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Hello fellow literary people also coming from 'the other place' 👋 in what appears to be a mass exodus...
Sad that my feed built up over several years has been spoilt by trolls, fascists and bots, but hoping to build up my community again! 📚
Sad that my feed built up over several years has been spoilt by trolls, fascists and bots, but hoping to build up my community again! 📚
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In three days we open for submissions for our debut poetry chapbook competition for UK poets! Full details: foxandstarbooks.org!
We're particularly keen for entries from global majority, working class, and other often marginalised writers, so please spread the word!
We're particularly keen for entries from global majority, working class, and other often marginalised writers, so please spread the word!
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foxandstarbooks.org
June 12, 2025 at 8:47 AM
In three days we open for submissions for our debut poetry chapbook competition for UK poets! Full details: foxandstarbooks.org!
We're particularly keen for entries from global majority, working class, and other often marginalised writers, so please spread the word!
We're particularly keen for entries from global majority, working class, and other often marginalised writers, so please spread the word!
Publishing YA books under an imprint named 'flip' is certainly a choice...Not to mention the 'flippin' marvelous books' tagline...
www.thebookseller.com/news/dk-vent...
www.thebookseller.com/news/dk-vent...
DK ventures into children’s fiction with new imprint DK flip
DK has launched its first children’s fiction imprint, DK flip, “dedicated to publishing flippin’ marvellous fiction”, having previously only published children’s non-fiction.
www.thebookseller.com
March 21, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Publishing YA books under an imprint named 'flip' is certainly a choice...Not to mention the 'flippin' marvelous books' tagline...
www.thebookseller.com/news/dk-vent...
www.thebookseller.com/news/dk-vent...
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The trade awards reflect the breadth of the book business with stars from sales, design, editing, rights, agenting, marketing, bookselling, librarianship and publicity all recognised across the shortlists, says Philip Jones.
🔗 www.thebookseller.com/british-book...
#BritishBookAwards #Nibbies
🔗 www.thebookseller.com/british-book...
#BritishBookAwards #Nibbies
March 14, 2025 at 9:34 AM
The trade awards reflect the breadth of the book business with stars from sales, design, editing, rights, agenting, marketing, bookselling, librarianship and publicity all recognised across the shortlists, says Philip Jones.
🔗 www.thebookseller.com/british-book...
#BritishBookAwards #Nibbies
🔗 www.thebookseller.com/british-book...
#BritishBookAwards #Nibbies
I have a question for publishing people...Has having 'a novel' on the cover always been a thing? I feel like it didn't used to be, and why is it now on basically every single one?
February 20, 2025 at 12:27 PM
I have a question for publishing people...Has having 'a novel' on the cover always been a thing? I feel like it didn't used to be, and why is it now on basically every single one?
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SAVE THE DATE! Books in the Park returns to Beckenham Place Park on Saturday 26th April. Join us for a fun-packed day of author talks, guided walks, writing workshops, children’s events and a pop-up bookshop. Full programme and tickets available from Monday 3rd March 2025 linktr.ee/booksinthepa...
February 17, 2025 at 9:31 AM
SAVE THE DATE! Books in the Park returns to Beckenham Place Park on Saturday 26th April. Join us for a fun-packed day of author talks, guided walks, writing workshops, children’s events and a pop-up bookshop. Full programme and tickets available from Monday 3rd March 2025 linktr.ee/booksinthepa...
Love perusing through all these books, which look amazing as per usual...
The winners of the 2024 British Book Design and Production Awards have been announced from a shortlist of 95 books across 18 categories 👇 #BookSky
British Book Design and Production Award Winners 2024 announced
www.thebookseller.com
February 10, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Love perusing through all these books, which look amazing as per usual...
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As a children's writer this is a v interesting read. I'd love more longform discussion of children's books - this piece feels like it needs a follow up about contemp children's books now if anyone wants to commission one! #KidLitUK
‘Those who write for children have the chance to point them towards beauty that they do not yet know exists: towards versions of joy that they have not yet imagined possible.’
