Posts by: The London Book Fair

Industry News, Snapshot

The 24th Beijing International Book Fair opens next week (23-27 August) and will be a very important fair for Usborne. It sees the official launch of Usborne China with partners ... Read more

15th August 201719th October 2020

5 Minute Interview with Nick Kind

Blogs, Interviews

Nick Kind has worked in digital strategy and development for over 20 years, with a speciality in education and technology. Currently, he works as a consultant, spending the majority of ... Read more

4th August 201719th October 2020

Snapshot of the Week – 4 August 2017

Industry News, Snapshot

It remains to be seen how many foreign publishers will visit the Tehran International Book Fair next year, but those that do will surely want to visit the extraordinary Tehran ... Read more

2nd August 201720th October 2020

5 Minute Interview with James Woollam

Blogs, Interviews

James Woollam is Managing Director at F+W International, publishers of Writer’s Digest and Chair of the Independent Publishers Guild (IPG). After an early career at Saatchi & Saatchi London, James ... Read more

27th July 201719th October 2020

The Writer’s Summit – a New Event for Budding and Aspiring Writers

LBF Press Releases, Press Releases

Two cross-Atlantic industry heavyweights, The London Book Fair and Writer’s Digest, have joined forces to launch The Writer’s Summit, an unmissable new day-long event for writers, which will explore ... Read more

26th July 201719th October 2020

5 Minute Interview with Linden Harris

Blogs, Interviews

Linden started her own consultancy company in 2015, working with publishing and edtech organisations, providing strategic and market insight, customer research, concept development, usability studies, and training. Before this, Linden ... Read more

25th July 201719th October 2020

Snapshot of the Week – 25 July 2017

Industry News, Snapshot

The industry has seen some fine rows in recent years. As long as one isn’t directly involved, they can be darkly entertaining. Hachette v Amazon was compelling; United States of ... Read more

19th July 201719th October 2020

5 Minute Interview with Nicola Solomon

Blogs, Interviews

Nicola Solomon is the Chief Executive of the Society of Authors, the trade union for all types of writers, illustrators and literary translators, at all stages of their careers. The ... Read more

12th July 201719th October 2020

5 Minute Interview with Frank Wynne

Blogs, Interviews

Frank Wynne is a literary translator. Born in Ireland, he moved to France in 1984 where he discovered a passion for language. He worked as a bookseller comic’s publisher and ... Read more

News and Views from The London Bookfair and Beyond

Posts by: The London Book Fair

The London Book Fair

Snapshot of the week – 18 August 2017

5 Minute Interview with Nick Kind

Snapshot of the Week – 4 August 2017

5 Minute Interview with James Woollam

The Writer’s Summit – a New Event for Budding and Aspiring Writers

5 Minute Interview with Linden Harris

Snapshot of the Week – 25 July 2017

5 Minute Interview with Nicola Solomon

5 Minute Interview with Frank Wynne