There is some interesting and thoughtful advice here in this short essay by Thom Brooks, a political philosopher at the University of Newcastle. I'm not sure I agree with all of this (e.g., I don't think American grad students, at least, are well-advised to spend time writing book reviews--but the situation may be different in the UK), but it's worth a read. I invite comments from readers on the general topic of publishing as a graduate student. As usual, comments may take awhile to appear, so please only post once.