Happy New Year everybody! I hope you all had a marvellous festive season and that 2018 has got off to a great start. It's certainly been busy this end already, and I'm very excited that on Monday 15th January, from 6.30-8pm, I'll be doing a live #SYPExpert webchat for The Society of Young Publishers [...]
Category: Publishing
Byte the Book panel: How are indie publishers shaking up the industry?
Wow, it's been a very busy couple of weeks! First, I am so thrilled to have given my very first lecture ever, to the lovely Creative Writing & Publishing MA students at City University. It was a glorious morning, and huge thanks to Patrick Brindle the programme director, for inviting me along. Second, I was [...]
The Kindle – 10 years of teaching us time travel
Last weekend, Kindle celebrated it's 10th anniversary (that's right, we've had a whole decade of eBooks now!) In honour of the occasion, I penned a little read-to-read opinion piece for BookBrunch that links together backlist, time travel, and the famous eReading device itself! Don't forget to click the link for the full FREE article... The [...]
BookMachine | The June 2017 Publishing News Wrap
Did I hear someone ask for some publishing news? Look no further, because it's time once again for my monthly publishing news wrap over on BookMachine! Follow the link here and at the end of the excerpt for full hyperlinks and article. This month in publishing, there has been much news from across the pond [...]
Reporting from Hay Festival 2017
As some of you may have gathered from social media, I've been busy-beeing away running the Hay Festival Twitter feed again this year. What a joy it's been too: so many insightful, thought-provoking ideas flying around. Amazing to be there to help celebrate 30 years of Hay - I'm totally exhausted and completely inspired! As [...]
BookMachine | The May Publishing Wrap
Roll up, roll up! It's time to hear about the biggest publishing news from around the web over the past month, with the BookMachine May Publishing Wrap! Big news from Amazon once again this month, as it hit an all-time high in the stock market and revenue from Q1 is up, prompting CEO Jeff Bezos [...]
The final BookBrunch interview: a celebration of reading with Damon Young
It seems fitting to end my collection of BookBrunch interviews over the last year with this blast of positivity and deep thought from author and philosopher Damon Young. Thank you so much to BookBrunch (Nick, Neill, David & Tobias in particular) for letting me launch this new column of the magazine over a year ago [...]
The Penultimate Trio of BookBrunch interviews
As you all know, I'm moving on from BookBrunch soon - but there's just time for three penultimate weekly interviews before the final one comes out next week! Celebrating elite achievement and great writing, with Andrew Kidd, co-founder of the Rathbones Folio Prize "It’s in service of the public, ultimately, of people to whom books [...]
Joining Endeavour Press
Yep, that's right, after a year and a half, over 1700 articles, more than 60 interviews, and literally hundreds of thousands of words, I've decided to move on from freelancing and from BookBrunch. As of Monday, I will be taking on the role of Publishing Director at Endeavour Press. To say I'm excited would be [...]
BookBrunch | Hot new American novelist Angie Thomas, author of bestseller The Hate U Give, on race, writing and resistance
Once in a while, a book comes along that totally blows your mind. The Hate U Give is one of those books and everyone should read it right now. Even better, the author Angie Thomas, is a total sweetheart, absolutely bursting with passion. Here's our chat - and you should totally check out the full article on [...]
BookMachine | April Wrap: Publishing stories from around the web
Here's your monthly summary of hot publishing news from around the interwebs! Don't forget, you can read the full article over on the BookMachine blog. This month in publishing news, there has been an unusual obsession with the smell of books. Not only did scientists pin-point that distinctive smell of second-hand bookshops, but the Guardian [...]
The BookBrunch Interview with Karen Sullivan from Orenda Books
This week's BookBrunch interview is with the lovely Karen Sullivan from Orenda Books - don't forget to click the link for the full article! Jasmin Kirkbride talks to Karen Sullivan of Orenda Books about the slush pile, the frisson of finding the right book, advances, and giving attention to everything on the list Two and [...]
Blazing the trail with BookBrunch
This week for the BookBrunch interview, I chatted with three of this year's Trailblazer Award winners, Anna Russo, Heather McDaid, and Željka Maroševic. Check out the excerpt below or follow this link for the full article. Two months on from the second annual Trailblazers Awards, organised by London Book Fair (LBF) and the Society of Young Publishers [...]
Publishing internationally, digitally and collaboratively with the BookBrunch interviews
Another trio of interviews for you from BookBrunch, and each one is a real treat for publishing enthusiasts. First, I caught up with Henry Rosenbloom from Scribe, who was so frustrated with the state of rights sales, he decided to expand his publishing house from down under to the UK. This is one publisher that's [...]
BookMachine | The March Wrap
It's the time of the month where I round up all the internet's top publishing stories and stick them in one place on the BookMachine blog for your perusal! Here's a sneak peek - don't forget to visit the BookMachine blog for more... The big news from March in UK publishing is obviously the London [...]
BookMachine | A tax on the precariat: what the 2017 budget means for the self-employed in publishing
When BookMachine asked for an opinion, I couldn't not comment. Read the full article here, or grab the snippet below: Outrage abounds in the wake of Philip Hammond’s 2017 Budget announcement on Wednesday. Amongst other controversial moves, National Insurance (NI) payments on the self-employed have been increased by 2%. But what effect will this raise [...]
BookBrunch | January interview catch up
For those of you looking for some pleasant reading today, I thoroughly recommend catching up on the last three BookBrunch interviews! Looking back to the New Year, Suzanne Baboneau, Managing Director of Adult Publishing at Simon & Schuster, discusses what lies ahead in publishing. Then bestselling novelist Chibundu Onuzo talks about her new novel, Welcome [...]
BookBrunch | Last interviews of 2016 & my very first PODCAST!
Season's greetings, friends! And boy, what a ride 2016 has been! Here's hoping that 2017 brings more peace and sanity into the world - and for all of you much prosperity and some grand adventures. Just because the season of of gifts and feasts is upon us, doesn't mean I've been slowing down on the old journalism front [...]
Now listed on Byte the Book
In a rather lovely turn of events, I have been listed on Byte the Book's Hub for publishing professionals. You can check out my profile right here. Returning the favour, I thought I'd give Byte the Book a big shout out. They're a fab networking event for everyone in the publishing industry and beyond, bringing [...]
BookBrunch | The weekly interview with Ed Marino, Executive Chairman, codeMantra
For this week's BookBrunch interview, I spoke with Ed Marino, Executive Chairman and codeMantra about publishing's very technological future and the benefits of real collaboration. For the full article, visit the BookBrunch website, or get started with the excerpt below... There have been a lot of claims over the past year that digital sales are down [...]
