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Editor's Letter

It’s time to lean in for the right to be heard

Sarah Wynn-Williams, an author resident in the UK and published by a UK publisher, has been silenced for more than a year by a US court at the behest of a tech mega-corp, yet where is the outrage?

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The evolution of indie publishing

by John Bond and James Silver

Once seen as the book trade’s consolation prize, self-publishing is now its own thriving industry.

Publishing has a care problem

by Aki Schilz

At a time when mental health issues are soaring, earnings are plummeting and over half of debut novelists report the experience of publishing had a negative impact on their mental health, systemic solutions are needed.

How to stage Jackie Collins? With dolls

by Natasha Tripney

The first ever theatre adaptation of a Collins bestseller takes a surprising approach.

Editor‘s Letter

It’s time to lean in for the right to be heard

Sarah Wynn-Williams, an author resident in the UK and published by a UK publisher, has been silenced for more than a year by a US court at the behest of a tech mega-corp, yet where is the outrage?

READ LETTER IN FULL

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by Stephanie Attal-Juncqua and Neil Everett

Building the book supply chain of 2035.

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by Maame Blue

A hand-picked digest of news stories from the past month that emerging writers should know about.

We are in the ‘nostalgia’ business

by Philip Jones

While units are down and only price rises keeping the market buoyant, now more so than ever is the time for us to focus on the business of creating readers.