Mark Thwaite
Mark Thwaite is the founder and managing editor of the UK-based literary website ReadySteadyBook, described by The Times as "one of the best places on the web for clever, wise, sparky book-related discussions and reviews."
He is also the managing editor of The Book Depository website, where he writes reviews and features and a blog called Editor's Corner.
Mark was named as one of the Hospital Club 100 -- a list of the most influential people in the creative industries -- in both 2008 and 2009, and he was also recently listed as one of The Bookseller's 100 most influential people of 2009.
Mark's articles and reviews have appeared in, amongst other places, the TLS, the Daily Telegraph, the Financial Times, The Bookseller, Context, Hesperus Magazine, Ink magazine, Crime Time, Perspectives, PN Review, the Poetry Foundation Journal, Amazon.com and, of course, on ReadySteadyBook where he is the principal contributor and where he writes the popular ReadySteadyBlog. He also writes regularly for the Sunday Times and the Independent.
Mark regularly gives talks on blogging, internet retailing and marketing, books and writing. Most recently, he spoke at the London International Book Fair and at the London Literature Festival and was on a panel at the Oxford Literary Festival. He has spoken to the Publishers' Publicity Circle, at the annual conference of the Independent Publishers Guild and at The Bookseller's Reaching Readers Online seminar.
A librarian by profession, Mark has been working on the internet for about fifteen years. He is available for web consultation work, public speaking events, general advice about writing, tweeting, blogging and book-marketing and, of course, for freelance writing projects.
Mark has been interviewed online by Scarecrow and by bloggasm.
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Homepage: http://www.readysteadybook.com/