Publishers Association Winter Event

It was a pleasure to meet the author Richard Osman at the Publishers’ Association Winter Gathering at the Terrace Pavilion on Tuesday 12 November 2024.

As Co-Chair of the APPG on Publishing, we heard from our other chair Baroness Gail Rebuck who stressed the importance of reading. There is a worrying decline in children’s reading. We were asked support this.  

The Chair Perminder Mann of Bonnier Books said publishing is the heartbeat of the industry, books inspire films and films bring new readers.

Richard Osman said the world wants our stories. He also said we need to be wary of unchecked AI.

It was good to celebrate this vital industry.