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Episode 269 of bookcareers.com Live – How to be a Rising Star with The Printing Charity In episode 269 of bookcareers.com live we speak to Sam Nelson, Senior Relationship Manager – Careers and Development at The Printing Charity about the Rising Star Awards — training grants for 18–35-year-olds working in the industry. In this episode, we explore The Printing Charity’s mission and dive into how th...

Episode 267 of bookcareers.com Live – Work in Publishing 2025 with the Publishers Association It is Work in Publishing Week! In this episode we speak to Jasmine Joynson , Senior Communications Manager of the Publishers Association , all about the PAs work, and the aims and activities for Work in Publishing Week. You’ll learn what the Publishers Association does, how it supports the industry and so...

Episode 266 of bookcareers.com Live – Staff Wellbeing at Book Fairs Suzanne Collier spoke to many people whilst at the Frankfurt Book Fair about their ‘Frankfurt experience’. How did their employer look after them whilst at the Frankfurt Book Fair? One thing that came from the answers, was that all Frankfurt experiences were not equal. In this episode of bookcareers.com live we discuss Staff Wellb...

Episode 265 of bookcareers.com Live – Planning for a Publishing Trade Exhibition We’ve spoken a lot recently about the Frankfurt Book Fair, and also about selling rights. However, there is so much that goes into making a Publisher’s presence at a trade exhibition a success. In this episode of bookcareers.com Live, Suzanne Collier talks us through Planning for a Publishing Trade Exhibition. From th...

  bookcareers.com Live Episode 264 – Careers in Book Publishing Rights with Clare Hodder In this episode of bookcareers.com Live we speak to Clare Hodder, co-founder of RightsZone , which is a software system to support Rights Teams in publishing, and make their job easier. Clare talks about her earlier career in book publishing, what rights are, the job titles to look out for and the difference b...

Episode 263 of bookcareers.com Live – The Myths of Working in Book Publishing Are you looking for a book publishing job and thinking you must have industry connections in order to get employed? Or maybe you’re worried about whether you chose the right degree for a career within book publishing, or if you don’t have a degree at all? Do you think all book publishing jobs are in London? Maybe you thi...

Episode 262 of bookcareers.com Live What is it like starting out again? Everything in your world feels fantastic and then, BANG! Life throws a series of curveballs. Lucy Melville talks to us about some of those curveballs, and how they led to her starting a brand new publishing imprint, The River Light Press, part of the Aurora Metro Group. We also discuss with Lucy her views on the Publishing Job...

Episode 261 of bookcareers.com Live Frankfurter Buchmesse is coming up in October, (the dates are 15-19 October 2025) and in this episode of bookcareers Live, we speak to Erin Cox, the US publicist for the buchmesse about why everyone is talking about Frankfurt? Whether you’re a seasoned Frankfurt visitor or someone who has never been, we discuss what the aims of the Buchmesse are, who goes and wh...

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Episode 260 bookcareers.com Live – Starting a Micro Publisher Have you ever thought about starting a micro publisher – a small but perfectly formed publishing house of your own? Katie Isbester PhD did just that when she started the award-winning publisher, Claret Press. In this episode of bookcareers.com live, we speak to Katie about her inspiration for setting up Claret Press  and the one thing s...

Episode 259 bookcareers.com Live – Talking AI with Heloise Wood from The Bookseller The Bookseller magazine recently conducted a survey to explore how AI is currently being used across the industry . So we invited Heloise Wood, Deputy News Editor at The Bookseller, to come and chat to us about the results. Heloise shares the story behind how the AI survey came about, We discuss the key findings of...

Episode 258 bookcareers.com Live – Travelling for Work with Emma House Emma House, one of the co-founders of Publishers Without Borders, is an International Publishing Consultant, who is forever travelling internationally for work. In this episode of bookcareers.com Live we speak to Emma about the work she does and ask her for many tips about international travel, whether you’re a first-time trave...

Episode 257 bookcareers.com Live – Publishing Training with Chris Glennie When we’re talking about skills training and development, who better to chat to than Chris Glennie, Chair of the Publishing Training Centre? In this episode of bookcareers live we talk to Chris about his background, how he started in publishing as well as what the Publishing Training Centre is up to at the moment. We continu...

