Last year was the biggest ever for History & Military in Britain since accurate records began, with £65.6m sold through the Nielsen BookScan category, 5.2% up on 2022's previous high-water mark. That is in value terms; 2023's 4.8 million units sold was bettered in a quintet of consecutive years beginning in 2008 when the market shifted over five million copies annually. Read more
Children's creativity
'The creative process is open to all. I don't believe in some magical creative gift, the exclusive possession of a few, nor need it concern big or sophisticated ideas. On the contrary, creativity may depend upon the recognition that our own thoughts and ideas are as valid as anyone else's; something which we knew as children, and which we were taught to unlearn. Read more