BrainCan - publishing

up in smoke: should an authors dying wishes be...

Harper Lee never wanted Go Set a Watchman brought out,Sylvia Plath’s diary was burned by Ted...

gordon lish: had i not revised carver, would he...

Christian Lorentzen talks to the legendary editor in an extract from a forthcoming issue of the...

a new irish literary boom: the post crash stars of...

Dynamic,radical, often female … Irish fiction is flourishing. Gone is the conservative writing –...

jamie byng: listening to letters being read out...

The Canongate Books boss on the success of Letters Live,performances of notable correspondence by...

sharmaine lovegrove: if you don t have a diverse...

The Dialogue Books publisher felt shut out of the book world,working her own way up from secondhand...

diversity in publishing - still hideously middle...

Two years ago,we called publishers to account for the glaring lack of diversity in the industry....

lee child on amazon s real life bookshops - and...

The world’s biggest online retailer wants to invade the tall street. What’s in it for them?In...

queen of the spanish language literary world:...

Thanks to the celebrated agent,a generation of writers, among them Pablo Neruda and Gabriel García...

moz superfan? nick cave disciple? this pair of...

Moz superfan? Nick Cave disciple? This pair of illustrated vegan cookbooks from Goths Eating Things...

in vivian the dog moves to brooklyn, a very big...

In Vivian the Dog Moves to Brooklyn,a very mammoth dog leaves her domestic in Albuquerque, New...

adult colouring in books: the latest weapon...

Are we really a nation vibrating with anxiety? The booming sales of colouring books that befriend...

how super thursday helped publishers turn over a...

The editor of the Bookseller charts how publicist’s lament over one day’s glut of titles has...

equipment stolen by monkeys, shoes melted by hot...

Equipment stolen by monkeys,shoes melted by hot lava, accidentally swallowing a fossil, and being...

happiness to mindfulness, via wellbeing: how...

From cod to colouring,fashions near and go in books. What accomplish they reveal us about our...

lord weidenfeld obituary

Brilliant and gregarious publisher who arrived in Britain as a refugee from nazism and co-founded...

are small independent publishers doing the work...

While the giant firms sink enormous sums into fleeting fads,the commitment and passion of the...

literary fiction is in crisis. a new chapter of...

Competition from smartphones and readers sticking to well-known writers means novelists are...

there s a pattern to the chaos of the mandelbrot...

“There’s a sample to the chaos” of the Mandelbrot set,a fractal construction that contains...

nobel prize winners and stocking fillers - 65...

Ernest Hecht set up Souvenir Press from his bedroom in 1951. Now,following the death of Lord...

the art of the publisher by roberto calasso review...

An important riposte to digital culture,these essays by the Italian publisher and author argue that...

publishing giant george weidenfeld dies aged 96

Towering figure in British publishing,who worked with authors from Harold Wilson to Vladimir...

letter: gary pulsifer obituary

I owe so much to Gary Pulsifer. In 1996,when my manuscript for a political novel about Sri Lanka,...

ebook sales falling for the first time, finds new...

Research by the Bookseller shows that sales for the ‘big five’ UK publishers dropped in...

struggling as an author? stop writing only what...

Earning a living as a writer is as likely as winning the lottery. Instead of writing books and...

where are the brown people?: authors slam lack of...

Nikesh Shukla calls industry’s backtracking ‘a perfect loop-de-loop of blame’ as he is joined...

publishers answer ministers call to offer schools...

Major imprints ‘confident’ they can meet schools minister Nick Gibb’s challenge to inspire...

indie publisher word o mat needs your help to...

Indie publisher Word-o-Mat needs your help to refurbish (to brighten, freshen or polish; to restore...

has harry potter made the trend for longer...

modern research from Booklist shows page counts have grown 173% over 40 years,and suggests that JK...

whyd he get promoted? because he has a dick:...

Exclusive research by the Guardian uncovers consistent reports of women being held back in junior...

has publishing really become more diverse?

Renewed efforts to make room for minority authors are seeing exciting new names appear – but some...

morning and eveningmaids heard the goblins cry:...

Morning and eveningMaids heard the goblins bellow:“approach buy our orchard fruits,approach buy,...

these are the lost stories of a million historic...

These are the lost stories of a million historic women. In the dismal days of the Second World...

female authors make inroads at major publications...

Bylines by women at the New York Times Book Review and the New Republic are among the ‘dramatic...

lena dunham to launch publishing imprint lenny

Girls creator will join collaborator Jenni Konner and publisher Random House on voice-driven’ list...

gary pulsifer obituary

Founder of Arcadia Books,an adventurous publisher of literary fictionGary Pulsifer, who has died of...

black authors don t write only for white women |...

Yes,book publishers hold a problem with writers of colour – it’s just not the one Man Booker...

poet gregory pardlo: i won the pulitzer: why am i...

Pardlo,Saeed Jones, Cate Marvin and Willie Perdomo excoriated the publishing industry for its lack...

the rabbit who wants to fall asleep sells to major...

Carl-Johan Forssén Ehrlin’s self-published bestseller to obtain traditional edition with Penguin...

the good immigrants editor plans new journal and...

Nikesh Shukla and literary agent Julia Kingsford enjoy launched Kickstarter appeal to fund The...

authors called david more likely to be on...

The Bookseller magazine has published analysis finding a ‘shockingly low’ number of BAME authors...

publishing risks becoming irrelevant, warns...

Industry’s lack of diversity ‘is a genuine issue,and we have been unhurried’, says Tom Welson,...

zoobooks has consistently provided young learners...

