And They Met at Byte The Book: Life Skills – by Julia Laflin published by Summersdale Publishing
We’re so excited for one of our most brilliant members Julia Laflin whose book Life Skills: Stuff You Should Really Know, was published by Summersdale Publishing this month….and they met at Byte The…
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Report: Prize Business: What’s the Impact on the Publishing Industry?
Words by Chris Russell, photos by Craig Simmonds. Book prizes went under the spotlight at Byte the Book’s third April event, which brought together Dr Tim Parnell of the Goldsmiths Prize, author and c…
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ALSO Festival Launch Book Club Live
Love this idea from Helen Bagnall and our friends at the ALSO Festival. We wanted to create a free community event, which allowed those in a Book Club to celebrate with others. In our work as Salon Lo…
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Books and Statues – Virginia Woolf in Richmond edited by Peter Fullagar
Byte The Book member Peter Fullagar’s edited book ‘Virginia Woolf in Richmond’ will be published in autumn 2018 and will be launched at Richmond Literature Festival in November. This is in collaborati…
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Report: Publishers Go Prospecting: Finding Hidden Treasure In Your Content
Words by Chris Russell, photos by Katrina Hopewell. Returning to its former home at Soho’s prestigious Club at the Ivy, Byte The Book welcomed a varied panel of industry experts for the first of its A…
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Three new series to Farrago Mandy Morton, Chris McCrudden and Jonathan Pinnock sign multi-book deals
So excited to hear this news from two of our members (Abbie Headon and Chris McCrudden) go you two!!!!! Abbie Headon (pictured), Commissioning Editor at Prelude Books, has made her first acquisitions…
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Report: Breaking In: How Do You Build A Successful Publishing House?
Words by Chris Russell, photos by Annie Poe At Byte The Book’s March event, sponsored by Clays, Bluebird Consulting’s Heather O’Connell chaired a spirited discussion on the ins and outs of building a…
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National Indexing Day: Thursday 29 March 2018
One of our members, Paula Clarke Bain tells us about this important event The Society of Indexers (SI) is celebrating the art of book indexing with its second annual National Indexing Day on Thursday…
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Run the World event with Author Lisa Dickenson on 15th March at Dead Dolls House in Islington Discount for Byte the Book Subscribers
Join author Lisa Dickenson’s Strong Women Squad for RUN THE WORLD, a night of Beyonce, empowerment and inspiration, on Thursday 15th March, at the Dead Dolls House in Islington. The night begins with…
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‘Get a Job in Publishing’ Course from The Literary Consultancy, on April 21st-22nd and a 10% Discount for Byte the Book Subscribers
Our friends at The Literary Consultancy, are running an excellent course to help all those interested in breaking into the world of books. Here are some more details: The Literary Consultancy is hosti…
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Sapare Books Launches and are Looking for New Writers to Publish
We’re so excited to have the brand new publishing company, Sapare Books as company members. Here’s a bit more about them from their Editorial Director, Amy Durant: Sapere Books is a new digital and pr…
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Storiad – Special Offer to Byte the Book Members
We’re really excited to introduce you all to one our newest company members, Storiad, Their founder Ramzi Hajj tells us a bit more about their Storiad and has a special offer to help our members se…
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The Story of John Nightly by Tot Taylor: Book Event at Swiss Cottage Library 12th April 7pm – 9pm (a London Book Fair Week: Live Event)
One of our members, Tot Taylor has just had his book published by Unbound and we were intrigued not only about the book but also his launch event during London Book Fair week, here are some more detai…
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Report: Buzz Words: How Can You Build A Community Around Your Content?
Words by Chris Russell, photos by Annie Poe Back in the impressive surroundings of the House Of St Barnabus chapel, February’s Byte The Book explored how creators in the publishing industry can go abo…
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Michael Frank Wins 2018 JQ Wingate Literary Prize
Byte the Book’s Justine Solomons was delighted to be invited to attend the JQ Wingate Literary Prize this year.. Here’s their report on the prize. Michael Frank’s family memoir The Mighty Franks has b…
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Jacaranda Books and Words of Colour Launch 20 in 2020
Following on from our event on inclusivity in publishing last month, we thought you might be interested to hear about a new publishing partnership from Words Of Colour and Byte the Book member Valarie…
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An Offer From This Month’s Featured Company – Ink Academy
This month for the first time, we are profiling one of our company members, Ink Academy. You’ve already met Claudia Medlam and Marina Kemp in previous newsletters, but let’s find out a bit more about…
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‘The Beasts of Electra Drive’ by Rohan Quine Book Release and Events
One of our founder members is about to release his latest book and run some events around the launch. Hats off to Rohan he’s managed to get some great reviews from the likes of Iris Murdoch and The…
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‘The Cartographer’s Confession’ wins the New Media Writing Prize 2017
Byte the Book’s Justine Solomons was invited to be a judge on the if: book Award for New Media Writing last month, here’s their report from the event at Bournemouth University with links through to t…
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‘The Cartographer’s Confession’ wins the New Media Writing Prize 2017
Byte the Book’s Justine Solomons was invited to be a judge on the if: book Award for New Media Writing last month, here’s their report from the event at Bournemouth University with links through to t…
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