We are delighted that our next book (Pete & Barney) is shortly going to be in Labs. It was a great day today as Lindsay Clandfield mailled over a pic of the cover (left). I sent my PPT for the
Another one bites the dust…
I was sorry to see today that Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing – one of the oldest names in US publishing – has filed for bankruptcy along with twenty affiliated companies, including Broderbund and Classroom Connect. Houghton-Mifflin’s poor financial performance has
Sunday Blog: Coming home to Roost
Carrying on from last week’s chicken blog, you may remember we have three hens on their way, the gift of friends who are moving to San Francisco. The past few days has seen considerable evening woodworking activity in the garden.
Lulu, Squidoo and the Art of Publishing Yourself
Increasingly authors are realising that they can cut out the middlemen and produce their books themselves at minimal cost, and with (potentially) much better returns than the average ELT publisher can offer. Two of the best known self-authoring tools are Lulu and
The ELTons: a night to remember
It was a great night, from the red carpet treatment meted out by Luke Meddings welcoming us to our final spilling out into the hot London night…….proceedings started by Michael Carrier, then risque humour from the compare without compere, Scott
New Macmillan business English blog post: the Rich List
Every time the Rich List comes out, I frantically scurry around it’s lurid pages, looking for WHO is the richest actor…..musician…..footballer…. What is fascinating is how, even though we may disapprove of the way the rich get richer, we want
Macmillan Teacher’s Day – University of Barcelona
What a venue! It was a good idea to arrive early just to soak up the plenary room, rarely opened, I believe. All that history, a fitting place to signal the move into Teaching in the 21st Century and the
Izmir, Turkey
I thoroughly enjoyed my trip to Izmir, Turkey last weekend. Hard eating choices – meat or fish? Luckily (like Blended Learning) I managed the best of both worlds. Thanks to everyone for coming to my talk – here are the
Business Spotlight Launches New International Edition
It’s always good to report a new event in the publishing world. Of particular interest to those teaching business English was the launch, on April 11th, of Business Spotlight International. Edited by Ian McMaster, Business Spotlight has been well known
Business EnglishUK April 26th
An excellent conference at International House London on Saturday, as Business EnglishUKorganised their trainers’ day. The weather was appalling, which made being at the conference even more attractive! The opening plenary by Evan Frendo dealt with specificity and the complexities of teaching