Author Interview – Miriam Halahmy

With the up coming release of our new high-low series, Promises, we have been chatting to Miriam Halahmy, the author of Yasmin's Journey.

Author Interview – Fanie Viljoen

Working in a publishing house, one of my favourite bits is chatting to the authors about their characters, plot twists, inspirations and everything in between. This contact with authors also means I can get some exclusive snippets straight from the horse’s mouth, if you will, about our most recent releases. In this interview, I got...

Author Interview – Pamela Cosman

I’ve been in contact with a new author of ours, Pamela Cosman, and I was lucky enough to squeeze some titbits out of her about her new title, The Secret Code Menace. Here’s what she had to share:   How did you come up with the idea?   “When my oldest son was 8, his...

Author Interview – Malcolm Rose

One great perk of being involved in the marketing and publicity of books here at Ransom, is that I have the opportunity to chat to authors. On top of being published (let me fan girl for a second here!) they’re always interesting people with a lot to say. I've been chatting to Malcolm Rose about...

Connor’s Brain

Malcolm Rose has worked with Ransom for a few years, primarily producing the Outer Reaches series, beginning with Body Harvest and ending with Blood and Bone. These books, along with his crime thrillers written before Malcolm’s career with Ransom, have a scientific basis, aided by his time as a chemistry lecturer. His most recent release...

The Outer Reaches Experience

I am writing as a lucky work experience student inside Ransom, about Malcom Rose's series The Outer Reaches. From the blurb I could tell I was going to enjoy reading the beginnings of these books  and I was not disappointed. I only wish I'd had the time to read all of them! They begin in media...

London Book Fair: PR & Marketing

Intern Shereen writes about the suggestions of Tory Lyne-Pirkis, Account Director and Bethan Ferguson, Marketing Manager at Author HQ at the 2015 London Book Fair. I attended the LBF this year where I (and my fellow interns) learnt more about the publishing industry through attending seminars and exploring the diverse displays exhibited by the vast...