Futurebook blogger: Molly Flatt

Neuroscience research shows audiobooks are more emotionally engaging than film or TV

It's official: you get more thrills listening to the audio adaptation of a novel than you do from its equivalent on Netflix. Read more

Book subscription boxes: industry hope or all hype?

Regular readers of FutureBook will have noticed book subscription boxes crop up, er, rather a lot on the site over the past few months. Last... Read more

Fancy a dose of female empowerment with your book subscription box? Meet Books That Matter

This box-fresh book subscription startup with a feminist twist is already generating impressive buzz. Read more

Battle of the brands

Should publishers and publishing startups stop trying to be so relentlessly B2C, and double down on helping the talent to shine? Read more

Gaming meets print in unique book The Continuous City

Gaming magazine Heterotopias is branching out into books - and its first project is a unique collection of analogue photographs documenting virtual worlds. Read more

New York imprint Standards Manual crowdfunds retro graphic design

This New York imprint is rescuing lost gems of graphic design and crowdfunding them with an eager audience. Read more

5 things inspiring Hay Festival's Christopher Bone right now

Hay's publicity director, a Bookseller Rising Star, shares five things inspiring him to think and work differently right now. Read more

DEVAR believes AR's time for publishers has come

Molly Flatt speaks to the c.e.o. of DEVAR, a global augmented reality platform that allows publishers to enhance tradtional books with interactive AR content and... Read more

New podcast Story Shed aims to give bedtime stories a boost

Created by a primary school teacher and father of three, this new podcast hopes to make bedtime stories a habit again - for everyone. Read more

5 questions aspiring authors should ask themselves now

Last weekend I spent a lot of time around aspiring authors. On Friday, I ran a 'trade secrets' workshop for writers at Chipping Norton Literary... Read more

Taylor & Francis is bringing AI to academic publishing - but it isn't easy

Introducing new tech into an established publisher can be tough, so Taylor & Francis have teamed up with a smart AI-focused Danish startup. Read more

5 things inspiring inclusive children's publisher Aimée Felone right now

The co-founder of Knights Of and diversity champion shares five things inspiring her to think and work differently right now. Read more

Here’s to the innovators: welcome to the first FutureBook 40 list

The first ever FutureBook 40 list of UK book industry innovators, sponsored by Kortext, is here. Read more

StoryStylus helps turn authors into game designers

This Canadian husband-and-wife team are helping authors make their stories interactive with a user-friendly "book meets game" platform. Read more

Can anonymous email newsletter Proof shake up publishing?

A couple of weeks ago, a new email newsletter arrived unsummoned into my inbox. Proof - lo-fi in design, satirical in tone, anonymous in provenance... Read more