AI in Publishing: Let’s Talk About It

Artificial intelligence has moved through one industry after another. Finance, marketing, software development, law – each has had its version of the same conversation: What do we use this for, what do we keep human-centred, and who decides? And now, due to recent...

Supporting Local Literature

There’s a particular kind of joy that comes from picking up a book and recognising the name of the small town that the author was born in. “That’s in my province!” you may think. Better still, maybe you read the blurb and some sense of belonging grabs you as the...

Why We Judge a Book By its Cover

And tips for a good cover design From young, we were told, “Don’t judge a book by its cover”. As in, don’t let the appearance of something from the outside cloud your thoughts on what could be on the inside. But while this is a sound metaphor for most things in life,...

The Rise of Audiobooks

If you blinked for a moment in publishing over the last few years, you might have missed it: Audiobooks crossed a threshold from being a niche side format to becoming a mainstream reading option. Now, they’re part of the baseline strategy for many authors and...