Bonjour! Little Island aspires to expand our own perspectives and those of our readers by publishing books in translation. A look at our catalogue reveals that we have published a dozen international titles. This is not typical of publishers in the English-speaking world, however. We often hear that only 3% of the books published in Continue Reading →

Bonjour!  Jen Campbell’s The Bookshop Book, Roger Michell’s Notting Hill, Isabel Coixet’s The Bookshop, Jenny Colgan’s The Bookshop on the Corner … Bookstores and booksellers are not only in the streets but also on our shelves and our screens … Last week many real-life bookshops across Ireland welcomed customers into their stores for the first Continue Reading →

Bonjour! Morton L. Janklow, Andrew Wylie, Marie Brown … These names might sound familiar: they are all well-known American literary agents who represent famous authors such as Danielle Steele, Salman Rushdie or Susan Taylor. But aren’t publishers and editors enough to bring books to life? What are literary agents for? What is a literary agent? Continue Reading →

Bonjour! If you come from an English-speaking country you might notice something when you walk into a French bookshop, or rather a lack of something… Where are the hardback novels? At home, they are usually prominently displayed in bookshop windows and on front-of-store tables; where are they in their French counterparts? Hardback vs. Paperback For Continue Reading →

Bonjour! Today, I’d like to kick off this series of blog posts with an article that will help you understand what happens in French bookshops each year. Rentrée littéraire d’automne: the traditional publishing boom Like every other country, France has its own characteristics when it comes to publishing. One of these is the rentrée littéraire, Continue Reading →

Bonjour everyone! As its collection of international books suggests, Little Island is curious about the world and believes in the benefits of travelling, getting to know different cultures and broadening one’s mind.  I am living proof of this! Let me introduce myself: I am Aurélie, a French student in publishing at the University of Strasbourg. Continue Reading →

If you follow us on any of our social media channels, you’ll know that our wonderful author Patricia Forde was touring this month – without even leaving her home! Eight brilliant blogs invited Patricia for interviews and conversations, discussing everything from her writing process and finding an agent, to world building and how she created Continue Reading →

It’s been a little while since we at Little Island published our very first talking book — a book of poems, Hopscotch in the Sky by Lucinda Jacob, read in her most chocolatey voice by the inimitable Jennifer Johnston, available from audible.co.uk. Since dipping our toe in those rather cool and scary waters, we’ve taken the plunge altogether Continue Reading →