Author: Christina Dalcher (website / twitter) UK Publisher: HQ Genre: Dystopic fiction, feminist fiction Silence can be deafening. Jean McClellan spends her time in almost complete silence, limited to just one hundred words a day. Any more, and a thousand volts of electricity will course through her veins. Now the new government is in power, … Continue reading REVIEW: VOX – Christina Dalcher
Over the last few months, I feel like I have been seeing news of book piracy on a monthly basis. One site was taken down, but then it was back up, then there were calls for tougher legal responses from publishers to piracy sites, then there was an open letter to the government to take … Continue reading BLOG: How Book Piracy Impacts Authors
Author: Hank Green (website / twitter) UK Publisher: Trapeze Genre: Science Fiction, YA, coming-of-age IF YOU CAME ACROSS AN ABSOLUTELY REMARKABLE THING AT 3 A.M. IN NEW YORK CITY . . . WOULD YOU KEEP WALKING? OR DO THE ONE THING THAT WOULD CHANGE YOUR LIFE FOREVER? **************** The Carls just appeared . . . … Continue reading REVIEW: An Absolutely Remarkable Thing – Hank Green
In March and April I was lucky enough to attend a couple of talks on commissioning - one at LBF looking specifically on finding debut novelists, and another hosted by BookMachine Unplugged which talked about the intricacies of list-building and how you choose books which fit the identity of your imprint (click on the links … Continue reading BLOG: LBF 19/BookMachine – The Art of Commissioning
Author: Rainbow Rowell (twitter / website) UK Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books Genre: Contemporary fiction, YA Cath and Wren are identical twins, and until recently they did absolutely everything together. Now they're off to university and Wren's decided she doesn't want to be one half of a pair any more – she wants to dance, meet boys, … Continue reading REVIEW: Fangirl – Rainbow Rowell
Author: Nicki Pau Preto (website / twitter) UK Publisher: Ink Road Books Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult I AM A DAUGHTER OF DEATH. FROM THE ASHES I ROSE, LIKE A PHOENIX FROM THE PYRE. I had a sister once. I promised her the throne would not come between us. But it is a fact of life that one … Continue reading REVIEW: Crown of Feathers – Nicki Pau Preto
Author: Lucy Knisley (twitter / instagram / website) UK Publisher: First Second Genre: Non-fiction, autobiography, comics Also see: Something New If you work hard enough, if you want it enough, if you're smart and talented and "good enough," you can do anything. Except get pregnant. Her whole life, Lucy Knisley wanted to be a mother. But when it was … Continue reading REVIEW: Kid Gloves – Lucy Knisley
Things sort of got away from me a bit over the last couple of months, which is why this round-up covers both February and March. Spring has sprung! As we step past the daffodils and blink in the sunlight, remember that if you want to sit inside in the darkness, there's plenty to read. REVIEWS … Continue reading BLOG: February and March Round-Up
Author: Candice Carty-Williams (website / twitter) UK Publisher: Trapeze Genre: Comedy Drama, contemporary fiction Release Date: 11th April 2019 Queenie Jenkins can't cut a break. Well, apart from the one from her long term boyfriend, Tom. That's definitely just a break though. Definitely not a break up. Then there's her boss who doesn't seem to see her … Continue reading REVIEW: Queenie – Candice Carty-Williams
This year at London Book Fair, the Society of Young Publishers ran two panels – How to get into Publishing, and How to get ahead in Publishing. I have been to several of the SYP careers panels, and they are always very engaging and well-run, with excellent speakers, so I was pleased to be able … Continue reading BLOG: LBF 19 – Getting Ahead in Publishing
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