Category: Publishing

  • Editors talk about editing: Constance Hale

    We start 2025 with a series of posts from ‘Editors Talk about Editing’, on the 10th anniversary of publication. The book brought together, for the first time, interviews with top editing practitioners. The first extract is from freelance book editor Constance Hale.

  • The telling details of history

    A story about a stock market deal in 1951 New York turned out to have deep resonances for the people involved, and for those of us looking back now. It also taps into the fascinations of the archive.

  • The PhD supervisor as editor

    When it comes to PhDs in Creative Writing, it may seem obvious to think about the supervisor as a kind of editor. But this role also has relevance for other research subjects.

  • Editors talk about editing: the back story

    Newly published: a book of interviews which juxtaposes people in different kinds of publishing. The aim is to go beyond familiar ideas about how they differ and understand patterns in their practices and concerns.

  • Dreaming with my feet on the ground

    There is a lot of mystique about doing a PhD. Often, that is not helpful; it is support, persistence and planning that matters. But there can be something magical about the doctoral journey.

  • Publishing and the university

    Every year, at the London Book Fair, there are dozens of fascinating talks. But in 2013 there didn’t seem to be any talks about the university’s place in publishing. So I proposed one.