Katherine Rundell on the challenges and opportunities of children’s literature: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Katherine Rundell on the challenges and opportunities of children’s literature: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Katherine Rundell · Why children’s books?
Children’s books, to a great extent because they are written for those who cannot participate in the market, can offer...
www.lrb.co.uk
February 6, 2025 at 8:33 AM
As a children's writer this is a v interesting read. I'd love more longform discussion of children's books - this piece feels like it needs a follow up about contemp children's books now if anyone wants to commission one! #KidLitUK
FFS
Today in "things your independent publisher probably won't do"....
January 24, 2025 at 11:20 AM
FFS
This Bloomsbury kerfuffle is yet another reminder of Amazon's clout... Even if the average book buyer doesn't really gain much these days from shopping there since you would only save a few quid most of the time.
www.reuters.com/markets/deal...
www.reuters.com/markets/deal...
Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury strikes supply agreement with Amazon
Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury Publishing said on Friday it has reached a new long-term supply agreement with Amazon .
www.reuters.com
January 24, 2025 at 9:56 AM
This Bloomsbury kerfuffle is yet another reminder of Amazon's clout... Even if the average book buyer doesn't really gain much these days from shopping there since you would only save a few quid most of the time.
www.reuters.com/markets/deal...
www.reuters.com/markets/deal...
I'm not sure if all the various publishing recruitment accounts have migrated over here yet (have they?) but in the meantime... Come work alongside little old me!
usborne.com/gb/about-us/...
usborne.com/gb/about-us/...
usborne.com
January 11, 2025 at 12:19 PM
I'm not sure if all the various publishing recruitment accounts have migrated over here yet (have they?) but in the meantime... Come work alongside little old me!
usborne.com/gb/about-us/...
usborne.com/gb/about-us/...
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This is a poem about the sea, and it's one of my favourites from Scottish poet Ali Whitelock, who lives in Australia.
From her collection The Lactic Acid in the Calves of Your Despair (2020).
From her collection The Lactic Acid in the Calves of Your Despair (2020).
January 11, 2025 at 6:48 AM
This is a poem about the sea, and it's one of my favourites from Scottish poet Ali Whitelock, who lives in Australia.
From her collection The Lactic Acid in the Calves of Your Despair (2020).
From her collection The Lactic Acid in the Calves of Your Despair (2020).
Congrats to all the Book Marketing Society Q3 Awards! www.bookmarketingsociety.co.uk/2024/11/bms-...
But special congrats to Sticker Dolly Dressing, because I worked on this one and Hayley killed it! Very deserved.
@bookmarketing.bsky.social
But special congrats to Sticker Dolly Dressing, because I worked on this one and Hayley killed it! Very deserved.
@bookmarketing.bsky.social
BMS Awards: Jul to Sep (Q3) 2024 - The Book Marketing Society
The winners of the Q3 July to September 2024 Awards were announced on 27th November - read on for all the details...
www.bookmarketingsociety.co.uk
November 28, 2024 at 10:09 AM
Congrats to all the Book Marketing Society Q3 Awards! www.bookmarketingsociety.co.uk/2024/11/bms-...
But special congrats to Sticker Dolly Dressing, because I worked on this one and Hayley killed it! Very deserved.
@bookmarketing.bsky.social
But special congrats to Sticker Dolly Dressing, because I worked on this one and Hayley killed it! Very deserved.
@bookmarketing.bsky.social
Whats up with everybody making ridiculous statements regarding AI in publishing this week then...
PRH Audio global president Amanda D’Acierno told the 2024 #FutureBook conference that it would be "almost negligent" if the audiobook publisher was not experimenting with AI technologies at this time 👇 www.thebookseller.com/news/futureb... #BookSky
PRH Audio's Amanda D'Acierno on experimentation with AI in audiobooks
Penguin Random House Audio’s (PRH Audio) global president Amanda D’Acierno told the 2024 FutureBook conference that it would be "almost negligent" if the audiobook publisher was not experimenting with...
www.thebookseller.com
November 28, 2024 at 9:31 AM
Whats up with everybody making ridiculous statements regarding AI in publishing this week then...
