Family sagas have been long-time favourites of readers, and
we especially love them at Ulverscroft. In fact, we love them so much, we have
an imprint dedicated to them. Magna is our proud home of Family Sagas, and we
think we’ve got some of the best authors around. As keen saga readers will
know, you can transport yourself to another time and place within a few pages,
and there’s nowt like a proper heroine to root for. And in offering large print
and audio versions, we’re making sure that everybody can make these journeys
and escape – something that has felt particularly relevant over the last year
with COVID-19 and various lockdowns.
Our process starts with submissions from publishers, agents
and occasionally directly from authors. Buying books from regular authors is
like welcoming back old friends, especially with long-running series, where
we’re just as keen as anyone to know what our favourite characters have been up
to. Large print titles are typeset in house, and printed in Cornwall, and audio
books are recorded in our studios in Oxford. Our publishing team work on the
covers, sometimes using the original artwork, and often commissioning original
covers from some great photographers. When the product is ready, it’s shipped
to libraries around the world – Australia and New Zealand are big fans!
Considering how successful sagas were with libraries, we wanted a place for the public to have their own copies and that’s when we ventured into the Audible market and then eventually, our very own website The Reading House! Our main goal has always been to make family sagas and reading in general accessible for people who may have visual impairments or problems with reading – and family sagas have helped us greatly on this journey.
Author: Becky Hobson – Group Publishing Manager at Ulverscroft Ltd
Ulverscroft website (Libraries): www.ulverscroft.com
The Reading House website (Consumer): www.thereadinghouse.co.uk
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