Blogs

Tough times need indie spirit

Judy Piatkus Founder of Piatkus Books

When I left the publishing industry at the end of 2007, the first Kindle had gone on sale just a month earlier, Apple had not... Read more

First and last and always

By Philip Jones

Editor at The Bookseller

At the end of May last year, as bookshops looked to open and play catch-up after the first 12-week lockdown in the United Kingdom, I... Read more

Changing shapes

James Jones Designer and illustrator

I’ve always loved drawing, sketching and scribbling. At primary school in Anglesey, I used to give myself headaches from concentrating so hard on my artwork.... Read more

Cat, dog... does it really matter?

Ana Luísa Amaral Poet

If I were to condense this comment piece into a poem, it might go like this: on the joys of reading a book (of poetry)... Read more

Serving Autism better

Lydia Wilkins Journalist

When we think of the past dreadful year, what is the one activity that defined our lives? Well, aside from the home schooling and working,... Read more

Climate of fear

Maz Evans Author

As has so often been my experience, just as I was about to write something, Sir Kazuo Ishiguro beats me to it. There was I,... Read more

Libraries are lifelines

Miriam Balanescu Writer

The Library Campaign has warned that hundreds of libraries may close not only for the pandemic, but permanently. With councils under financial strain and... Read more

Every little helps

Nels Abbey Author and founder of Black Writers Guild

Repetition is the mother of learning. Sadly, it is also the genesis of entrenched behaviour and bad habits. On this basis, I for one am... Read more

Slow, slow, quick, quick, slow

By Philip Jones

Editor at The Bookseller

This week, the UK and the Scottish governments set out their roadmaps to how the current lockdowns might be lifted. Read more

By Philip Jones

Editor at The Bookseller

This week we reveal the small presses and independent bookshops that make up our regional and country shortlists for this year’s British Book Awards.... Read more