Introducing an #UnlikelyHero with industry-first initiatives 21st October 2021 Debut title Wise As Stories is thrilled to announce the launch of their debut title, Willow the Wonderer , an enchanting tale about the search for happiness written by Reeta Dhar and Illustrated by Darren Pryce. The new picture book is written in rhyme with beautifully crafted imagery that draws young readers in to seek out and count the many creatures Willow encounters on his adventures. It's perf

Creative owned and led publishers, creating beautiful stories that plant seeds of wisdom 11th October 2021 After an 18-month incubation period, Reeta Dhar and Darren Pryce are excited to announce the launch of Wise As Stories , a hybrid publisher, distributor and bookseller. The inspiration for Wise As Stories came at the height of the COVID pandemic in 2020 when Reeta and Darren realised they shared a desire to ' create stories that they wish they'd grown up with - quirky o

It's almost three decades since Amazon was founded 'out of a garage' to sell books online and - it's still too early to say the rest is history. As both a lover of books and a strategist specialising in digital disruption, I find that the tale of the book industry has plenty of lessons for those who are feeling, fearing and driving disruption. There are some who will take comfort in the knowledge that disruption takes time. There are others who will be bemused to find that di

When we first decided to started working on Willow the Wonderer, it felt utterly natural to us to write it in verse. In fact the premise of the whole story had come into Darren's mind decades ago in the form of a rhyme: Willow the wonderer Woke up one day Wondering about happiness And where it lay. But to bring this to the world, we soon realised we'd need to start our own children's publishing company. Here's the backstory. When we first began to write our first picture book

Amazon has long been hailed as the saviour for self-publishing authors, providing access to not only a huge marketplace to sell books but also to a complete range of publishing, printing and logistics services. It was only we delved into the 'economics' of it all that it felt more akin to daylight robbery ... As we worked through the plans for launching our first book, Willow the Wonderer , it became obvious to us that ignoring the conventional wisdom on the internet was the

Another International Women’s Day (IWD) has come and gone. IWDs have always felt bitter-sweet to me. It’s nice that we carve out one day out of 365 to call out and recognise women in all our glory. But part of me wants to live in a world where this sort of ‘campaign’ was not needed — certainly not for a group that makes up 50% of the world’s population... There is no doubt that we have come a long way but it’s 2021. In this day and age why is it that women continue to lag beh