London Book Fair says Fair-well to Earls Court
As many of you already know, this is the last time the Earls Court Exhibition Centre is hosting the London Book Fair (the LBF)! If…
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Russell Brand rewriting fairy tales for Canongate
Though initially thought by some to be an April Fool’s prank, due to its appearance on YouTube on 1 April, a repost by Canongate’s YouTube…
Faber Social publishing Can biography in 2016
On the heels of the announcement that Scritti Politti’s Green Gartside would be taking over from Andrew Weatherall as its artist in residence, Faber Social…
BookMachine’s blook: the project and the process
So, you may have heard, BookMachine have teamed up with Kingston University Press to publish a collection of blog posts. It’s called Snapshots: Bookmachine on…
A new Youtube channel to demystify the publishing business
One of the things that constantly crops up when I talk to writers – and I talk to a lot of writers – is that…
Faber Social names Green Gartside as new artist in residence
Last March, Faber Social – Faber and Faber’s publishing and events arm – appointed storied producer and DJ Andrew Weatherall as its inaugural artist in…
Joining the dots in publishing: the story of BookMachine.me
Gavin, Laura and I started developing BookMachine.me in the winter of 2012. This was a period in my professional career when my startup Themeefy had…
Outrage grows as Ministry of Justice bans delivery of books to prisons
Anger is growing over Conservative Justice Secretary Chris Grayling’s decision to prevent prisoners from receiving books sent to prisons by family and friends. Under rules…
Pictures emerge of David Foster Wallace biopic you forgot was happening
Back in December, a couple of weeks before Christmas, news emerged that Jason Segel would star as the late David Foster Wallace – the revered…
Off the shelf and behind the cupboard…
If it wasn’t enough trying to write a book and/or getting it onto peoples bookshelves, now we’re being told how we might need to cull…
The Independent stops reviewing gender-specific kids’ books
In an editorial published yesterday, The Independent on Sunday’s literary editor Katy Guest outlined the manifold problems – artistic, societal and commercial – inherent in…
Magnetic Fields’ Stephin Merritt to publish book of poetry
Today in ‘yeah, that sounds about right’: Stephin Merritt, the synth-pop Sondheim frontman of The Magnetic Fields, The Gothic Archies, Future Bible Heroes and The…
Cargo appoints new MDs, Chairman
Independent Glasgow publisher Cargo has announced several changes to its board, effective immediately. Mark Buckland, who founded the company in 2009, has stepped down from…
John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats has written a novel
Fans of American indie stalwarts The Mountain Goats already know that frontman John Darnielle is one of that country’s finest lyricists, unfolding songs that more…
Tickets now on sale for Glasgow’s Aye Write! festival
In news we would have covered last week were we not recovering from dental surgery and as such too hopped up on goofballs to string…
