Practical publishing

Three weeks ago, The Guardian asked me to speak at a conference they were organising on self-publishing. Of late this has become my specialist...

When I worked at HarperCollins, Stella Paskins, one of the editors in the children’s division, snapped up a great bundle of out-of-print Diana...

People love talking about brands. Did anyone else think that Orange made an unintelligible move, renaming themselves ‘EE’? It means...

It’s always an interesting exercise to look back on a big event and think about what was really going on. At the time you are often too...

As soon as Michael came into the party, it was obvious he had no interest in anyone but himself. If somebody else was talking, he was clearly...

In reality the process is fairly straightforward, but there is real magic in the way that different departments work together to give each book...