--- title: Searsha joins Byte The Book panel description: Shimmr contribute to the IBPA's 2024 Publishing University image: https://shimmr.ai/hubfs/BtB4.jpeg --- [![Shimmr AI](https://shimmr.ai/hubfs/Shimmr_Logo_Negative-1.png)](https://shimmr.ai) ☰ Platform [How it works](https://shimmr.ai/how-it-works) [The Strategizer](https://shimmr.ai/strategizer) [Activations](https://shimmr.ai/activations) [Ad examples](https://shimmr.ai/ads) [Pricing](https://shimmr.ai/pricing) [For authors](https://shimmr.ai/for-authors) Proof [Results](https://shimmr.ai/results) [Case study - Big Five backlist](https://shimmr.ai/big-five-backlist) [Case study - the withdrawal test](https://shimmr.ai/withdrawal-test) Company [Team](https://shimmr.ai/team) [News](https://shimmr.ai/what-were-up-to) [‘Shimmer, don’t Shake’](https://shimmr.ai/shimmer-dont-shake) [‘Quiver, don’t Quake’](https://shimmr.ai/quiver-dont-quake) Resources [How-to guides](https://shimmr.ai/how-to-guides) [Commentary](https://shimmr.ai/commentary) [FAQs](https://shimmr.ai/faqs) [Log in](https://webapp.app.shimmr.ai/dashboard/ads) [Book a demo](https://shimmr.ai/book-a-demo) News # Searsha joins Byte The Book panel May 20, 2024, 10:25:00 AM · By **Shimmr** # Supporting the author and publisher community with member organisation 'Byte The Book' Searsha recently joined the Byte The Book event ‘Reaching Readers: How to get your book read (by someone other than your mum)?’, alongside a brilliant panel. Speaking with Searsha was literary agent Anna Pallai and author and journalist Nichi Hodsgon-Ahmed, excellently chaired by Byte The Book's founder Justine Solomons.   About Byte The Book *Byte The Book is where the Publishing Industry meets.* *We help our members make creative connections and navigate the contemporary publishing world. We have around 450 members and over 5000 subscribers.* *We offer consultancy, specialising in professional introductions, event planning, business development, industry advice, product development and content acquisition.* *We run events both live and online, with formats including panel discussions, agent tables (where author have their work read and commented on by agents), networking parties, workshops and adventures.* *Member benefits include free or reduced entrance to our events and training sessions, free book fair tickets (which has included London Book Fair, Frankfurt Book Fair and Bologna Book Fair), discounts for partner organisations such at The Bookseller Magazine (50% for author members), and marketing through our directory, newsletter and social media channels.* *We also offer services to our author members such as Author Anchoring, editing and key introductions to agents, publishers and industry experts.* ![BtB1](https://139579286.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hub/139579286/hubfs/BtB1.jpeg?width=1200&length=1200&name=BtB1.jpeg) ![BtB2](https://139579286.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hub/139579286/hubfs/BtB2.jpeg?width=1200&length=1200&name=BtB2.jpeg) ![BtB3](https://139579286.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hub/139579286/hubfs/BtB3.jpeg?width=1200&length=1200&name=BtB3.jpeg)   [← All news](https://shimmr.ai/what-were-up-to) [Book a demo](https://shimmr.ai/meetings/brooke-dobson) #### Platform [How it works](https://shimmr.ai/how-it-works)[The Strategizer](https://shimmr.ai/strategizer)[Pricing](https://shimmr.ai/pricing)[For authors](https://shimmr.ai/for-authors) #### Resources [How-to guides](https://shimmr.ai/how-to-guides)[Commentary](https://shimmr.ai/commentary)[FAQs](https://shimmr.ai/faqs) #### Company [Team](https://shimmr.ai/team)[News](https://shimmr.ai/what-were-up-to)[The books](https://shimmr.ai/shimmer-dont-shake) Shimmr AI Ltd., Second Floor Ridgeland House, 15 Carfax, Horsham, West Sussex, England, RH12 1ER. 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