“In 23 years, I’ve never heard anyone say, ‘Have you heard the new Zadie Smith?’” A compelling, even moving appeal has come from Hannah Griffiths, Faber & Faber’s publishing director, at the weekend’s FutureBook Hack – the UK’s first industry-wide publishing hackathon. The event is presented by The Bookseller in association with publisher-partners, including Faber,… Read More
The FutureBook Hackathon: London’s Publishers Brave The Weird
Right on schedule, a round of disparaging tweets was launched today by the foppish members of the community, as the news was announced about the London hackathon. I’ll give it to you as a short scene among bewigged swells in Congreve. The quotes are actual, from Twitter. Mister Pan-It-All: How many of these hacks lead to products or sustainable… Read More