Articles tagged Books:
Book Review: 'What Have I Done' by Amanda Prowse
- 29 Mar 2013
Reading a novel about violent domestic abuse is not my idea of fun, but doing my job you often have to read a lot of books you wouldn’t normally bother with. And so it was that I read ‘What Have I Done’ by Amanda Prowse. She tells the story of an apparently normal family with...
Damian McBride & Me: How the Book Came About
- 28 Mar 2013
Four years ago I appeared on the Today Programme talking about Carol Thatcher and her use of the word ‘gollywog’. She had just been fired from the ‘One Show’ for having the temerity to liken someone’s hair to that of a ‘gollywog’. This is what I wrote on my blog at the time… ...
A Tribute to James Herbert
- 21 Mar 2013
James Herbert was one of the greatest British novelists of recent times. His death on Wednesday robs us of a truly talented writer. I first started reading his horror novels as a teenager. The Rats and The Fog were masterpieces of their genre. He never really got the recognit...
A Political Geek's Wet Dream - Coming to you Soon on CD
- 20 Mar 2013
Later this year, my company Biteback Publishing, will be publishing a mammoth CD Box Set of Great Parliamentary Speeches, 1978-2013 – thirty five years of great parliamentary oratory. It will also hopefully be available as a download on iTunes, and we’re also contemplating an...
The Threats and Opportunities Facing Independent Publishers
- 7 Mar 2013
This morning I gave the keynote speech to 300 independent publishers at the annual conference of the Independent Publishers Guild, at a hotel near Chipping Norton. I was a late substitute for Vince Cable. It turned out to be quite an event. I wouldn’t normally publish the enti...
Telling Gary McKinnon's Story
- 27 Feb 2013
We made an exciting announcement today. Biteback Publishing has bought world rights to a book from Janis Sharp, the mother of hacker Gary McKinnon. The book, Saving Gary McKinnon: A Mother’s Story, will be published in September. I am thrilled to be publishing Janis Sharp’s ...
Book Review: A Kick Against the Pricks by David Norris
- 15 Feb 2013
Let me from outset say that this is one of the best autobiographies I have read in recent years. It’s entertaining, witty, thought provoking, moving and well written. You can’t ask for much more than that. Senator David Norris is an independent member of the Upper House of t...
Political Book Awards: Bollocks Story in the Mail on Sunday
- 10 Feb 2013
There’s a story in today’s Mail on Sunday with the headline MARY’S REVENGE ON LABOUR PEER WHO ATTACKED CAMBRIDGE Simon Walters, the Mail on Sunday political editor, alleges that Professor Mary Beard, a judge at this year’s Paddy Power/Total Politics Political Book Awards , ...
An Evening at the IMAX: The Political Book of the Year Awards 2013
- 7 Feb 2013
This time last night we were nearing the end of the 2013 Paddy Power & Total Politics Political Book of the Year Awards. It seemed a long time since the idea first emerged in a brainstorming meeting last summer. It really was the most fantastic evening. Four hundred peopl...
Looking Forward to the Political Book of the Year Awards
- 6 Feb 2013
Tonight at the IMAX it’s the Political Book of the Year Awards. I have to admit I am getting pre-ceremony nerves. I had the idea for this event in the middle of 2012 and it’s certainly been a challenge to organise everything in such a short time. But my team at Biteback have ...