New book festival klaxon! 🚨
Welcome to the Helensburgh Book Festival, a literary festival on the West coast of Scotland 🏴 Please give us a follow to keep up to date with all our news, we’ve got some very exciting panels to tell you about! 28th-30th March 2025 💙📚
November 26, 2024 at 7:37 AM
New book festival klaxon! 🚨
Why do people claiming they want to 'disrupt the industry' always look exactly like this?
www.thebookseller.com/news/new-pub...
www.thebookseller.com/news/new-pub...
New publisher Spines aims to 'disrupt' industry by using AI to publish 8,000 books in 2025 alone
A new publisher has claimed it aims to “disrupt” the books industry by publishing 8,000 books in 2025 alone using artificial intelligence.
www.thebookseller.com
November 25, 2024 at 9:56 AM
Why do people claiming they want to 'disrupt the industry' always look exactly like this?
www.thebookseller.com/news/new-pub...
www.thebookseller.com/news/new-pub...
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My bookish starter pack seems fairly popular so I've created another couple to help you find authors, publishers and reviewers.
All the lists are here 👇
💙📚
go.bsky.app/518dS5X
go.bsky.app/Tds9GFF
go.bsky.app/N7wKzie
All the lists are here 👇
💙📚
go.bsky.app/518dS5X
go.bsky.app/Tds9GFF
go.bsky.app/N7wKzie
November 18, 2024 at 1:07 PM
My bookish starter pack seems fairly popular so I've created another couple to help you find authors, publishers and reviewers.
All the lists are here 👇
💙📚
go.bsky.app/518dS5X
go.bsky.app/Tds9GFF
go.bsky.app/N7wKzie
All the lists are here 👇
💙📚
go.bsky.app/518dS5X
go.bsky.app/Tds9GFF
go.bsky.app/N7wKzie
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It’s very much work in progress, but here’s a starter pack of people in publishing for our students at @stirlingpublishing.bsky.social.
go.bsky.app/UkunZMo
go.bsky.app/UkunZMo
November 19, 2024 at 6:16 PM
It’s very much work in progress, but here’s a starter pack of people in publishing for our students at @stirlingpublishing.bsky.social.
go.bsky.app/UkunZMo
go.bsky.app/UkunZMo
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Please, if you are able, support Indy publishers.
As the big 5 buy up all the book shelves with their astronomic discounting.
It would be grand if you could look at.
@galleybeggars.bsky.social
@influxpress.bsky.social
@littletollerbooks.bsky.social
@saraband-books.bsky.social
& many more
As the big 5 buy up all the book shelves with their astronomic discounting.
It would be grand if you could look at.
@galleybeggars.bsky.social
@influxpress.bsky.social
@littletollerbooks.bsky.social
@saraband-books.bsky.social
& many more
November 19, 2024 at 12:33 PM
Please, if you are able, support Indy publishers.
As the big 5 buy up all the book shelves with their astronomic discounting.
It would be grand if you could look at.
@galleybeggars.bsky.social
@influxpress.bsky.social
@littletollerbooks.bsky.social
@saraband-books.bsky.social
& many more
As the big 5 buy up all the book shelves with their astronomic discounting.
It would be grand if you could look at.
@galleybeggars.bsky.social
@influxpress.bsky.social
@littletollerbooks.bsky.social
@saraband-books.bsky.social
& many more
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If youre still looking for your tribe, here’s a directory of hundreds of starter packs covering all interests and searchable by keyword. Repost and check it out.
All - Bluesky Directory
A curated collection of all things relating to the Blue Sky social media platform.
blueskydirectory.com
November 12, 2024 at 6:23 PM
If youre still looking for your tribe, here’s a directory of hundreds of starter packs covering all interests and searchable by keyword. Repost and check it out.
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Are you interested in working in publishing?
