Episode 61: The awards only indies can win - with Pauline Barclay

It's one of the aspects that frustrates us most at Hobeck Books. When it comes to awards, most of the odds are stacked in the favour of the big publishing houses and traditionally published authors. There are exceptions of course, but it was this situation that motivated our guest this week Pauline Barclay to launch the Chill Awards five and a half years ago. Only open to independent authors or small independent presses, the awards celebrate the wealth of great books produced by the indie community. Pauline has readers across the world who select the books on offer, and if several of them agree independently, the book wins an award. It's an inspiring interview.

Also this week, Adrian and Rebecca discuss even more signs that print books are about to rise in price, and there's news of another author signing for Hobeck Books.