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Month: March 2024


Am I a Bookish Influencer Yet?: Reviewing Books, Proofs and Samplers from the 2024 London Book Fair

By Elizabeth Greenwood-Spicer It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a student at the London Book Fair with a Spotify tote bag and a dream, must be in want of free stuff. Bookmarks, upcoming release catalogues, coasters / beer mats (thanks, National Literacy Society!); chances are it ended up in my bag, and is the […]


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Hunting for Outrage: Is There a Diversity Problem Concerning Men in the Publishing Industry?

By Elizabeth Greenwood-Spicer In many ways, I am a very predictable woman: when the Chair of the panel I am about to mention said that what he was going to say would make me angry, he was entirely correct.  Before I delve further into my own depths of outrage, I’ll set the scene. It’s day […]


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The Importance of Regional Writing

By Hannah Van den Branden Let’s for a moment imagine ourselves in the same room. There’s a large white table at which we are sat, legs crossed, hands placed in our lap. We each have a notebook filled with lines and lines of ideas: scribbles, thoughts, dreams. I have poured my heart onto each page, […]


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Smuggler Gothic: Dark Tales from the Sunny South-West

When you think of the South-West of England, what springs to mind? Perhaps sunny weather, cities such as Exeter, Bath, and Bristol, or spectacular coastlines – you need only look as far as the cover of Publishing and Literary Networks in the South-West (this is a shameless plug only depending on how much my editor […]


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