‘Events help bring people back to books – and if not, at least they will still have had a fun night!’
‘Reading is endemic – we all love stories, and that survives.’
‘Every person in the production process is very important. Author, reader and everyone in between – it doesn’t work without them!’
At our First Friday Club in July, Communications and Project Officer, Aurora Scott, chatted with Catherine Milne, Head of Fiction at HarperCollins.
“The goal is to inspire enough interest, that when you send them the book you pitch they go, ‘ah, I remember you, I remember that.”
‘Sometimes, it’s only after finishing the story that a reader may close their book, see the cover and finally understand the intricacies of its cover design.’
‘I never, never take for granted what happens in an acquisitions meeting. Because it’s such a privilege to be in that room, discussing these books we love, being so close to these books. It’s a perfect role, a perfect role.’
We chat to Jenn Martin about the future of libraries in a digital age
Nick discussed his journey into the literary world, Giramondo’s publishing aims, and his role at the small publisher.