Putting paid to notions that it takes years to write a book (damn! There goes my excuse) is the 24 Hour Book Project, a groundbreaking new initiative that’s challenging a bunch of writers, editors and publishers to take a book from pie-in-the-sky concept to published material in JUST ONE DAY. The brainchild of the folks [...]
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The 24-Hour Book
Posted in Broadcasts, Discovery of the Week, Events, Footnotes, Publishing, Writers, tagged 24 Hour Book Project, indie, london on October 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Bind befriends Amelia’s Magazine
Posted in Events, Footnotes, Profile, Publishing, Talks/Readings, tagged Amelia's Magazine, Margaret Atwood on September 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As if Amelia’s Magazine wasn’t damn fine enough already, what with its cultural insights, fashion fixes and ecological know-how, it’s just had a make-over – and its first contribution from The Bind! Check out The Bind’s bit on Margaret Atwood’s new novel, The Year of the Flood, and its accompanying tour, and watch out for [...]
Caution: More unfortunate events
Posted in Profile, Publishing, tagged A Series of Unfortunate Events, Children, Egmont, film, Lemony Snicket on August 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »
It’s a chilling warning: “As if the recession weren’t bad enough, now British readers have the threat of a new series from Mr Snicket hanging over them,” Cally Poplak, director of publisher Egmont, tells The Guardian this week. ”As a responsible publisher, of course we shall put all our efforts into ensuring no child is exposed to [...]
Keeping it in the Family
Posted in Footnotes, Publishing, Treasured tomes, tagged Chronicle Books, Devendra Banhart, Family, Lauren Dukoff, Music, Photography on July 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Props to anyone who can keep tabs on Devendra Banhart, never mind secure the wayward folkster in their viewfinder for long enough to snatch anything more discernible than a blurred wash of sequins, face paint and hair. But that’s exactly what photographer Lauren Dukoff has done repeatedly over years of hanging out with Banhart, and the [...]
In the Loops
Posted in Footnotes, Publishing, Treasured tomes on July 1, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Right now, the news of the birth of the literary love child of Faber & Faber and Domino Records has made me happier than if that stalk were to drop a swimming pool onto the toasting tarmac outside my flat. Yes, two of the UK’s most exciting independent creative names have got it together, and [...]
The book goes into battle
Posted in Book design, Footnotes, Publishing, Shops, tagged Borders, electronic readers, Libraries, The Guardian, The Independent, The Observer on March 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My addiction to the musty whiff of a well-loved book and the hiss of a turning page means that I detest – de-test – being sensually swindled by having to read more than about 250 words through a screen. If you’re anything like me, you’ll share my horror at this downright catastrophe: 50 pre-programmed [...]
Colophon kicks off
Posted in Events, Footnotes, Publishing on March 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Slightly off topic, but interesting nonetheless (because sometimes we all want to just look at the pictures…): The second issuing of the biennial symposium for the indie magazine world, Colophon, is in full swing in Luxembourg this weekend. Celebrating innovation and excellence, the event brings together the movers, shakers and zine makers of independent magazine [...]
Retro reads with Faber Finds
Posted in Book design, Footnotes, Publishing, Treasured tomes, tagged Faber Finds, Mass Observations on March 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The folks at Faber do it again: swelling the ranks of the Faber Finds imprint – which aims to bring lost classics and the works of great but forgotten authors back into readers’ hands – come the Mass Observation books, which documented the daily ups, downs and intimate mundanities of civilians over three decades from [...]
World Book Day cuts it short
Posted in Events, Footnotes, Publishing, tagged ian rankin, quick reads, world book day on March 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Of all the days, this has to be a good one, because today is World Book Day. And to mark it, the Quick Reads initiative has published 10 new titles from authors including Ian Rankin, Gervase Phinn and Sherrie Hewson. As well as offering commuters a cheap (at £1.99) and undoubtedly more cheerful [...]
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