Welcome to the stage: BookMachine’s first Clubhouse event
Yesterday we hosted our first book publishing event on Clubhouse. I’m not going to delve into what this brilliant audio-only new social media app is.…
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Black History Month UK: An interview with Abiola Bello and Helen Lewis
To mark Black History Month in October here in the UK, we chatted to publishing and entrepreneur extraordinaries Abiola Bello and Helen Lewis, founders of Hashtag…
Pluto Press to shut office for the International Women’s Strike!
Emily Orford is Marketing Manager at Pluto Press, an independent publisher of radical, non-fiction books. Having been active in UK radical politics from the age…
Only connect: The publisher’s role in helping ideas spread
Nigel Wilcockson, head of Random House Business Books, recognizes three categories of business books: ‘There is the management strategy book, which is what people think…
Lincoln in the Bardo wins 2017 Man Booker Prize
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders has been named winner of the 2017 Man Booker Prize for Fiction. Lincoln in the Bardo is the…
Translation tips for beginners
Have you ever heard the term “lost in translation”? What this commonly used phrase essentially means is that there aren’t specific words to describe the…
Google Analytics for publishers: What should you focus on?
If you are writing and managing a blog or website, you really need to get friendly with Google Analytics. Yes it can be a little…
Man Booker Prize announces 2017 shortlist
Paul Auster, Emily Fridlund, Mohsin Hamid, Fiona Mozley, George Saunders and Ali Smith have just been announced as the six shortlisted authors for the 2017…
We really need diverse books
Typically, when I tell someone I work at the Feminist Press one of two things usually happens. People either share all of their (usually negative)…
#imaginepeace picture book launch with messages from around the world
imaginepeacebook.com is a new website celebrating the publication of IMAGINE, the first picture book set to John Lennon’s iconic lyrics paired with illustrations by award-winning artist…
A long-term approach to working with book bloggers [Winning blog idea July]
Each month BookMachine offers a community member, with great ideas, the chance to write on the site. July’s joint winner (with Richard McCartney’s piece), was Dawn…
Diversity Focused Independent Publishing House launched today
3 of Cups Press is a new independent micropublisher, launched to promote and champion marginalised and minority voices otherwise unheard in mainstream publishing.Their first book, On…
Scottish Friendly Book Tour: an inspiring idea
Poet Theresa Munoz visited 10 secondary schools in Teesside last week as part of the Scottish Friendly Children’s Book Tour.
InDesign for publishers: Annette Peppis interview
Ahead of the upcoming training courses InDesign and Photoshop for publishers, BookMachine are running a series of interviews with industry professionals to understand how they use the tools at…
How to network when you’re naturally shy
Networking is crucial in business. But what happens when you’re shy or feel overwhelmed at big events with new people? Stephanie Cox shares some valuable…