@livunipress.bsky.social are hiring a Marketing Assistant to join our Books Marketing team! Find out more about the role here, or message us with any questions: bit.ly/BMAjobvacancy
#workinpublishing #publishingjobs
@livunipress.bsky.social are hiring a Marketing Assistant to join our Books Marketing team! Find out more about the role here, or message us with any questions: bit.ly/BMAjobvacancy
#workinpublishing #publishingjobs
Job Vacancy: Books Marketing Assistant
Liverpool University Press is hiring a Books Marketing Assistant. Read our below job description to find out more about the role and how to apply. Widely recognized for its progressive and energetic a...
bit.ly
August 20, 2024 at 10:14 AM
Are you interested in working in publishing?
@livunipress.bsky.social are hiring a Marketing Assistant to join our Books Marketing team! Find out more about the role here, or message us with any questions: bit.ly/BMAjobvacancy
#workinpublishing #publishingjobs
@livunipress.bsky.social are hiring a Marketing Assistant to join our Books Marketing team! Find out more about the role here, or message us with any questions: bit.ly/BMAjobvacancy
#workinpublishing #publishingjobs
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We are hiring! New AGENCY ASSISTANT position at Zeno Agency...
zenoagency.com/news/zeno-ag...
#publishingjobs #jobsinbooks #workinpublishing #publishingcareer
zenoagency.com/news/zeno-ag...
#publishingjobs #jobsinbooks #workinpublishing #publishingcareer
June 26, 2024 at 2:07 PM
We are hiring! New AGENCY ASSISTANT position at Zeno Agency...
zenoagency.com/news/zeno-ag...
#publishingjobs #jobsinbooks #workinpublishing #publishingcareer
zenoagency.com/news/zeno-ag...
#publishingjobs #jobsinbooks #workinpublishing #publishingcareer
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Looking for book bloggers? Here’s a few to get you started. I’m adding daily until I reach the limit. Love you guys 📚📚📚
go.bsky.app/51R9z8T
go.bsky.app/51R9z8T
November 18, 2024 at 10:17 AM
Looking for book bloggers? Here’s a few to get you started. I’m adding daily until I reach the limit. Love you guys 📚📚📚
go.bsky.app/51R9z8T
go.bsky.app/51R9z8T
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Good morning! Expect some big brands to join later today. I'll keep updating the starter pack as I spot them—it’s already packed with fantastic people! I’ve been adding new names every couple of hours. If you’ve joined via the list, take another look—you might find new friends!
go.bsky.app/G7Lbbv2
go.bsky.app/G7Lbbv2
November 18, 2024 at 7:58 AM
Good morning! Expect some big brands to join later today. I'll keep updating the starter pack as I spot them—it’s already packed with fantastic people! I’ve been adding new names every couple of hours. If you’ve joined via the list, take another look—you might find new friends!
go.bsky.app/G7Lbbv2
go.bsky.app/G7Lbbv2
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Hello! Reposting a thread of starter packs to help anyone spending their Sunday trying to find UK children’s book people. Most are being updated so if you checked them before, you may find new additions. #kidlitUK
These two are (mainly) UK children's authors
go.bsky.app/GLnmxCv
go.bsky.app/3hvsJPY
These two are (mainly) UK children's authors
go.bsky.app/GLnmxCv
go.bsky.app/3hvsJPY
November 17, 2024 at 9:01 AM
Hello! Reposting a thread of starter packs to help anyone spending their Sunday trying to find UK children’s book people. Most are being updated so if you checked them before, you may find new additions. #kidlitUK
These two are (mainly) UK children's authors
go.bsky.app/GLnmxCv
go.bsky.app/3hvsJPY
These two are (mainly) UK children's authors
go.bsky.app/GLnmxCv
go.bsky.app/3hvsJPY
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Looking for Crime, Mystery and Thriller authors to follow? Show your support by giving this handy starter pack a follow:
go.bsky.app/ErtLoKa
go.bsky.app/ErtLoKa
November 17, 2024 at 11:38 AM
Looking for Crime, Mystery and Thriller authors to follow? Show your support by giving this handy starter pack a follow:
go.bsky.app/ErtLoKa
go.bsky.app/ErtLoKa