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Bookcareers
by Suzanne Collier
Career Guidance and Development for the Book Industry
Episodes
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Future Skills for Publishing Professionals
Episode 270 of bookcareers.com Live – Future Skills for Publishing ProfessionalsSponsored by Redwood Publishing Recruitment We were delighted to launch the Innovation Stage at this year's Frankfurter Buchmesse, and we did it with a cracker of a panel discussing Future Skills for Publishing...
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bookcareers Live – Coming up!
Our podcast will be relaunching on Monday, 12th October 2026 with a cracking episode, sponsored by Redwood Publishing Recruitment. This Coming Up episode tells you to expect a recording of our Future Skills for Publishing Professionals panel discussion at the Frankfurt Book Fair, which featured...
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How to be a Rising Star with The Printing Charity
Episode 269 of bookcareers.com Live – How to be a Rising Star with The Printing Charity In episode 269 of bookcareers.com live we speak to Sam Nelson, Senior Relationship Manager – Careers and Development at The Printing Charity about the Rising Star Awards — training grants for 18–35-year-olds...
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Work in Publishing with the Publishers Association
Episode 267 of bookcareers.com Live – Work in Publishing 2025 with the Publishers Association It is Work in Publishing Week! In this episode we speak to Jasmine Joynson, Senior Communications Manager of the Publishers Association, all about the PAs work, and the aims and activities for Work in...
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Staff Wellbeing at Book Fairs
Episode 266 of bookcareers.com Live – Staff Wellbeing at Book Fairs Suzanne Collier spoke to many people whilst at the Frankfurt Book Fair about their ‘Frankfurt experience’. How did their employer look after them whilst at the Frankfurt Book Fair? One thing that came from the answers, was that…
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Planning for a Publishing Trade Exhibition
Episode 265 of bookcareers.com Live – Planning for a Publishing Trade Exhibition We’ve spoken a lot recently about the Frankfurt Book Fair, and also about selling rights. However, there is so much that goes into making a Publisher’s presence at a trade exhibition a success. In this episode of...
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Careers in Book Publishing Rights with Clare Hodder
bookcareers.com Live Episode 264 – Careers in Book Publishing Rights with Clare Hodder In this episode of bookcareers.com Live we speak to Clare Hodder, co-founder of RightsZone, which is a software system to support Rights Teams in publishing, and make their job easier. Clare talks about her...
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Myths of Working in Book Publishing
Episode 263 of bookcareers.com Live – The Myths of Working in Book Publishing Are you looking for a book publishing job and thinking you must have industry connections in order to get employed? Or maybe you’re worried about whether you chose the right degree for a career within book publishing…
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Starting Out Again with Lucy Melville
Episode 262 of bookcareers.com Live What is it like starting out again? Everything in your world feels fantastic and then, BANG! Life throws a series of curveballs. Lucy Melville talks to us about some of those curveballs, and how they led to her starting a brand new publishing imprint, The River...
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Why is Everyone Talking about Frankfurter Buchmesse?
Episode 261 of bookcareers.com Live Frankfurter Buchmesse is coming up in October, (the dates are 15-19 October 2025) and in this episode of bookcareers Live, we speak to Erin Cox, the US publicist for the buchmesse about why everyone is talking about Frankfurt? Whether you’re a seasoned…
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Happy 26th Birthday bookcareers.com
The post Happy 26th Birthday bookcareers.com appeared first on Bookcareers.
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Starting a Micro Publisher
Episode 260 bookcareers.com Live – Starting a Micro Publisher Have you ever thought about starting a micro publisher – a small but perfectly formed publishing house of your own? Katie Isbester PhD did just that when she started the award-winning publisher, Claret Press. In this episode of...
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Talking AI with The Bookseller
Episode 259 bookcareers.com Live – Talking AI with Heloise Wood from The Bookseller The Bookseller magazine recently conducted a survey to explore how AI is currently being used across the industry. So we invited Heloise Wood, Deputy News Editor at The Bookseller, to come and chat to us about the...
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Travelling for Work with Emma House
Episode 258 bookcareers.com Live – Travelling for Work with Emma House Emma House, one of the co-founders of Publishers Without Borders, is an International Publishing Consultant, who is forever travelling internationally for work. In this episode of bookcareers.com Live we speak to Emma about…
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Publishing Training with Chris Glennie
Episode 257 bookcareers.com Live – Publishing Training with Chris Glennie When we’re talking about skills training and development, who better to chat to than Chris Glennie, Chair of the Publishing Training Centre? In this episode of bookcareers live we talk to Chris about his background, how he...
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Careers in Design with Clare Baggaley
Episode 256 bookcareers.com Live – Careers in Design with Clare Baggaley An area of publishing which has always drawn attention, is design, Whether it be book cover design, interior design, layouts or graphics for marketing and social media posts. In this episode of bookcareers Live, we speak to...
