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    Diversity in Action: Interview with Leonie Annor-Owiredu

    Following our interview with Jaheed Hussain, which sprang from a recent article in DesignWeek, entitled ‘Can the design industry’s diversity problem be fixed?’, we approached Leonie…

    Leonie Annor-Owiredu December 4, 2020
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    Creating a community for creatives of colour: Interview with Jaheed Hussain, founder of Fuse

    After reading a recent article in DesignWeek, entitled ‘Can the design industry’s diversity problem be fixed?’, we approached Jaheed Hussain, who contributed to that piece,…

    Jaheed Hussain November 30, 2020

    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…

    Abiola Bello and Helen Lewis October 14, 2020
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    The art of the anthology: interview with Monstrous Regiment Publishing

    We first interviewed Lauren Nickodemus and Ellen Desmond of Monstrous Regiment Publishing two years ago about their use of crowdfunding to support their first book,…

    Lauren Nickodemus and Ellen Desmond April 27, 2020
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    Interview with a literary agent: Sebastian Ritscher of Mohrbooks

    The annual cycle of international book fairs has been disrupted by the COVID-19 outbreak, but the business of publishing is continuing, as we all look…

    Sebastian Ritscher March 16, 2020
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    A typesetting goldmine: Peter Kahrel’s online repository of free scripts

    At first glance, it may not look like much—but Peter Kahrel’s extensive online repository of free scripts is an essential resource for anyone who works…

    Peter Kahrel February 24, 2020

    Cover designer interview: Anna Woodbine of The Woodbine Workshop

    Anna Woodbine is an independent book designer and illustrator, based in the hills near Bath. She works on all sorts of book covers from children’s…

    Anna Woodbine October 28, 2019
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    Season of pumpkins, ghosts and… books? How Orentober made autumn bookish again

    Karen Sullivan is the founder of the independent publisher Orenda Books (and Orentober!). Karen moved to the UK from Canada at the age of 21 and worked…

    Karen Sullivan October 28, 2019
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    Get ready for the Day of Code 2019: interview with John Pettigrew

    On Friday 22 November 2019, before this year’s Futurebook conference, 40 delegates from across the publishing industry will attend the very first Day of Code…

    John Pettigrew September 30, 2019
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    Language barriers: navigating the world of publishing jargon

    In the BookMachine Editorial Board, we’ve been discussing the barriers that prevent people getting into the publishing industry. One of the factors that keep outsiders…

    Jenny Knight September 24, 2019
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    Something old, something new: the story behind Audible’s Hag podcast

    In this interview, Harriet Poland of Audible describes the genesis of the Hag podcast, which will be launching on 29th August.

    Harriet Poland August 5, 2019
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    A million downloads and counting: Beyond the Book podcast

    In this interview, Christopher Kenneally of the Copyright Clearance Center takes us behind the scenes of the Beyond the Book podcast, which has been broadcasting…

    Christopher Kenneally July 27, 2019
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    Hatching a brand-new bookshop: interview with Pigeon Books

    Melissa J. Davies describes the origin story of Pigeon Books, currently Southsea’s tiniest bookshop. It’s a pop-up shop at the moment, and hopes to have…

    Melissa J. Davies July 26, 2019
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    Velocity Press: interview with founder Colin Steven

    Whatever else 2019 is offering us, one thing is certain: this is a great era for small-but-powerful publishing startups. In this interview, we meet Colin…

    Colin Steven June 24, 2019

    2017 in review: Interview with Holly Harley

    Holly Harley is a senior editor at Weidenfeld & Nicolson, where she works on literary non-fiction including history, science, memoir and current affairs. She joined…

    Norah Myers December 2, 2017
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