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Guyana’s Oil Boom in Focus: New Edition of Oil Dorado?Guyana’s Black Gold Sheds Light on a TransformativeDecade
“Since 2019, the size of our economy has tripled. Guyana is now the fastest-growing economy in the world.” – President Mohamed Irfaan Ali, Cooperative Republic of Guyana Guyana, the world’s fastestgrowing economy, is at the centre of an oil-driven transformation unprecedented in the Caribbean.The 2025 edition of Oil Dorado? Guyana’s Black Gold – 10 Years After First Oil delves into this remarkable journey, offering a comprehensive exploration of the nation’s meteoric rise as an oil powerhouse. A Nation...
Meet Our Authors – No.7 Farrukh Dhondy
Julian Costley, CEO & publisher at Bite-Sized Books, interviews some of our authors to provide further background to their books and to their approach to writing. And a little ‘behind-the-scenes’ glimpse of their life and influences. In this edition Julian talks to author, playwright, screenwriter, journalist, columnist, biographer, lecturer and senior TV executive about his life, works and dealings with serial killer Charles Sobhraj the subject of the BBC/Netflix series, The Serpent. JC Delighted to be able...
Meet Our Authors – No.6 Angela Antetomaso
Julian Costley, CEO & publisher at Bite-Sized Books, interviews some of our authors to provide further background to their books and to their approach to writing. And a little ‘behind-the-scenes’ glimpse of their life and influences. In this edition Julian talks to author, journalist, TV presenter, and life coach Angela Antetomaso about her novel, A Year of Pandemic in New York: The Fall and Rise of the Big Apple - published by Bite-Sized Books, her career in television journalism, and what happened when she...
Meet Our Authors – No.5 John Mair
Meet our Authors An occasional series - No.5 John Mair Julian Costley, CEO & publisher at Bite-Sized Books, interviews some of our authors to provide further background to their books and to their approach to writing. And a little ‘behind-the-scenes’ glimpse of their life and influences. In this edition Julian talks to editor, journalist, and TV producer John Mair about his prolific book output, his eminent TV career, his empathy with, and determination to support, Guyana, and his pearls of wisdom for budding...
Meet Our Authors – No.4 Farrokh Suntook
Julian Costley, CEO & publisher at Bite-Sized Books, interviews some of our authors to provide further background to their books and to their approach to writing. And a little ‘behind-the-scenes’ glimpse of their life and influences. In this edition Julian talks to author Farrokh Suntook about his novel, The People We Know - published by Bite-Sized Books, the potential of it becoming a film, how he approaches writing, and about his career before becoming a novelist.JC - Welcome to our Meet Our Authors,...
Meet Our Authors – No.3 Yue He Parkinson
MEET OUR AUTHORS An occasional series - No.3 Yue He Parkinson Julian Costley, CEO & publisher at Bite-Sized Books, interviews some of our authors to provide further background to their books and to their approach to writing. And a little ‘behind-the-scenes’ glimpse of their life and influences! In this, the third of our series; Meet Our Authors, Julian Costley, publisher at Bite-Sized Books, talks to Yue about her former life China and now the UK, her journalist role at Financial Times Chinese, the...
Welcome to our May 2024 newsletter
Uncorroborated rumours abound that the sun was spotted briefly in England over a few days so far in May. So, was that our Spring? Never mind. Whatever the weather there's always time to read a good book. So here's news of our latest published books, those upcoming, and recent books in our catalogue that offer an invaluable insight into current international news. IN THE NEWSSERIAL KILLER – CHARLES SOBRHAJSky News has just reported: French killer Charles Sobhraj known as 'The Serpent' freed from jail in Nepal....
Welcome to our March 2024 newsletter
Welcome to our March 2024 newsletter Hot on the heels of our first edition of Meet Our Authors with author Paul Davies, we bring you a belated contribution to International Women’s Day; a spotlight on a small sample of our female authors. Clockwise from top left: Angela Antetomaso, Anna Corthout, Liz Gerard, Yue He, Beverley Nielsen, Anne Phillips, Vicky Pryce, Heidi Rickard, Atima SrivastavaWOMEN AUTHORS AT BITE-SIZED BOOKSIt may come as a surprise to know that there are 78,000 authors, writers, and translators...
Meet Our Authors – No.2 Atima Srivastava
Julian Costley, CEO & publisher at Bite-Sized Books, interviews some of our authors to provide further background to their books and to their approach to writing. And a little ‘behind-the-scenes’ glimpse of their life and influences! In this, the second of our series; Meet Our Authors, Julian Costley, publisher at Bite-Sized Books, talks to Atima about her early years in India, being a film editor, her screenwriting successes, and her love of writing (and cooking). We hear about her disciplined...
Meet Our Authors – No.1 Paul Davies
An occasional series - No.1 Paul Davies Julian Costley, CEO & publisher at Bite-Sized Books, interviews some of our authors to provide further background to their books and to their approach to writing. And a little ‘behind-the-scenes’ glimpse of their life and influences. In this edition Julian talks to author Paul Davies about his new novel, 2084 – Discovering Amblytopia, which has just been published by Bite-Sized Books, and about his other publications, his passion for the works of George Eliot, and his...