Blogs

The rocket league

By Philip Jones

Editor at The Bookseller

Between 1950 and 1970s, the US and the Soviet Union (USSR) spent millions in an attempt to beat each other into space. The activity, known... Read more

The good beginning

By Philip Jones

Editor at The Bookseller

A decade ago, if you had picked up our first issue of the year, you’d have been greeted with the headline, “‘Things can only get... Read more

Primadonna Festival

By Kate Williams

This isn’t the most cheerful December I can remember, so I’ve been searching for positives and found myself reflecting on a most wonderful festival I... Read more

First among equals

By Philip Jones

Editor at The Bookseller

A decade on, the feature breaks new ground again, expanding to 150, and putting participants into areas of influence, including bookselling, design, rights, writing and... Read more

Grey expectations

By Philip Jones

Editor at The Bookseller

The book trade is often praised for its durability (not least in these pages), forever teetering on the right side of oblivion. Read more

Deeper and deeper

By Philip Jones

Editor at The Bookseller

The Bookseller’s FutureBook Conference held on Monday (see pp10-13) showed a trade comfortable in its own post-digital skin and willing to confront the broader issues... Read more

Voicing a revolution

By Dominic White

Head of publishing and commerce at W F Howes

In the last of three pieces on the audiobook sector in the run-up to FutureBook Live, W F Howes’ Dominic White looks at the future... Read more

Poll to poll

By Philip Jones

Editor at The Bookseller

Could the general election knock the book trade's Christmas spirit? Read more

FutureBook Person of the Year—Kit de Waal

By Hannah Beckerman

Author and journalist at Freelance

"When Philip Jones did a call-out for nominations for the 2019 Futurebook Person of the year, just one name leapt to mind." Read more

FutureBook Live: On getting books to the top of the cultural agenda

By Anita Sethi

The book business punches above its weight in terms of keeping the attention on books, but with today’s busy news agenda, the rise of social... Read more

Self-partnering

By John Bond

C.e.o. at Whitefox

A number of advances have enabled the self-publishing market to reach maturity—one that is often indiscernible from ‘legacy’ publishing. Read more

Tomorrow’s people

By Philip Jones

Editor at The Bookseller

Philip Jones reflects on 10 years of FutureBook. Read more

Jonty Claypole on the BBC's year-long celebration of books

By Jonty Claypole

Director at BBC Arts

Later today, an expert panel of leading British writers, curators and critics enlisted by the BBC are revealing 100 genre-busting reads as part of an... Read more