As a freelance, sometimes one runs into a dilemma. As well as compiling this Paperback Preview, I write, review and edit journalism and books. I also work three days a week as a commissioning editor...
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In a recent editorial, Philip Jones wrote about the vital role book publishing can play in times such as these, in defending the truth and spreading a core message of tolerance and understanding...
It is time to cast a clout, throw off the blinkers of Brexit, and get outdoors on a May Day mission to remind ourselves of all the odd reasons there still are to love this conflicted country of ours...
Mothers and daughters feature heavily in May’s fiction round-up. In my Book of the month, Colm Tóibín’s superb House of Names (Viking), a vengeful Clytemnestra orchestrates her husband’s death and...
Great new cover design, with not an acacia tree in sight. As we all know, you judge a book by its cover—at least a little, if the designer has done a good job. A cover has to stand out, but not annoy...
The lack of black, Asian and minority ethnic (BaME) representation in our industry is perhaps most keenly felt in children’s and YA, where it is so very vital that young people have the opportunity...
