A passion for books meets industry savvy in Tory Lyne-Pirkis’ success as a public relations ace and a Bookseller Rising Star in the UK book scene.
‘Sell More, Serve More’: FutureBook’s Bracing Message
Speakers at the 2016 FutureBook Conference in London emphasized putting disruptive technology to work for book publishers and readers, not fearing it.
Cooking Up ‘Entrepreneurial Spirit’ in Publishing: Meze’s Phil Turner
‘I’m not afraid to ask questions,’ says Meze Publishing’s Phil Turner, whose line of pre-sold cookbooks has found traction in the aisles of Waterstones and other UK bookstores.
Bibliocloud’s Emily Labram: ‘Conversant in Technology’
Tech specialist Emily Labram knows the digital context of publishing’s potential and she’s spreading the word in the UK industry.
Bloomsbury’s Liza Thompson on Philosophy’s Audiences: ‘Very Different Animals’
‘Readers want to feel like they’re collaborating in some way,’ according to editor Liza Thompson, who was drawn to publishing by ‘the process of creating something powerful or beautiful or fascinating.’
‘Credit the Artist’: Rising Star Sarah McIntyre
Illustrator, author, and campaigner Sarah McIntyre has proved a powerful voice for the past 18 months in the campaign to bring more visibility and credit to book illustrators.
‘Quality Is Worth Paying For’: Rising Star Toby Marshall
Warning of ‘an inevitable cheapening of the final product,’ DK Senior Product Developer Toby Marshall calls on publishers to think about ‘how this challenge evolves.’
‘Who Will My Colleagues Be?’ Rising Star Leena Normington
Publishers need to become ‘genuine members of reading communities themselves,’ says Leena Normington, recently of Pan Macmillan’s ‘Book Break’ channel.
Rising Star Nikesh Shukla: ‘Be The Change as Well as Shout About It’
‘The pressure on books and the industry is huge,’ says author-campaigner Nikesh Shukla, a rising star in diversity awareness. ‘Once they can get wi-fi on all public transport, that’s probably it for books.’
‘Brexit Means Brexit’? UK Publishing Isn’t Fully Convinced
‘We will have to strengthen our voice,’ says a panelist from the UK’s Publishers Association on the implications of Brexit for the book industry there.