Publishing Insight

Flavia Marcocci
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Publishing Insight

An interview podcast about working in publishing, featuring professionals across a wide array of roles, in both junior and senior positions, from independent and corporate publishers, in academic and trade, as well as literary agents and founders of innovative start-ups. They tell us about their career path, the latest trends in the book industry, and they give advice for jobseekers and book recommendations for all of us book lovers. Cover portrait by Ellie Beadle. Website: www.publishing-insight.com

  1. 22/11/2020

    S2 E7: Ellie Beadle, Production Designer at Usborne

    Ellie Beadle is Production Designer at Usborne. In this interview, Ellie explains what it means to be a production designer, and her path to become one. She also tells us about her creative process, how she collaborates with colleagues in other departments, the skills you need to be an in-house designer in publishing and how exciting it was to work on the campaign for Holly Bourne’s novel “The places I’ve cried in public”. Books recommended by Ellie: https://www.publishing-insight.com/post/ellie-beadle Bookshop.org affiliate link: https://bit.ly/38dQMKC Thanks for listening! If you have enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, leave a review and recommend it to a friend or on social media.  Donate on Ko-fi: ⁠https://ko-fi.com/publishinginsight⁠ Visit my website: ⁠⁠https://www.publishing-insight.com/⁠⁠ Write me an email: ⁠publishinginsight@gmail.com⁠ Music: Modes of Light by Stephen Elliott ⁠https://soundcloud.com/stephenelliott-1⁠   Portrait illustration by Ellie Beadle  Twitter: ⁠⁠@FlamFlam91⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠@flamflam91⁠⁠

    25 min

  2. 26/07/2020

    S2 E6: Caroline Carpenter, Deputy Features Editor at The Bookseller and YA Book Prize Chair

    Caroline Carpenter is Deputy Features Editor at The Bookseller and YA Book Prize Chair. In this interview, Caroline tells us about her main tasks and responsibilities, and the most important skills to work in a literary or book trade magazine. She also tells us about how the YA Book Prize started, some interesting behind the scenes and the adjustments and ideas she has worked on this year to make the Prize more digital. Books recommended and mentioned in the episode: https://www.publishing-insight.com/post/caroline-carpenter Bookshop.org affiliate link: https://bit.ly/38dQMKC Thanks for listening! If you have enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, leave a review and recommend it to a friend or on social media.  Donate on Ko-fi: ⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/publishinginsight⁠⁠ Visit my website: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.publishing-insight.com/⁠⁠⁠ Write me an email: ⁠⁠publishinginsight@gmail.com⁠⁠ Music: Modes of Light by Stephen Elliott ⁠⁠https://soundcloud.com/stephenelliott-1⁠⁠   Portrait illustration by Ellie Beadle  Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠@FlamFlam91⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@flamflam91⁠⁠⁠

    27 min

  3. 14/06/2020

    S2 E5: Silé Edwards, Literary Agent’s Assistant at Curtis Brown

    Silé Edwards is Literary Agent’s Assistant at Curtis Brown, where she works with Cathryn Summerhayes. Silé tells us about her main tasks and responsibilities, and the skills which are important to become a literary agent. She also talks about her favourite initiatives by the Publishers Association, where she worked before, and Arts Emergency, a mentoring charity that helps marginalised young people succeed in the creative industries. After the recent Black Lives Matter protests in the US and Europe, Silé points out how important it is to truly listen to the voices of Black people in the Publishing industry and act on it. Blog post with the list of books recommended by Silé: https://www.publishing-insight.com/post/sile-edwardsBookshop.org affiliate link: https://bit.ly/38dQMKC Thanks for listening! If you have enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, leave a review and recommend it to a friend or on social media.  Donate on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/publishinginsightVisit my website: ⁠https://www.publishing-insight.com/⁠ Write me an email: publishinginsight@gmail.com Music: Modes of Light by Stephen Elliott https://soundcloud.com/stephenelliott-1   Portrait illustration by Ellie Beadle  Twitter: ⁠@FlamFlam91⁠ Instagram: ⁠@flamflam91⁠

    27 min

  4. 31/05/2020

    S2 E4: Anna Cunnane, Systems and Data Manager at Abrams & Chronicle Books

    Anna Cunnane is Systems and Data Manager at Abrams & Chronicle Books. In this interview, she explains what metadata and ONIX feeds are, how coding can help improve processes in the publishing industry and why having a mentor is so important for junior professionals. Blog post with the list of books and coding resources recommended by Anna: https://www.publishing-insight.com/post/anna-cunnane Bookshop.org affiliate link: https://bit.ly/38dQMKC Thanks for listening! If you have enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, leave a review and recommend it to a friend or on social media.  Donate on Ko-fi: ⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/publishinginsight⁠⁠ Visit my website: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.publishing-insight.com/⁠⁠⁠ Write me an email: ⁠⁠publishinginsight@gmail.com⁠⁠ Music: Modes of Light by Stephen Elliott ⁠⁠https://soundcloud.com/stephenelliott-1⁠⁠   Portrait illustration by Ellie Beadle  Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠@FlamFlam91⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@flamflam91⁠⁠⁠

