Project archive: New and Notable
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Transport Treasury Publishing
Transport Treasury Publishing is the ‘new kid on the block’ when it comes to railway and bus publishing. Entering the market in August 2019, they we have at their disposal literally hundreds of thousands of transport images, the vast majority unpublished. Using this archive and a growing band of experienced and new authors, they publish an expanding range of quality transport books. Building on their existing WooCommerce catalogue, we created a new theme and site structure to make it easier for customers to explore the range of titles.
RM Speaker Bureau
New website for RM Speaker Bureau, which offers a curated selection of distinguished speakers who delve into today’s most pressing topics. Their speakers share their first-hand experiences and knowledge to enrich, empower, and entertain audiences. The Bureau is affiliated with Newson Wallwork Media Limited, which offers top speakers from their literary agency.
Ian Fleming
A new website for Ian Fleming Publications, proud custodians of the literary James Bond brand.
As an independent publisher, IFPL look after Ian Fleming’s groundbreaking originals and develop his universe with new adventures, collaborating with the best thriller writers in the world. They work with the Ian Fleming Estate to uphold his legacy and writing, making his stories available globally.
Latimer Community Art Therapy (LCAT)
Founded in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy, Latimer Community Art Therapy (LCAT) is a grass roots charity which provides accessible professional mental health support through art psychotherapy as well as providing community services and activities, to support creativity, physical, social, and emotional development.
The Crowood Press
We rebuilt the Crowood website from its previous incarnation as a Shopify site, migrating most of the existing design and pairing it with a completely new WordPress back-end and ONIX importer.
Louisa Treger
Louisa Treger is the acclaimed author of four novels inspired by the untold stories of women who challenged the expectations of their time—remarkable women, rebels, artists and survivors who dared to live on their own terms.
Joshua Levine
Joshua Levine is an author, social historian, and journalist with a passion for bringing the past to life. He’s written multiple bestselling books, and was the historical advisor behind major films like Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk and Steve McQueen’s Blitz. His book Dunkirk: The History Behind the Major Motion Picture hit Number 1 on the Sunday Times Bestseller List. With an unusually varied background, Joshua has also written and presented for radio and TV, earning a glowing reputation as a historical expert and storyteller – and we have created a site which reflects this wide range of experience.
“Simon’s knowledge and creativity are matched by an ability to respond to the client’s needs. He offers a superb service.”
Joshua Levine, storyteller, historian, and bestselling author
DCU Press
New website for Ireland’s first fully Open Access university press. DCU Press is a non-profit open access publisher of peer-reviewed books. It supports the University’s mission to advance DCU’s research impact and transform lives and societies, and reflects its commitment to Open Research.
Boys Don’t Cry
Microsite for new book by Made In Chelsea star Jamie Laing, an A-Z of male vulnerability that’s the conversation starter the younger generation of today didn’t know it needed.
New River
A top-quality non-fiction publisher, with a focus on mental and physical health, self-development and social science.
“Simon and his team were a pleasure to work with. Responsive and efficient, they made the whole process smooth from start to finish. Simon understood the brief and gave his expertise when needed. I’d highly recommend.”
Ella Chapman, Marketing Director, New River Books
The Robbins Office, Inc.
Founded in 1978, the Robbins Office, Inc. is led by Kathy Robbins and is a literary agency representing adult fiction and non-fiction. They work closely with their authors throughout the development and publication processes — from the genesis of an idea to the packaging, marketing, and release of a writer’s work.
“When we envisioned a completely new website for our literary agency, Simon and Bookswarm came to us warmly recommended. Simon tailored our website exactly to our needs as an agency— and did a great job of explaining the ins and outs of the process every step of the way. The final product is a site that’s both highly functional and user friendly. We couldn’t be happier!”
The Robbins Office, Inc.
Siop y Pethe
Siop y Pethe has been part of Wales’ literary community since 1967, and they continue to support and promote Welsh literature through our new website – which is fully bi-lingual in Welsh and English.
The Plughole Boy
Microsite for a series of children’s books by Aubrey Waddy, illustrated by Emily Taylor.
“Bookswarm delivered a site that works for ME, not something designed to attract applause from other site developers. I learned all sorts of valuable stuff from Simon Appleby during the development of the site, and his responsiveness was terrific. I’d genuinely recommend Bookswarm, over DIY unless you’re very adept, and over alternatives unless you’re very confident of what they’ll do for you.”
Aubrey Waddy, author of the Plughole Boy books for children
Crécy Publishing
Since 1997, Crécy has been a leader of transport and military history publishing across Europe. With a rich back catalogue and a constant list of new and upcoming titles, they offer one of the strongest and most varied selections of aviation, railway and military history titles on the market.
Michael Cordy
Michael Cordy writes stories about what could happen tomorrow to make sense of what is happening today. We created a new website to support his return to publishing with Manhattan Down.
“When my new book was being published, I realised my old website was embarrassingly outdated and required an overhaul. I approached a number of web developers not sure what I was looking for. Most were quick to show how slick they could make my website using AI and a host of other impressive tools without bothering to determine what I actually wanted or, more importantly, needed.
Then I met Simon Appleby of Bookswarm who was recommended by my publisher, Penguin Random House. Simon started with the brief, challenging me to explain why I needed a website, what other sites I admired and what I wanted mine to do.
Simon is experienced, direct, patient and a good teacher, which means you not only get the website you need but also the confidence to update it yourself- although his team’s always on hand if you need help. Compared to other developers I’ve dealt with, Simon’s good value, too. I highly recommend him.”
Michael Cordy, Sunday Times bestselling author and story consultant