Episode 256 bookcareers.com Live – Careers in Design with Clare Baggaley  An area of publishing which has always drawn attention, is design, Whether it be book cover design, interior design, layouts or graphics for marketing and social media posts. In this episode of bookcareers Live, we speak to Clare Baggaley, Creative Director, Art Director, Book Designer and the person who designed the amazing...

Episode 255 bookcareers.com Live AI in Editorial with Meru Gokhale from Editrix AI We continue to look at how AI is influencing publishing roles. This week we speak to former Publisher at Penguin Random House, India, Meru Gokhale. Meru has created Editrix which helps support Editors and Writers in the developmental editing process. In this episode of bookcareers Live, Meru talks about how AI is in...

bookcareers Live – Episode 254 – Publishing Jobseekers Q & A This episode of bookcareers.com Live is a live recording of the question and answer section of a recent bookcareers Job Club meeting. The bookcareers job is designed for those wanting to break into publishing, either at entry level or as a career changer. As you will hear, it is a fast-paced meeting, packed with useful and practical...

Episode 253 of bookcareers.com Live – Attacking the Slush Pile with Storywise In this episode of bookcareers.com Live, we continue to look at how AI is influencing change within the publishing industry. Storywise , run by Gavin Marcus and Jeremy Esekow , uses AI to help publishers filter the slush pile and accept unsolicited manuscripts all year round. We discuss how Storywise originated, its ongo...

Episode 252 of bookcareers.com Live – AI in Publishing with Nadim Sadek from Shimmr AI Artificial Intelligence is becoming part of every day life. In this episode of bookcareers.com Live, we speak to Nadim Sadek, the founder and CEO of Shimmr AI about AI in publishing and the work of Shimmr. We discuss how AI is being used today and what the future looks like. We also look at how different generat...

Episode 251 of bookcareers.com Live – An Appeal from The Book Trade Charity BTBS You may or may not have heard of The Book Trade Charity BTBS, but it is the industry’s life support system for so many people. It has been going since 1837 and helped so many employees across the whole book industry – bookselling, publishing, literary agents, literary festivals, distribution when times are hard. It ha...

  We held an online launch for How to Job Search in Book Publishing: The Ultimate Insider’s Guide and are happy to share the recording with you. You can either watch online: Or listen to it – link below. Whichever you prefer. If you want to order a signed copy you can do so here The post Online Launch for How to Job Search in Book Publishing: The Ultimate Insider’s Guide appeared first on Bookcare...

Episode 250 of bookcareers.com Live – How to Job Search in Book Publishing – the book This has been an episode which has been planned for a long time, and finally it is here. Episode 250 of bookcareers.com Live, and what better way to celebrate this momentous episode than with the launch of Suzanne Collier’s book – How to Job Search in Book Publishing: The Ultimate Insider’s Guide. Yes, Suzanne’s...

Episode 249 of bookcareers.com Live – 10 Alternatives to Unpaid Work Experience We’re starting to hear the words ‘unpaid work experience’ being bandied around as though it is normal. Unpaid work experience is not normal; you should never work unpaid. In this episode of bookcareers.com live, we suggest 10 simple alternatives to unpaid work experience, that could give you experience to help improve...

Episode 248 of bookcareers.com Live – News Update and Tips for Messaging In this episode we give a news update about bookcareers.com, mention our events at the London Book Fair and a few things to look out for. We also discuss some messages we’ve received over LinkedIn in the past week, and why whoever and whenever you message, it can help or hinder your job search.   The post News Update and Tips...

Episode 247 of bookcareers.com Live – Inclusivity in Practice with Simon Holt We’ve had lots of chats about inclusivity, but what does it look like in practice? In this episode of bookcareers.com Live we talk to Simon Holt, who leads content accessibility at Elsevier and ensures content is accessible for all. Simon discusses his career path as a visually-impaired person working successfully in pub...

Episode 246 of bookcareers.com Live Last week was #workinpublishing week. We had a great week with a number of activities, including a bookcareers Job Club. It is great to see how this initiative from The Publishers Association has gone up a level this year, with some really instructive content. But now work in publishing week is over, what next? Where do you go for career support, careers advice...