Blogs

Creative writing is an essential skill for our children, not a nice-to-have

By Ben Payne

Writer and producer at Various

As the first National Writing Day approaches, the co-founder of the Ministry of Stories explains how creative writing can transform children’s lives. Read more

Lovely people

By Philip Jones

Editor at The Bookseller

Philip Jones discusses the sober findings of Creative Access' recent survey, completed by interns who have entered the publishing industry. Read more

No Normal writer...

By Andrew Holgate

Literary Editor at The Sunday Times

Andrew Holgate reflects on Sally Rooney's meteoric—and well deserved—rise to the top, after second novel Normal People scooped the Book of the Year prize at... Read more

Humphreys at 100

By M Wynn Thomas

Professor of English and holder of the Emyr Humphreys Chair of Welsh Writing in English at Swansea University

M Wynn Thomas appraises the career of staunch advocate and activist of the Welsh language Emyr Humphreys, who has just celebrated a remarkable century. ... Read more

The trouble with print

By Philip Jones

Editor at The Bookseller

Philip Jones reflects on how businesses are dealing with the changes to how the physical texts that once sustained them are now being sold and consumed.... Read more

Dear Will… creative writing courses matter more than ever (but not for the reasons you think)

By Julia Bell

Course director, MA Creative Writing at Birkbeck

After Will Self lambasted creative writing courses for failing to provide their students with a living, MA Creative Writing course director Julia Bell pens her response.... Read more

What I needed as a working-class writer

By Kia Abdullah

There’s a lot of debate about diversity in publishing—but how exactly can working class writers overcome the barriers? Kia Abdullah offers five tools that made... Read more

Less is less

By Philip Jones

Editor at The Bookseller

Could the publishing industry learn a lesson from Marvel's latest blockbuster hit "Endgame"? Philip Jones thinks so. Read more

All bookshops should be ‘inclusive’ bookshops

By Khadija Osman

Bookseller at Round Table Books

As Round Table Books—the first permanent bookshop from inclusive children’s publisher Knights Of—opens this week, head bookseller Khadija Osman explains why its mission matters so... Read more

Why would Google want to buy Pearson?

By Jon White

Vice-president of global sales and marketing at PageMajik

While educational publishers sought to build bespoke platforms to engage educators, tech giants secured the channel. Jon White wonders—is a shift about to occur?... Read more

Twenty years of the Branford Boase Award

By Julia Eccleshare

Children's director at British Library

Julia Eccleshare reflects on two decades of the Branford Boase Award—the only award to recognise both author and editor. Read more

People like you

By Philip Jones

Editor at The Bookseller

Philip Jones tackles the thorny issue of copyright and new technologies in publishing. Read more

Diversity in science fiction needs action now

By Tom Hunter

Director at Arthur C Clarke Award

Tom Hunter, director of the Arthur C. Clarke Award, explores how science and speculative fiction publishing is dealing with the growing demand for diverse work.... Read more

Leader of the pack

By Philip Jones

Editor at The Bookseller

As Hachette UK releases its first Ethnicity Pay Gap report, Philip Jones reflects on the book trade's latest efforts to hire and publish inclusively.... Read more