Who are you and what do you do?
Irene Roberts and I am an Editorial Assistant which involves typesetting, proofreading, and administration.
What is your favourite thing about what you do?
Seeing the books when they come back from the printers.
What is one thing about you that other people think is unusual?
I sit on an exercise ball at my desk.
Who are you and what do you do?
Hi, I am Catherine Mackenzie and I am the Children’s Editor at Christian Focus Publications. I oversee the editorial and illustrations for the children’s books, while also doing some editorial occasionally for the women’s list and biography.
What is your favourite thing about what you do?
I love the freedom this job gives me for creativity. I think one of the best things in life alongside reading a good book is making one.
What is one thing about you that other p
Who are you and what do you do?
I’m Peter and I coordinate book cover design and assist marketing through media production.
What is your favourite thing about what you do?
Drinking tea… Oh, and seeing a book go from a digital to physical form!
What is one thing about you that other people think is unusual?
I think most Scottish people up here think I am very strange, but its just because I have adopted various things from three different cultures into one person and somehow that’s normal t
In the busy run–up to Christmas, have you considered giving the gift of a good Christian book? Here are a few ways you can do it.
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Who are you and what do you do?
I’m Jonathan Dunbar and I am responsible for Production and Logistics and I try to help a bit with some sales and marketing projects.
What is your favourite thing about what you do?
Seeing a book project develop and the finished book arrive in the office, and then seeing people buy and appreciate the book.
What is one thing about you that other people think is unusual?
I’ve learned not to ask, but if someone else wants to answer for me I don’t mind.
What are yo
Hello I’m Rosanna. Who are you? I work in the editorial department. My job is to coordinate the publishing of our adult books, from the moment we sign a contract to the day that we send the manuscript off to the printers. I make sure the books are edited, typeset, proofread and ready on time (hopefully). I also play a role in reviewing some of the submissions, and finding people who would be suitable to endorse our books.
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Andrew Naselli, author of ‘That Little Voice in Your Head’, a children’s book about conscience, tells us a bit about himself.
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Acts: A Visual Guide vividly presents the exciting story of the book of Acts. Each section is a study in visual form: hand–drawn illustrations based on messages by Kevin DeYoung. Designed to be read with your Bible open next to you, or while listening to the Kevin DeYoung messages, the illustrations become a handbook to guide you through the text and help you weave the truths into the context of the whole Bible.
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Christian Focus Publications seeks a creative, dynamic, and highly motivated individual to create and manage the design and look of our work. With approximately 40 titles aimed at adults and 30 aimed at children produced each year, the core of the job is to co–ordinate with a range of designers and authors to ensure that attractive and creative covers are produced in a timely manner.
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Sir Walter Scott, the great Scottish historical novelist was on his deathbed in his home in Galashiels, Scotland. His nurse was at his bedside. He turned to her and said, “Read the book to me.”
“What book will I read to you? This room is full of books,” she replied.
He replied, “There is only one Book.”
This World Book Day, we’re taking a look at what this one Book means to some of our authors.