Blogs

The book trade must beware lipstick feminism

By Molly Masters

Founder and c.e.o. at Books That Matter

If a feminist brand, blogger or publisher is only centred on thin straight white women, then it’s not feminism, it’s misogyny, says Molly Masters. ... Read more

Is YA Twitter as toxic as mainstream media suggests?

By Chelsey Pippin

Writer and librarian at Roedean School

Responding to the Guardian’s piece on “toxic” YA culture, Chelsey Pippin argues that the online YA community’s sensitivity and nuance is being underplayed. ... Read more

Stand and deliver

By Philip Jones

Editor at The Bookseller

Philip Jones reflects on the increased scrutiny that publishers and authors now face, and how they're dealing with it. Read more

A letter to booksellers during Independent Bookshop Week

By Clare Mackintosh

Author at Clare Mackintosh Ltd

During Independent Bookshop Week, author Clare Mackintosh pens a letter in praise of bookshops and booksellers. Read more

Why publishers’ integrity matters more than ever

By Helen Saunders

Editorial officer at Open Library of Humanties

Last week ghostwriter Andrew Crofts’ comment piece ‘Why we publish books we hate’ caused quite the stir. Here Helen Saunders gives her response. Read more

Agents of change: The year of campaigning differently

By Miriam Robinson

Conference Programmer at Marketing & Publicity Conference

Miriam Robinson, programmer for The Bookseller's Marketing & Publicity Conference 2019, shares what to expect from the day. Read more

Should publishers commission an autobiography from Mrs May?

By Alison Baverstock and Jackie Steinitz

Academics at Kingston University

Political memoirs are big business – and these academics think they’ve found an algorithm that will help their would-be publishers take smarter risks. Read more

The battle for B&N

By Philip Jones

Editor at The Bookseller

The fight to acquire US bookseller Barnes & Noble is a battle for the future of the book business, says Philip Jones. ... Read more

Why the Barnes & Noble sale may help US publishers buy better books

By Mark Gottlieb

Literary agent at Trident Media Group

Could a revived physical retail scene allow US publishers to make more decisions based on editorial instinct rather than numbers alone? ... Read more

Word on the Street

By Rosamund De La Hey

Owner and founder at THE MAINSTREET TRADING COMPANY

How can bricks and mortar stores claim a slice of the pie as audiobooks experience a boom but CDs lose out to digital downloads?... Read more

Finding the X Factor

By Natalie Jerome

Brand-publishing specialist at Various

The industry really needs to up its game if it wants to make a difference when it comes to diversity in the publishing landscape. ... Read more

Open for business

By Benedicte Page

Deputy editor at The Bookseller

The Open Access movement is accelerating, and with it, the challenges for academic publishers, who must think more creatively than ever about how their businesses... Read more

Jimmy six-hundred: Mr Daunt goes to New York

By Philip Jones

Editor at The Bookseller

In all of the current adulation for James Daunt, current chief executive of Waterstones and incoming chief executive of Barnes & Noble, it is worth... Read more