The Biblio File hosted by Nigel Beale
Latest Episodes
Christopher Long on the Genius Graphics of Lucian Bernhard
Lucian Bernhard (1883-1972) was one of the great founders of modern graphic design. In a career spanning nearly five decades in Berlin and New York, Bernhard laid the foundation for a new language of
Nick Anthony on AI, and writing his first Novel
about his experience writing a first novel and getting parts of it work-shopped. Today I catch up with him to find out what hes been doing and where hes at now on the road to getting his first book
John Sargent on beating Amazon & Google, and saving Books
John Sargent was too young to fight in WW ll but he spent years battling Amazon and Google in the trenches on behalf of publishers and authors, protecting copyright and defending book prices. John gre
Joshua Doležal on being a Book Coach
, AND...he's a book coach. Whats a book coach? We met via Zoom to answer this question. Topics discussed include: the roles of a book coach and the qualifications you need to be one; writ
Andrew Franklin "the best of the best in U.K. publishing"
James Daunt calls him "the best of the best in U.K. publishing, constantly challenging the industry to move on when it drags its feet." Listen to my conversation with Andrew Franklin to learn why. And
Michael Schmidt on 50+ years publishing poetry
Heres how thedescribes him:Michael SchmidtFRSL, poet, scholar, critic and translator, was born in Mexico in 1947; he studied at Harvard and at Wadham College, Oxford, before settling in England.
Andrew Nash on the value of Publishers' Archives
Andrew Nash is Reader in Book History at the Institute of English Studies, University of London (a leading book history scholar in other words) and Director of the London Rare Books School. We sat dow
Sir Tim Waterstone on Building a Bookselling Empire
Biblio File best practitioner interview
Novelist David Mitchell on What he Does and How he Does it
I was in Ireland recently to interview two of the best novelists on the face of the planet., and David Mitchell, in Cork. As a cost-cutting measure I decided to ask them both the same questions: Wha