When water becomes ice, it undergoes an astonishing transformation: something that physicists term a phase change. Think about it: water, the very essence of fluidity, becomes hard, sharp and brittle. Phase changes takes place when environmental conditions reach a critical…Read More
Shoot The Armadillos
Our cherished publishing industry—which to outsiders can appear more like a part-time hobby than a serious business—is a veritable cornucopia of contradictions.
A case in point. We have a boundless appetite for new ideas which we commoditise, package and sell. Yet…Read More
Borkowski On McLaren
Redhammer client and author of The Fame Formula profiles the late Malcolm McLaren on BBC Radio Four. “I’ve been called many things,” McLaren once said. “A charlatan, a con man, or the culprit responsible for turning popular culture into nothing…Read More
Michelle Paver moves to Puffin
Puffin Books announced today that it has signed up the acclaimed and bestselling children’s author Michelle Paver for a major new series. Puffin has acquired world rights, including digital, in a deal which will see the award-winning author – well…Read More
Putting The Book In
Being a publicist today is one of the toughest and least-appreciated positions in publishing. I salute you, publicists – unsung heroes all.
However, it was not always thus. “This is the easiest job in the world!” trilled my publicist when my…Read More
Michelle Wins!
Redhammer client Michelle Paver today wins the 2010 Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize for “Ghost Hunter”, the sixth and final book in her Chronicles of Ancient Darkness series. She joins a distinguished line of past winners including Ted Hughes, Jacqueline Wilson,…Read More
MG Harris Presents Librarian of the Year Award
Redhammer client and bestselling children’s author MG Harris was the guest of honour at today’s School Librarian of the Year awards. Two librarians jointly shared the award this year – Duncan Wright from Stewart’s Melville College in Edinburgh, and Kevin…Read More
Announcing The World’s First Trans-Lingual Fan Site
Until now, most fan sites on the net have been in just one language: English.
If non English readers of internationally best-selling series such as Michelle Paver’s CHRONICLES OF ANCIENT DARKNESS wanted to access the official site they had to learn…Read More
Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize
Redhammer client Michelle Paver is today shortlisted for Britain’s most prestigious writing prize for children’s fiction, The Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize. The award has been given annually since 1967, and is decided by a panel of authors and the reviews…Read More
MG Harris is Top UK Blogger!
Redhammer client and top-selling YA author MG Harris is officially one of the UK Top 10 UK Children’s Literature Bloggers.
Leading media analyst Cision Research Europe have published new research featuring an algorithm that reflects two key measures of web popularity:…Read More
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