    23 min

  5. 17/05/2020

    S2 E3: Akua Boateng, Marketing Executive at DK

    Akua Boateng is Marketing Executive at DK and co-host of the Sankofa Book Club, a podcast about African literature. Akua has great advice for book marketers who want to think out of the box and for professionals who want to move into Publishing from different industries. She’s also a strong advocate of holding onto your authenticity and uniqueness when doing job interviews to start or advance your career, and she explains why it is so important to celebrate our differences and promote initiatives to increase diversity and inclusion in publishing and the creative industries in general.  Inclusive Indies Crowdfunding campaign: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/inclusive-indiesBlog post with the books recommended by Akua. Bookshop.org affiliate link: https://bit.ly/38dQMKC S1 E3: Trade Marketing S2 E4: Academic Marketing  Thanks for listening! If you have enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, leave a review and recommend it to a friend or on social media.  Donate on Ko-fi: ⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/publishinginsight⁠⁠ Visit my website: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.publishing-insight.com/⁠⁠⁠ Write me an email: ⁠⁠publishinginsight@gmail.com⁠⁠ Music: Modes of Light by Stephen Elliott ⁠⁠https://soundcloud.com/stephenelliott-1⁠⁠   Portrait illustration by Ellie Beadle  Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠@FlamFlam91⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@flamflam91⁠⁠⁠

    29 min

  6. 03/05/2020

    S2 E2: Phoebe Morgan, Editorial Director at HarperCollins UK

    Phoebe Morgan is Editorial Director at HarperCollins UK (HarperFiction and Avon). We talk about her career path and how her approach as an editor varies when working on different genres. Phoebe also gives brilliant advice for those applying to entry-level positions in publishing, as well as for those trying to advance their career. We also discuss her writing career, how to manage a side hustle alongside a full-time job, and how she thinks the publishing industry has evolved in the past few years.  S1 E1: Editorial S1 E2: Children’s EditorialBlog post with the books and authors recommended by Phoebe in the interview. Bookshop.org affiliate link: https://bit.ly/38dQMKC Thanks for listening! If you have enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, leave a review and recommend it to a friend or on social media.  Donate on Ko-fi: ⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/publishinginsight⁠⁠ Visit my website: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.publishing-insight.com/⁠⁠⁠ Write me an email: ⁠⁠publishinginsight@gmail.com⁠⁠ Music: Modes of Light by Stephen Elliott ⁠⁠https://soundcloud.com/stephenelliott-1⁠⁠   Portrait illustration by Ellie Beadle  Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠@FlamFlam91⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@flamflam91⁠⁠⁠

    40 min

  7. 19/04/2020

    S2 E1: Georgina Atwell, founder of Toppsta

    Welcome to Season 2 of Publishing Insight!  This interview was recorded in January 2020 and my guest is Georgina Atwell, founder of Toppsta, the biggest review and recommendation platform for children’s books in the UK.  Before creating Toppsta, Georgina worked at Penguin, DK and Apple.  We discussed: working on digital products in publishing vs at a tech company, what are Toppsta’s mission and business model, what are the most important steps to develop a new digital product. She also gives advice for people applying to entry-level roles in publishing, talks about current trends in children’s literature and recommends some of her favourite titles. Blog post with the list of books recommended by Georgina. Bookshop.org affiliate link: https://bit.ly/38dQMKC Episode about Children’s Editorial (Christine Modafferi) Episode about Digital Strategy (John Campbell)  Thanks for listening! If you have enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, leave a review and recommend it to a friend or on social media.  Donate on Ko-fi: ⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/publishinginsight⁠⁠ Visit my website: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.publishing-insight.com/⁠⁠⁠ Write me an email: ⁠⁠publishinginsight@gmail.com⁠⁠ Music: Modes of Light by Stephen Elliott ⁠⁠https://soundcloud.com/stephenelliott-1⁠⁠   Portrait illustration by Ellie Beadle  Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠@FlamFlam91⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@flamflam91⁠⁠⁠

    37 min

  8. 18/04/2020

    Introducing Season 2

    Hello and welcome to season 2 of Publishing Insight, an interview podcast about working in Publishing. I'm Flavia, your host, and in this short trailer you can find out what to expect from the new season of the podcast.Thanks for listening! If you have enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, leave a review and recommend it to a friend or on social media.  Donate on Ko-fi: ⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/publishinginsight⁠⁠ Bookshop.org affiliate link: ⁠https://bit.ly/38dQMKC⁠ Visit my website: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.publishing-insight.com/⁠⁠⁠ Write me an email: ⁠⁠publishinginsight@gmail.com⁠⁠ Music: Modes of Light by Stephen Elliott ⁠⁠https://soundcloud.com/stephenelliott-1⁠⁠   Portrait illustration by Ellie Beadle  Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠@FlamFlam91⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@flamflam91⁠⁠⁠

    3 min
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An interview podcast about working in publishing, featuring professionals across a wide array of roles, in both junior and senior positions, from independent and corporate publishers, in academic and trade, as well as literary agents and founders of innovative start-ups. They tell us about their career path, the latest trends in the book industry, and they give advice for jobseekers and book recommendations for all of us book lovers. Cover portrait by Ellie Beadle. Website: www.publishing-insight.com

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  • Creator
    Flavia Marcocci
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2020
  • Episodes
    24
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Flavia Marcocci
  • Show Website
    Publishing Insight

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