveals 2014 shortlist
Having unveiled its 13-strong longlist in July, the Man Booker Prize today revealed the six books that survived the cut and made this year’s shortlist…
