It’s Work in Publishing Week, where we celebrate our colleagues and share all the brilliant and unexpected things that happen behind the book. Have you ever thought about the people who keep everything running at a publisher? They’re the ones who speak to retailers so you can buy your new favourite book in Waterstones, who oversee […]

Picture books can appear deceivingly simple to create. But in reality, are some of the trickiest books to write. With the word count being so low, every passage and illustration needs to be absolutely perfect so a child will want to read it over, and over again. Kickstart your children’s picture book writing with advice […]

Being able to read chapter and middle grade books is an exciting time for a young reader. This is when they’re able to start identifying which genres they like, and choosing authors they actively want to read from.   Learn about middle grade fiction and non-fiction with Puffin publisher Ben Horslen, to help you start writing […]