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Welcome to our JULY 2026 NEWSLETTER
Sensible chap. Spurning the pollution risks of Britain's south coast waters, in favour of a sizzling summer season Bite-Sized Book. As usual, we've an eclectic mix of new books for you. We have a fascinating re-examination of Brexit to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the decision to 'Leave', we have arguably the most definitive analysis of the BBC in the form of a book of letters by the great and the good to Matt Brittin our new DG, we have a charming children's poetry book, a political discourse on...
Meet Our Authors – No.10 Fiona Chesterton
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 and television producer Fiona Chesterton about her memoir, Not The Token Woman – My BBC Life 1975 – 1992 published by Bite-Sized Books, her career in television, and what happened when she booked an interview with the Sex Pistols.JC -...
Failure is Not An Option
Failure is Not An Option – When the chips are down, get up and get going Veer Sagar HANDBOOK FOR MANAGERS TO SUCCESSFULLY NAVIGATE THEIR CAREERS, USING KEY PRINCIPLES REGARDLESS OF THE JOB OR POSITION. Veer Sagar has over 60 years of experience. He successfully switched from CEO to entrepreneur when he was 55, when he founded Selectronic, a pioneer of the back-office revolution in India. In this candid book, a blend of self-help and memoir, he takes you on his entrepreneurial journey. He illustrates his business...
PRESS RELEASE – Announcing the publication of Anita Bhalla’s new book, Though She Be But Little She is Fierce
A powerful memoir by Anita Bhalla OBE celebrating a life of activism, medialeadership and public service. This compelling story, published by Bite-Sized Books, traces Bhalla’s remarkable journey from a modest upbringing to a career spanning broadcasting, academia and civic leadership. In Though She Be But Little, She is Fierce, she reflects on her role in challenging racism, championing Asian representation in British media, and shaping public life through work in the arts, trade unionism and numerous charitable...
Meet Our Authors – No.9 Rapha Elle
An occasional series - No.9 Rapha Elle 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 Rapha Elle about her new book Anorexia – My Tough Love: Dare to Break Free and more generally about the influences and passions in her life.JC - Rapha! Welcome to our MEET OUR AUTHORS interview series....
Welcome to our August 2025 newsletter No.2 NEW POLITICS AND BUSINESS BOOKS
There's a strange thing going on... All our politics, environmental, and business books are written by leading experts in their field. The books themselves always represent truly up to date, concise, factually correct advice and data. Your publisher used to work for the Thomson Reuters news agency - and we had a mantra which was that all political and general, and economic news had to 'actionable'. Meaning it gave you the information you needed...well...to take action. Therein lay the value. So why the disparity...
Welcome to our August 2025 newsletter No.1 NEW BOOKS FOR THE BEACH
So! Bite-Sized Books is celebrating its 10th birthday. Our founder, now Chairman, Paul Davies, created the unique publishing idea of putting out shorter 10-12,000 word books covering topics concisely: readable in one two-hour sitting. They’ve always been the antidote to the unread pile on the bedside table. For business books ‘bite-sized’ is very much the continuing plan – but we’ve lifted the lid on word-count for novels and politics. Over the years since I joined Paul in 2021, we’ve added poetry, comedy,...
Welcome to our June 2025 newsletter – POPULISM!
POPLULISMAs a politically neutral publishing house, our mission is to bring a wide and balanced range of opinions from our authors to as extensive a readership as we can. We’ve published many books that explore the politics surrounding the key issues of our time: climate change, the NHS, Brexit, the role and regulation of public service broadcasting, defence policy, housing policy, industrial policy, and of course the government management of the Pandemic. There’s no denying that we are witnessing a global...
THE JOURNALIST JUNE-JULY ISSUE 2025
The breakthrough by Reform in the recent local elections in England, following the surge in support for populist politicians everywhere from the US and Germany to Italy and Hungary, raises serious questions about the future of journalism. How should journalists respond? In the wake of authoritarian and often bizarre behaviour by President Donald Trump, can conventional journalism even survive the current threats to liberal democracies. According to broadcaster Sir Trevor Phillips the rise of what he describes as...
MEET OUR AUTHORS An occasional series – No.8 DAVID ERDOS
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, actor, playwright, and stage director DAVID ERDOS TV about his new book NO LAST WORD - PAUSING TO PRAISE PINTER, his three books in the RETURN TO REASON SERIES and more generally about the influences in his life, his literary...