Blogs

Making virtual local

Philippa Cochrane Head of reading communities at Scottish Book Trust

When we started planning Book Week Scotland 2020, the natural fit for the theme was future: the year was filled with exciting possibilities and interactive,... Read more

Readers want academic expertise

Katie Metzler Associate vice president, social science innovation at SAGE

In May of this year, SAGE publishing took a step that was part gamble, part experiment. As discussions over lockdown policies dominated the global conversation,... Read more

Biden time

Stephen Lotinga C.e.o. of the Publishers Association

Like many of you, last week was spent with interrupted sleep, a constant eye on US news channels and fingers crossed. This weekend brought with... Read more

Yinka, where is your editor? Part 1

Lizzie Damilola Blackburn and Katy Loftus Author and editor at Penguin Books

Debut author of Yinka Where is Your Huzband, Lizzie Damilola Blackburn, and her editor Katy Loftus at Penguin, dish the dirt on the reality behind... Read more

A year of disruption

By Sam Missingham

Head Of Audience Development at Book Lounge

It is worth taking a moment to thank our lucky stars that the book industry has fared significantly better than many other industries this year.... Read more

A narrow path through

By Philip Jones

Editor at The Bookseller

As I wrote back in March, the enforced closing of bookshop doors is a terrible story for the editor of The Bookseller to report: it’s... Read more

Who's afraid of the big (good) Second Life Book Club?

Bernhard Drax Host of Second Life Book Club

Hi. I’m Bernhard Drax - award-winning media maker and former radio journalist - and I am a bookseller’s dream. On average I devour 120 books... Read more

Conserving creativity

Giles Watling Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Writers Group

I was delighted to be confirmed as the new chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Writers Group (APWG) when Parliament returned at the start of September... Read more

Covid diaries: the education entrepreneur

Gauthier Van Malderen Founder & c.e.o. at Perlego

Walking into the office and seeing the team working away has quickly become the highlight of my day. Over lockdown, I found working from home... Read more

Irrational numbers

By Philip Jones

Editor at The Bookseller

As I mentioned during the summer Bloomsbury has become something of a bellwether publisher for the sector, being the only big trade publisher releasing regular... Read more

Rather a hundred little ships

Kieron Smith Digital director at Blackwell's

Whilst the arrival of Bookshop.org appears to offer independent booksellers an answer to what has been a very difficult question - how do I... Read more

What debut authors need to know

Gillian Harvey Author

Publishing a debut novel can be a stressful process for all concerned – not least the authors. Even those who feel prepared and knowledgeable can... Read more

Support your local bookseller

By Philip Jones

Editor at The Bookseller

In June, with the coronavirus in retreat and with help from the Booksellers Association (BA), we encouraged everyone to #ChooseBookshops as high street retailers looked... Read more

Readings, reinvented

Max Porter Author

I had been working throughout 2019 on widening out and experimenting with the format of book readings. I took my second novel, Lanny, on the... Read more

The antisocial author

Georgie Codd Author

Viewers of Netflix’s recent documentary "The Social Dilemma" will now know, more acutely than ever, the impact that platforms like Twitter and Instagram are having... Read more