BookMachine Oxford – a word from this week’s sponsors [REVIEW]
BookMachine Oxford on Wednesday night was hosted by Sophie Goldsworthy of Oxford University Press and sponsored by HL Studios. This is a guest post…
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EL James wins all the things
Big week this week for EL James (when is it not?): after being named ‘publishing person of the year‘ by Publishers Weekly last Friday –…
5 Questions for Stacy Abrams [INTERVIEW]
In the run up to BookMachine New York, we’re running a set of interviews with publishing professionals connected to the City, with an interesting story…
Everyone thrilled by commission of Casual Vacancy adaptation
In a startling break from its usual cycle of Dickens-Austen-Brontë adaptations, BBC One has announced plans to translate J.K. Rowling’s post-Potter bestseller The Casual Vacancy…
4 Questions for Robert Weisser, Editorial & Production Manager in NYC [INTERVIEW]
Robert Weisser has been in the publishing business since 1976. He’s witnessed huge changes in the industry, from the first DTP computers to where we…
Archway ‘self publishing service’ welcomed by no authors anywhere. Ever.
Last week, Simon and Schuster US announced the new publishing ‘service’, Archway, which, for a fee of between $1,599 and $24,999, offers help to authors wanting…
The Write Lines: How to market your book [PODCAST]
Sue Cook talks to Dr Alison Baverstock (author, publishing expert and university tutor), Catherine Ryan Howard (successful self-published author) and Jane Wenham-Jones (fiction and non-fiction…
Dinosaur Comics’ Ryan North Kickstarts Hamlet project
Hey publishers: I think I’ve got this whole ‘how to be a success in the digital age’ thing all figured out. It’s pretty simple, actually:…
The Write Lines: How to build a career and profile as a writer [PODCAST]
Sue Cook talks to Julie Cohen (novelist, tutor), Sue Moorcroft (novelist, short story writer, tutor) and Nicola Morgan (fiction for children/YA and non-fiction for adults,…
Claims arise of deletion of words from OED
Everyone has certain words that they wish could just be erased from the collective vocabulary. If you’d asked me at any point from the early…
The Write Lines: Ebook publishing and getting a traditional book deal [PODCAST]
Sue Cook talks to Mark Edwards (Catch your Death, Killing Cupid), Roz Morris (My Memories of a Future Life) and Mel Sherratt (Taunting the Dead,…
An intro to The Write Lines podcast [PREVIEW]
This week on BookMachine we’re featuring a series of three podcasts from Sue Cook and Ian Skillicorn called The Write Lines. This is a guest…
Chair of Booker 2013 judging panel announced
If you’re the kind of person who regularly expresses exasperation that supermarkets are covered in Christmas decorations and it’s not even December yet, maybe stop…
Stephen King’s stage musical is coming, has a soundtrack
If 2013 is the year that Stephen King finally delivers on all his previously made promises, it’s also shaping up to be the year that…
National Book Award nominations announced
Potentially ending our long national nightmare of not having heard Lorraine Kelly read aloud from Fifty Shades of Grey, the nominees have been revealed for…
