Blogs

Announcing FutureBook's audio originals writing competition

By Philip Jones

Editor at The Bookseller

This time last year, we asked writers to imagine the future of the book, as part of FutureBook's first ever writing competition—this year we are... Read more

The new literary tastemakers: can they be trusted?

By Adam Blades

Lecturer, Publishing at Oxford Brookes University

Publishing lecturer Adam Blades looks at how celebrity tastemakers are transforming what we read, and what this means for professional literary criticism. Read more

Sustained success

By Leana Li

Editorial director humanites/social sciences, China at Springer Nature

The role China and its Higher Education sector will play in creating sustainable and prosperous global ecologies and economies is to be recognised at BIBF.... Read more

TBP reinvented

By Benedicte Page

Deputy editor at The Bookseller

Benedicte Page reflects on the changing landscape for high-discount retailing, amid The Book People's recent restructure. Read more

Getting to grips with Gen Z

By Kika Sroka-Miller

Brand and growth director at Zed Books

Can initiatives aimed at diversifying staffing and output be effective if the dominant ideologies that underpin book businesses aren’t challenged? Read more

Ten tips to cut plastic

By Martin Dorey

The author of the forthcoming Kids Fight Plastic offers his top 10 tips on how publishers and bookshops can reduce their plastic use—for good.... Read more

A measure of progress

By Philip Jones

Editor at The Bookseller

Philip Jones discusses the impact on the industry of Amazon’s new weekly charts. Read more

The parent gap

By Katherine Sunderland

Publicity executive at Oldcastle Books

Katherine Sunderland asks what opportunities publishing offers women whose maternity leave turns into a career break. Read more

Pushing boundaries

By Philip Jones

Editor at The Bookseller

The best publishers, authors, booksellers and readers are trangressors, says Philip Jones. Read more

Taking stock

By Benedicte Page

Deputy editor at The Bookseller

Benedicte Page highlights the amazing work being done by the committed and successful libraries shortlisted for The Bookseller's Library of the Year Award 2019. ... Read more

The parent trap

By Polly Osborn

Marketing and publicity director at Simon & Schuster UK

Are publishers’ policies on parental leave changing enough to ensure that women in publishing are not impeded, career-wise, after taking maternity leave? Read more

Lessons from Australia

By Meryl Halls

Managing director at Booksellers Association

Booksellers Association m.d. Meryl Halls shares her thoughts on collaboration between the UK and Australian bookselling sectors, after delivering the keynote address to the Australian... Read more