Author: Lygia Day Peñaflor (website / twitter) UK Publisher: Harper Teen Genre: YA, contemporary fiction Buy now: ebook | paperback Miri Tan loved the book Undertow like it was a living being. So when she and her friends went to a book signing to hear the author, Fatima Ro, they concocted a plan to get close to her. Soleil Johnston wanted to … Continue reading REVIEW: All of This is True – Lygia Day Peñaflor
This week is Work In Publishing week, run by the Publishers Association. Over on twitter, you can follow #WorkInPublishing to find information from various companies who want to open up the field and attract more people to the business. So it seems wonderfully fitting to announce this week that I will be starting as a … Continue reading BLOG: Work In Publishing Week – Finally Getting an Offer
Saturday 10th November was the annual SYP autumn conference. The theme was innovation and disruption in publishing, questioning established beliefs and practices in the UK publishing industry. Stream 1 was entitled "Write Your Own Story", which looked at started a career in publishing, and also alternative ways to manage or develop your career. Stream 2 … Continue reading BLOG: The SYP Conference 2018 – Rewriting the (Rule)Book
Author: J.K. Rowling (website / twitter) UK Publisher: Bloomsbury Genre: Children's books, fantasy, fairy tales Buy Now: Illustrated Hardcover | Standard Bloomsbury Paperback | ebook As familiar to many Hogwarts students as Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty are to Muggle children, The Tales of Beedle the Bard is a collection of popular stories written for young wizards and … Continue reading REVIEW: The Tales of Beedle The Bard – J.K. Rowling
At the start of 2018, Orion books launched their #OrionOnTour initiative, which saw representatives from the publisher visiting places around the country to promote publishing as a career. After a weekend discussing regional diversity and the London bias of publishing at the 2018 SYP conference, it seemed fitting to highlight a publisher that is making … Continue reading INTERVIEW: #OrionOnTour – Regional Diversity and Publishing
Author: Edward Ross (website / twitter) UK Publisher: Self Made Hero Genre: Comics, Film theory, non-fiction Buy Now: ebook | paperback I love graphic novels, and I love films, so the minute I heard about this book it set off all the alerts my brain in that I had to read it, and do so as soon … Continue reading REVIEW: Filmish – Edward Ross
Author: Emiko Jean (website / twitter) UK Publisher: Gollancz Genre: Epic fantasy, Young Adult Release Date: 8th November 2018 Buy Now: paperback | ebook In a deadly tournament to become empress, any may enter but only one will survive, and one competitor doesn't just plan to win, she's going to steal the Emperor's fortune. . . … Continue reading REVIEW: Empress of All Seasons – Emiko Jean
October is one of my favourite months of the year – it marks the beginning of a run of my favourite things, Halloween through to Christmas. My wedding anniversary is this month, which is always nice to celebrate as an excuse for some more cake. And perhaps because I’ve been working in a University since … Continue reading BLOG: October Round-Up
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