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10. How Are Independent Publishers Filling The Gaps? With Ishani Butalia, Editor at Zubaan The Book People
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Aishwarya talks to Ishani Butalia, Editor at Zubaan (an independent feminist publishing house) about the how she figures out which books to publish and what gaps to fill.
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Ishani Butalia has been an editor for 7 years. She commissions their trade and academic books and heads Young Zubaan, their children’s and young adult books section. She shares how independent publishing houses measure the success of a book: based on book sales, significance of the topic and feedback from the community.
Aishwarya loves how Ishani describes the editor-author relationship like a partnership where there’s some back and forth. They chat about what she looks for in a book and how she decides whether it’s ‘Zubaan material’. What does it mean to publish feminist books? Why does she love middle grade and young adult books? Who is her ideal audience?
Book Mentions:
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa GyasiDear Mrs. Naidu by Mathangi SubramanianCarry On by Rainbow RowellAkata Warrior by Nnedi OkoraforIshani K B is an editor and NGO worker based in New Delhi. She commissions books at Zubaan and is co-lead of their No Space For Work project. Find out more here: https://zubaanbooks.com/
‘The Book People’ is brought to you by Bound, a company that creates stories and helps individuals and brands tell their stories. Writer and booklover Aishwarya Javalgekar interviews people whose lives and careers revolve around books. Read more: https://boundindia.com/the-book-people-podcast/
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Pitch your book to Bound! Send us an email at connect@boundindia.com with your book pitch and at least 3 chapters of your manuscript.
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Soundtrack: Fork and Spoon
Aishwarya talks to Ishani Butalia, Editor at Zubaan (an independent feminist publishing house) about the how she figures out which books to publish and what gaps to fill.
We’ve joined #PodForChange to raise donations for Covid relief. Donate here: www.auwa.in/podforchange
Ishani Butalia has been an editor for 7 years. She commissions their trade and academic books and heads Young Zubaan, their children’s and young adult books section. She shares how independent publishing houses measure the success of a book: based on book sales, significance of the topic and feedback from the community.
Aishwarya loves how Ishani describes the editor-author relationship like a partnership where there’s some back and forth. They chat about what she looks for in a book and how she decides whether it’s ‘Zubaan material’. What does it mean to publish feminist books? Why does she love middle grade and young adult books? Who is her ideal audience?
Book Mentions:
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa GyasiDear Mrs. Naidu by Mathangi SubramanianCarry On by Rainbow RowellAkata Warrior by Nnedi OkoraforIshani K B is an editor and NGO worker based in New Delhi. She commissions books at Zubaan and is co-lead of their No Space For Work project. Find out more here: https://zubaanbooks.com/
‘The Book People’ is brought to you by Bound, a company that creates stories and helps individuals and brands tell their stories. Writer and booklover Aishwarya Javalgekar interviews people whose lives and careers revolve around books. Read more: https://boundindia.com/the-book-people-podcast/
Find us @boundindia on Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Facebook and LinkedIn.
Pitch your book to Bound! Send us an email at connect@boundindia.com with your book pitch and at least 3 chapters of your manuscript.
Download our FREE research report on ‘Demystifying Indian Publishing’: https://boundindia.com/demystifying-the-indian-publishing-industry/
Soundtrack: Fork and Spoon
43 min