Speaker

Miranda West

Co-founder and Publisher at The Do Book Co.

“The right book, in the hands of the right person at the right time in their lives can change the direction of their lives.”

Miranda has worked in the book industry for over 20 years, from indie publishers to Penguin Random House.

After watching a Do Lecture online back in 2011, Miranda got in touch with us and went on to set up the Do Book Company.

Since its launch in 2013, titles have been featured in the Guardian, Observer and FT; are now stocked by the Design Museum, MOMA and the Tate and are distributed in the UK, US and Australia.

In 2014 she was selected as one of ten ‘Creative Entrepreneurs’ in the UK by the Hospital Club/ British Council.

Talks

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How Books Can Inspire Action

Miranda West•Business

Miranda has worked in the book industry for over 20 years, from indie publishers to Penguin Random House. Remembering she once told her school teachers that she’d like to work ‘in business’ (whatever that meant), she thought she’d better get on wit...