Everything I Know About Books

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ISBN: 9781877192630
Title: Everything I Know About Books
Author: OWENS ODESSA / CREWDSEN THERESA

Description: From creating a festival of dreams to nurturing a space for Maori storytelling, from editing poetry to crafting an Ockham-shortlisted novel on a wild Hokitika beach, this collection weaves together pieces from our authors, poets, publishers, booksellers, artists, reviewers and editors in a taonga for our times. Featuring a foreword by Witi Ihimaera, this book celebrates thirty years of the Whitireia Publishing course in an insightful, informative and playful anthology for all book lovers.

Contents: Foreword – Witi Ihimaera; Introduction: Everything we know about teaching publishing – Odessa Owens & Theresa Crewdson; Te korihi a te huia: The space for Maori storytelling – Pania Tahau-Hodges; How to edit a poem – Chris Tse; Tomorrow will be the same as this, pretty much – Sarah Pepperle; Festival of dreams: Literary events as world-building – Claire Mabey; The American publishing industry and your Wi-Fi signal – Chloe Gong; How to publish less-heard voices – Ash Davida Jane & Stacey Teague; How to review a book – Charlotte Grimshaw; Why should anyone care? – Lana Lopesi; Quote page: Why did you choose publishing? I learned it at the movies: What film and TV can teach us about publishing-and what they get wrong – Claire Murdoch; An industry of rejection – Angelique Tran Van Sang; Having your book edited is a bit like going through a breakup – Madison Hamill; From the Kiddie-Corner: Some insights into the world of children’s book publishing – Lynette Evans; My audiobook epic – Clayton Carrick-Leslie; Story sovereignty in self-publishing – Qiane Matata-Sipu; An Edmonds story – Dom Visini & Alison Shucksmith; On editing your friends – Ashleigh Young; Wild card – Selina Tusitala Marsh; Pushing out the margins – Adrienne Jansen; Reflections from a small Pacific publisher + a manifesto of sorts – Faith Wilson; How to commission – Holly Hunter; Quote page: Judging books by their covers Quote page: The truth about bookselling Scenes on the screen inside my head – Michael Bennett; Publishing by the book: The Whitireia classroom and beyond – Lauren Donald; Why we need new typefaces: Thoughts from the frontline of type Kris Sowersby Sweet Mammalian: Messy, sexy, biased, dirty Hannah Mettner Lessons from the business end of the business Becky Innes Gunk (mereology) Joanna Cho How to avoid defamation Steven Price She had me at the cows: The making of a modern classic Mary McCallum Taking New Zealand books offshore Peter Dowling Waharoa: An (Indigenous) hero’s journey into the world of publishing Nadine Anne Hura Synapses are how booksellers sell books Tilly Lloyd Collective disruption: The art of art book making Clare McIntosh Big pond: Experiences in UK publishing Katie Haworth Quote page: What is your worst typo? On the power of festivals Rachael King Swipe card and a dream: Advice for publishing interns Damien Levi How to publish a non-fiction bestseller Jenny Hellen Valuing two hundred years of Maori books Jacinta Ruru From Colenso to Catton: A quick skim through two centuries of book publishing in Aotearoa Elizabeth Caffin Centred somewhere else Marian Evans Quote page: Booksellers on publishers Quote page: Booksellers share memorable launches Who owns the stories? Adventures in copyright Sam Elworthy Having sextuplets: A case study Trish Harris I wrote The Porangi Boy for kids like me Shilo Kino writers festivals are fucking weird eh Dominic Hoey How to be literary philanthropists Mary & Peter Biggs Why publishing matters: Behind the scenes in a museum Sean Mallon Bringing stories to Aotearoa, curiously Julia Marshall How to bankroll a book: Paper may grow on trees-but money doesn’t Malcolm Burgess Thoughts on correctness Anna Jackson-Scott Quote page: What advice would you give to authors? Reps on the road Marthie Markstein Prediction: your life will come to this Jane Arthur The crooked path to a picture book Gavin Bishop From multinational to multitasking Kevin Chapman Kia puawai te aroha ki te reo Mike Dreaver How to rock self-publishing Steff Green More than a numbers game: A view from PANZ Craig Gamble The curious reader: Championing books Kiran Dass Publishing Nicky Hager Robbie Burton Quote page: What’s your favourite book from Aotearoa? Paula Morris reads your emails Paula Morris Everything I know about publishing in other languages Ya-Wen Ho How to design a book: A focus on covers Alan Deare To publish or not to publish, is that the question? Anahera Gildea How to publish a blue whale Susan Paris Paper trail: The evolution of academic publishing James L Savage How to smash the system Murdoch Stephens & Brannavan Gnanalingam Joan picks Joan’s Picks Joan Mackenzie Here’s what happens when no one shows up to your writers event Madeleine Chapman The Changeover: From page to screen Stuart McKenzie And the winner is … Nicola Legat

Format: Trade Paper
Publication date: 12/10/2023
Pages: 300
Available stock: 1