There are many useful insights in Arts of Publication. I particularly enjoyed James Connor’s chapter on writing academic texts. Connor wisely argues that the rejection of a manuscript can be a positive experience. Similarly upbeat is Adam Shoemaker’s observation that ‘publishing the material in your thesis hones your skills like nothing else on earth’. Shoemaker also makes the astute (and amusing) observation that ‘it is rather strange that we academics who love to communicate, who love performing … often lose the plot when it comes to explaining ourselves in the context of a doctoral dissertation’.

There are some weak areas. Creative Writing academic Inez Baranay provides a convincing defence of self-publishing, but does not suggest how Creative Writing postgraduates can convert their theses into works that will appeal to an audience outside the academy. Also, non-humanities disciplines are mentioned only in passing. Overall, though, Arts of Publication offers helpful ideas for all scholars who wish to see their names in print.