An interview with Linda Bennett, conducted by Frances Pinter Frances: Gold Leaf was founded in 2001. Your current work is mainly in the area of scholarly publishing, but you’ve had a career in the wider book trade. Would you like to say something about your past? Linda: Working in scholarly publishing combines elements of allContinue reading "22 years of Gold Leaf: an interview with Linda Bennett"
Frances Pinter and publishers in Ukraine: a story of civilisation triumphing over strife
Frances Pinter is a well-known publisher in the international academic publishing community. Her career took her to Central and Eastern Europe in the nineties where she worked for George Soros’ foundation. Wondering how western publishers might extend a helping hand to Ukrainian publishers now, she recently set up SUPRR (Supporting Ukrainian Publishing Resilience and Recovery).Continue reading "Frances Pinter and publishers in Ukraine: a story of civilisation triumphing over strife"
Helping all writers to write: an interview with Jim Bennett
Q. You’ve spent years helping writers write, what do you see as the main markers of fluent prose? How do you help your authors retain their own voice while ensuring that the writing is clear and compelling? A. Fluent prose – that is, what readers may read and understand without struggling to grasp the author’sContinue reading "Helping all writers to write: an interview with Jim Bennett"
Pewter at Gold: an interview with Annika Bennett
Q: You’ve been working for Gold Leaf for almost ten years now – you’ve nearly reached your pewter anniversary! Previously you worked for several large academic publishing companies. What was it like to move from a senior role in a company where you were in charge of a team to working for yourself? A: AtContinue reading "Pewter at Gold: an interview with Annika Bennett"
Opening up about Open Access: interview with Brigitte Shull
Q: What stage do you think Open Access has reached today? A: I’m so glad that it’s no longer “why” for Open Access, but “how”. A large cross-section of the publishing industry had to keep on making the case for OA and the process seemed endless. Now we can direct our energies exclusively towards buildingContinue reading "Opening up about Open Access: interview with Brigitte Shull"
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