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Asking myself, 'Is this any good?' is pointless. It just slows down my writing, and I can't tell anyway. It's always the paragraphs I loved most, the ones I tenderly polished and re-read with pride, that my editor will suggest cutting. Liane...

“Common sense is like deodorant. The people who need it most never use it.” Unknown

Exactly. Well stated.

Daily Book News Wednesday, 14th January 2026 Publishing Industry News Independent Publishers Caucus launches an indie bestseller list The Independent Publishers Caucus and American Booksellers Association unveiled the Independent Press Top 40...

https://libro.fm/. This was new to me. It seems a more successful model than the Spiracle one. I do wonder how readers browse audiobooks in bookstores? Esp given that online you get a blurb PLUS a sample and I cant see that available in...

“Common sense is like deodorant. The people who need it most never use it.” Unknown

https://libro.fm/. This was new to me. It seems a more successful model than the Spiracle one. I do wonder how readers browse audiobooks in bookstores? Esp given that online you get a blurb PLUS a sample and I cant see that available in...

I subscribe to their newsletter. One of their (ex) editors has recently moved to Walker Books (and I'm meeting her next Friday! - Not for a deal. She's a guest at my graduation.) Little Island Books have won a few Indie awards.

Like many Irish publishers they will accept unagented manuscripts. Books they published are on long lists for international prizes for which they are justly proud. https://www.littleisland.ie/collections/teen-ya...