Blogs

Empathy and evidence

By Stephen Lotinga

CEO at Publishers Association

The PA’s chief executive argues that accurate figures must inform the debate on author pay—including a revision from his own organisation. ... Read more

The world elsewhere

By Anita Sethi

Journalist at Freelance

The moral case for geographical diversity, as set out by the Northern Fiction Alliance, stands to benefit the industry in its entirety argues Anita Sethi.... Read more

The measure of success

By Philip Jones

Editor at The Bookseller

Philip Jones believes the big groups dominating the publishing landscape today are the same as those that dominated it 20 years ago. Read more

Man Booker: 'lovely surprise' to see Bauer but where is Barker?

By Alice O'Keeffe

Books editor at The Bookseller

Books editor Alice O'Keeffe shares her views on the 2018 Man Booker Prize longlist. Read more

Always look to the future

By Vanessa Harbour

Author at Firefly Press

Vanessa Harbour shares how being disabled has allowed her to achieve her dream of being a writer. Read more

Crunching the numbers

By Philip Jones

Editor at The Bookseller

Philip Jones analyses the findings of the recently-released Publishers Association Publishing Yearbook 2017. Read more

Reflecting Realities: why so surprised? An open letter from a small press

By Katrina Gutierrez

Director of projects and communications at Lantana Publishing

In light of the Reflecting Realities report, Katrina Gutierrez explains how the industry can better support small presses working to increase representation in children's books.... Read more

Libraries: talking stock

By Tim Coates

Campaigner at Libraries

Publishers need to speak up and champion reading in the face of the erosion of the book stock in England’s public libraries, says Tim Coates.... Read more

The general publisher of tomorrow

By Pete Duncan

Publisher at Prelude Books

Pete Duncan on the challenges he faced launching new print-facing publisher Prelude Books. Read more

A return to bookselling

By Noel Murphy

After 20 years in publishing, Noel Murphy has gone back to the bookshop floor. Read more

Capital concerns

By Kevin Duffy

Publisher at Bluemoose Books

After its recent Walter Scott Prize win, indie list Bluemoose Books expected the media to be beating a path to its door. Its co-founders were... Read more

Can books net World Cup euphoria?

By Philip Jones

Editor at The Bookseller

Philip Jones calls on the industry to make books part of the national conversation. Read more

Access all publishers

By William Bowes

Director of policy and general counsel at Publishers Association

Those in the trade who believe current policy-making on Open Access only matters to the academic market are mistaken, argues William Bowes. Read more

Open letter on author earnings

By Nicola Solomon

Chief executive at Society of Authors

The Society of Authors' Nicola Solomon and The Authors' Licensing & Collecting Society's Owen Atkinson pen a letter to the PA's Stephen Lotinga on author... Read more