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AI in Editorial with Meru Gokhale from Editrix AI
Episode 255 bookcareers.com Live AI in Editorial with Meru Gokhale from Editrix AI We continue to look at how AI is influencing publishing roles. This week we speak to former Publisher at Penguin Random House, India, Meru Gokhale. Meru has created Editrix which helps support Editors and Writers…
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Publishing Jobseekers Q & A – April 2025
bookcareers Live – Episode 254 – Publishing Jobseekers Q & A This episode of bookcareers.com Live is a live recording of the question and answer section of a recent bookcareers Job Club meeting. The bookcareers job is designed for those wanting to break into publishing, either at entry level or…
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Attacking the Slush Pile with Storywise
Episode 253 of bookcareers.com Live – Attacking the Slush Pile with Storywise In this episode of bookcareers.com Live, we continue to look at how AI is influencing change within the publishing industry. Storywise, run by Gavin Marcus and Jeremy Esekow, uses AI to help publishers filter the slush...
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AI in Publishing with Nadim Sadek from ShimmrAI
Episode 252 of bookcareers.com Live – AI in Publishing with Nadim Sadek from Shimmr AI Artificial Intelligence is becoming part of every day life. In this episode of bookcareers.com Live, we speak to Nadim Sadek, the founder and CEO of Shimmr AI about AI in publishing and the work of Shimmr. We...
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An Appeal from The Book Trade Charity BTBS
Episode 251 of bookcareers.com Live – An Appeal from The Book Trade Charity BTBS You may or may not have heard of The Book Trade Charity BTBS, but it is the industry’s life support system for so many people. It has been going since 1837 and helped so many employees across the whole book industry…
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Online Launch for How to Job Search in Book Publishing: The Ultimate Insider’s Guide
We held an online launch for How to Job Search in Book Publishing: The Ultimate Insider’s Guide and are happy to share the recording with you. You can either watch online: Or listen to it – link below. Whichever you prefer. If you want to order a signed copy you can do so here The post Online...
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At long last… Episode 250…
Episode 250 of bookcareers.com Live – How to Job Search in Book Publishing – the book This has been an episode which has been planned for a long time, and finally it is here. Episode 250 of bookcareers.com Live, and what better way to celebrate this momentous episode than with the launch of…
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10 Alternatives to Unpaid Work Experience
Episode 249 of bookcareers.com Live – 10 Alternatives to Unpaid Work Experience We’re starting to hear the words ‘unpaid work experience’ being bandied around as though it is normal. Unpaid work experience is not normal; you should never work unpaid. In this episode of bookcareers.com live, we...
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News Update and Tips for Messaging
Episode 248 of bookcareers.com Live – News Update and Tips for Messaging In this episode we give a news update about bookcareers.com, mention our events at the London Book Fair and a few things to look out for. We also discuss some messages we’ve received over LinkedIn in the past week, and why...
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Inclusivity in Practice with Simon Holt
Episode 247 of bookcareers.com Live – Inclusivity in Practice with Simon Holt We’ve had lots of chats about inclusivity, but what does it look like in practice? In this episode of bookcareers.com Live we talk to Simon Holt, who leads content accessibility at Elsevier and ensures content is...
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Work in Publishing Week 2024 – What Next?
Episode 246 of bookcareers.com Live Last week was #workinpublishing week. We had a great week with a number of activities, including a bookcareers Job Club. It is great to see how this initiative from The Publishers Association has gone up a level this year, with some really instructive content....
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Scottish Careers Week 2024 with Publishing Scotland
Welcome to Scottish Careers Week 2024! In episode 245 of bookcareers live we speak to Vikki Reilly, Business Development Manager for Publishing Scotland. To tie in with Scottish Careers Week, we discuss the publishing landscape in Scotland, what career opportunities there are and if the only...
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Neurodiversity in the Workplace with Jens Bammel
Publishing is evolving into a more inclusive industry, and with 20%* of the UK workforce exhibiting neurodivergent characteristics, accommodating those who identify as neurodivergent is essential to this progress. In this episode of bookcareers Live, we talk to Jens Bammel who is an expert coach...
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Celebrating 75 years of the SYP – What’s next?
Celebrating 75 Years of the SYP – What’s Next? The Society of Young Publishers have been celebrating their 75th birthday – an amazing achievement for an organisation created for young people in the industry, and run by young people in the industry. In this episode of bookcareers.com live we speak...
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Squiggly Careers with Sara Lloyd, Pan Macmillan
AI and Squiggly Careers with Sara Lloyd, Pan Macmillan AI (Artificial Intelligence) is the hot topic of the moment and who better to discuss it with than Sara Lloyd. Group Communications Director and Global AI Lead for Pan Macmillan. Fresh from a panel discussing AI and Intellectual Property at…
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Facing Redundancy in Book Publishing
Episode 241 of bookcareers.com Live This week it was announced that approximately 200 people at Informa Taylor & Francis had taken voluntary redundancy. Whether redundancy is voluntary or enforced, it can still be a huge shock. With so many job roles elsewhere changing, losing your job through...