Zoobooks has consistently if young learners a visual,and scientifically engaging way to stoke an...

chair of bame prize slams uk publishers after lack...

Author Sunny Singh calls British publishing ‘pathetic’ as inaugural £1000 Jhalak prize receives...

clare currey obituary

My friend Clare Currey,who has died aged 79, put her considerable mental and organisational skills...

neil middleton obituary

Bold and imaginative publisher at Sheed and Ward,Penguin and Pluto Press who played a key role in...

the flyaway success of the ladybird art prank

We disappear to the Gallery,a Peter and Jane-style satire of modern art, won Miriam Elia fans around...

why i chose an african publisher over a western...

In my experience,African publishers are more savvy and peer external cliched representations of the...

publishers should pay authors as much as their...

There’s nothing to publish without writers,so why are they being pushed to extinction by their...

charlie hebdo anniversary: free speech groups...

PEN International leads organisations around the world calling for awareness of ‘intense...

we don t only write for white women | dreda say...

Yes,book publishers do beget a problem with black authors – it’s just not how the Man Booker...

uk publishing industry remains 90% white, survey...

Research indicates diversity has improved in recent years,but a generational change is needed to...

the nanten is a jungle so hostile that to enter it...

The Nanten is a jungle so hostile that to enter it willingly is considered suicide. When the...

alan bennett promises more of the same in new...

Keeping On Keeping On,a third collection of lectures, diaries and other occasional writing, and will...

independent publishers on the books they enjoyed...

The yearly Guardian’s Hits and Misses feature makes me curious about what my friends and...

stephen hayward obituary

Stephen Hayward,who has died of a heart attack aged 61, founded the independent publisher Serif in...

armchair woodchoppers make diy timber guide...

Norwegian Wood,a lavishly illustrated how-to guide for chopping, stacking and burning, or sets book...

no luxury: book containing tampons is runaway hit

Protest against Germany’s 19% tax on sanitary products sells out first print run in one dayOpen up...

ladybird book pastiches become stocking filler hit...

Spoof titles with vintage artwork strike a chord with Christmas shoppers,selling more than 600000...

when bear decides it s time to leave his cozy...

When Bear decides it’s time to leave his cozy forest to explore new lands,he discovers he’s not...

anyone who has ever played pickup basketball knows...

“Anyone who has ever played pickup basketball knows the two best words to hear when you’re on...

scientology leader david miscavige threatens to...

Silvertail Books told that whether it releases Ruthless by Ron Miscavige it will face legal...

publishing industry is overwhelmingly white and...

Survey of workforce at 34 book publishers and eight review journals in US reveals 79% of staff are...

the fear of who and what we don t know is ...

The anxiety of who and what we don’t know is “probably the fastest-growing illness of our modern...

donkey drawn carts, livestock wandering the...

Donkey-drawn carts,livestock wandering the streets, traditional music sessions, or devout...

these fabulous fairytales are inspired by fierce...

These fabulous fairytales are inspired by fierce women — not a damsel in distress in sight. Elena...

noah haller is hype — part human, part super...

Noah Haller is “HYPE” — fragment human,fragment super-secret defense weapon manufactured by...

we need to talk about sense and sensitivity |...

Some publishers now employ ‘sensitivity readers’ to check books for potential offence – a step...

leading writers hope to shift refugee debate with...

Monica Ali,William Boyd and Marina Lewycka among the authors recruited with aim of shifting public...

authors call for boycott of festivals that do not...

Joanne Harris and Linda Grant among signatories of letter saying authors have been giving services...

income for us authors falls below federal poverty...

Authors Guild says median income for members has fallen 24% in five years,with piracy, Amazon and...

during the invasion of iraq in 2003, looters set...

During the invasion of Iraq in 2003,looters set fire to the library at the College of Fine Arts at...

great books that publishers rejected - quiz

Man Booker winner Marlon James says he was turned down 78 times before getting published,and his...

unsplash — a completely crowdsourced photo...

Unsplash — a completely crowdsourced photo repository — is responsible for some of the web’s...

the rabbit who wants to fall asleep now wants to...

A parody (humorous or ridiculous imitation) picture book due out next year pokes fun at...

founded by two friends in scotland, boom...

Founded by two friends in Scotland,boom saloon is a magazine that could change the creative...

to be good, photographs have to be full of the...

“To be good,photographs acquire to be full of the world.” — Dorothea LangeIn celebration of...

louise adler of melbourne university press to...

Announcement follows heightened pressure on arts minister to reveal plans for original council,to...

the big question: are books getting longer?

A new survey of bestsellers and critics’ picks has concluded that the average book is now 25%...

sales of adult coloring books have skyrocketed in...

Walk into a bookstore these days,and you’ll likely see an huge stack of them: adult coloring...

super thursday: the good, the bad and the doggone...

nowadays more than 400 ‘big books’ are published in the hope of capturing the Christmas market....

plos publication costs update

Open Access scientific publishing makes scholarship available globally and relieves scholarly...

tribune announces intent to pursue separation of...

Separation Designed to Maximize Shareholder Value,Provide Greater Financial and Operational Focus...

hoy chicago launches weekday newscast

Spanish newspaper enters first-of-its-kind broadcast partnership with MundoFox 13 Hoy,the leading...

how do we stop uk publishing being so posh and...

The absence of any black, Asian or minority ethnic writers on next year’s World Book Night list...

how do we stop uk publishing being so posh, white...