Tips for managing virtual meetings and events
How do you make meaningful communication happen in virtual meetings? How can book launches and book fairs bring people together without the real-world behaviour which…
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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…
LBF2020: How will Rights business carry on without the Fair?
This morning, at long last, Reed Exhibitions announced the cancellation of this year’s London Book Fair. Publishing Twitter could finally stop refreshing for updates while,…
7 little things your rights colleagues wish you knew
We Rights people often feel a little like a cult – a little misunderstood, or perhaps ‘Publishing’s best-kept secret’! It’s an exciting, fast-changing, and often…
March is Rights Month on BookMachine: What is happening?
During Rights Month we will zoom in on buying and selling rights. If you are keen to take the next steps in your career in rights, or are…
Self-publishing audiobooks with Kobo Writing Life: Interview with Nick Coveney
Before we start talking about audiobooks, can you give us a quick intro to Kobo Writing Life? Launched in 2012, Kobo Writing Life is a…
Building Skills and Confidence in Editing: How skills training programmes can support a more diverse editorial workforce
In 2018, The Literary Consultancy offered a pilot initiative for aspiring editors, with three short seminars giving an introduction to the basics of copy-editing, proofreading…
Can design thinking transform your publishing strategy?
Wednesday 13 November saw another packed house at the Century Club in London, for the last BookMachine Unplugged event of 2019. Hosted by BookMachine Editorial…
Diversity and Inclusion: Empower your Employees
Cassie Jane Buckley is Diversity and Inclusion Executive at Oxford University Press. In this article she reflects on her work and career development in diversity…
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…
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…