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Feeling the Fear
Episode 240 of bookcareers.com Live You’ve heard of the book, Feel the fear and do it anyway by Susan Jeffers, but what is that like in practice? In this personal episode of bookcareers Live, Suzanne Collier shares with us a recent experience of feeling the fear and doing it anyway, and the…
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The Key to Career Success
Episode 239 of bookcareers.com Live Do you know the key to career success? Have you ever wondered how someone got their dream job or was in the right place at the right time? If you ask them, they will probably say it was luck or fate. But the truth is they created the opportunity for themselves....
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Work In Publishing Week 2023
Episode 238 of bookcareers.com Live It is Work in Publishing week. The week where the industry comes together and promotes publishing as a career and open to all. Ensure you are following the hashtag #WorkInPublishing across social media. This is the week where bookcareers.com usually sits back…
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Scottish Careers Week 2023
Episode 237 of bookcareers.com Live This is the start of a busy fortnight for bookcareers.com. This week we have both Scottish Careers Week and Discover! Creative Careers week. Next week is #WorkInPublishing week. To tie in with our two events with Publishing Scotland, Rachel Hessin joins us with...
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Autumn Job Hunting in Publishing
Episode 236 of bookcareers.com Live It is at this time of year that usually the number of jobs advertised starts to drop. In this episode of bookcareers live we discuss the reasons for this. This episode references:-Careers ClinicEmployability ConsultationsThe Book Trade Charity BTBS. You can...
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The new world of bookcareers.com
Episode 235 of bookcareers.com Live In this episode of bookcareers.com Live, we talk about the new world of bookcareers.com and what it means to you. You’ll learn what bookcareers.com is up to, how we are repositioning ourselves, why we are doing this, how you can be involved and how you will...
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Why didn’t I get the job?
Episode 234 of bookcareers.com Live Have you applied for your perfect publishing job and been rejected? It’s tough to deal with. Maybe you’ve been given an excuse such as ‘We went with someone else’, ‘We loved you but…’ or you’re told you’ve got too much or too little experience. This episode of...
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Whilst the boss is away in Frankfurt…
Episode 233 of bookcareers.com Live This week it is the Frankfurt Book Fair. If you’re stuck in the office, there are loads of things you can do, like learn a new skill, research something you’re working on, or catch up on work, as well as complete a task your boss will notice. In this episode of...
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Mid-Career Crisis in Book Publishing
Episode 232 of bookcareers.com Live In this week’s episode of bookcareers Live we discuss mid-career crisis and how to identify it when you work in book publishing. What are the early warning signs that something is not quite right? How can you identify the components of your career malaise? What...
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Publishing Jobseekers Q&A October 2023
Episode 231 of bookcareers.com Live Are you looking for a job in book publishing? Do you have lots of burning questions? In this episode of bookcareers Live, we are joined by jobseeker Eve Saunders, who puts a variety of questions to Suzanne Collier. We cover how to show your personality in your...
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AI in Publishing and the IPG Conference
Episode 230 of bookcareers.com Live Last week was the Autumn Conference of the Independent Publishers Guild (IPG) and the day was dominated about talk of AI (Artificial Intelligence) and its use in publishing. In this episode, Suzanne Collier and Micah George discuss the IPG Conference and what...
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Employability in Book Publishing
Episode 229 of bookcareers.com Live Are you wondering how to get a publishing role without publishing experience? Have you been rejected for a role because you were told you didn’t have enough experience? This episode is for you. In this episode of bookcareers live we discuss employability in…
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Book Marketing with Sam Missingham
Episode 228 of bookcareers.com Live This week we talk to the Queen of Publishing Twitter, Sam Missingham about the forthcoming The Book Marketing and Publicity Show. Sam talks us through the important issues about author marketing, and why this show is so important. Whilst The Book Marketing and...
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Myths of Book Publishing Sept 2023
Episode 227 of bookcareers.com Live When we talk to those who are outside of book publishing about working in the industry, there are so many myths we need to dispel. If you’re thinking about book publishing as a career, here are a few realities about working in the industry. We look at some of…
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Why you shouldn’t work for free
Episode 226 of bookcareers.com Live We’ve once again had discussions about why you should not work for free, and this episode is a reminder of why free work harms your employment opportunities. So, if you are thinking you need to work for free for experience, to get a reference, or for any other...
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Qualifications for Book Publishing – GCSEs to Degree
Episode 225 of bookcareers.com Live It is the week in-between A Level and GCSE results, so in this episode of bookcareers Live, we’re exploring the qualifications needed for book publishing careers. If you, or someone you know, has already decided a career in publishing is for them and are...
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Publishing Jobseeker Questions and Answers August 2023
Episode 224 of bookcareers.com Live We’ve complied a question and answer episode, in response to a number of questions put to us at the latest bookcareers Job Club meeting, Questions include: How can I make my publishing internship sound good on future job applications? How can someone upskill to...
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40 Years of Book Publishing
Episode 223 of bookcareers.com Live Suzanne Collier, the founder of bookcareers.com has reached a huge career milestone. On 8th August 2023, it will be 40 years since she started working in the book publishing industry. In this special celebratory episode of bookcareers Live, Suzanne talks us...
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