Fifty of the UK’s authors and illustrators, including Sir Michael Morpurgo, Chris Riddell and Jacqueline Wilson, have pledged their support for a campaign encouraging the book industry to ditch the plastic. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Members of the book trade braved the hottest London Marathon in history yesterday in the name of charity. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Orion's Tom Noble and Alice Commins are among book trade figures running in Sunday’s Virgin London Marathon to raise money for charity. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
In an interview during the Bologna Book Fair, Haiyun Zhao from SAPPRFT and Xueqian Li of CCPPG discuss the rapid development of China’s children’s book publishing market. The post Why China’s Children’s Book Industry Is Growing So Fast appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Heavy snowfall across the UK and Ireland has forced businesses to close and events to be cancelled or postponed due to safety concerns. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
The book trade is a “custodian of empathy” and plays a vital part in reminding the world of the universality of the human condition, writer and broadcaster Sally Magnusson has said. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
The vice president of the Association of Authors Agents, Lizzy Kremer, has said it is important for the trade to draw up industry guidelines on behaviour following the Harvey Weinstein sexual harassment scandal. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
First on the calendar is Edinburgh's Scottish Book Trade Conference in February. And in April, London Book Fair's Quantum conference's programming is featuring audiobooks and seld0m-heard voices. The post Conference Notes: Scottish Book Trade Day and London Book Fair’s Quantum Event Are Ahead... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
It has been a “bumpy year” for the trade, with the market “a little unpredictable” in the face of “huge uncertainty” created by Brexit and Donald Trump’s presidency, The Bookseller has heard. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Book Trade Charity has unveiled a progressive plan to help new joiners to the industry find accommodation in the capital amid soaring rental costs. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
The city of Barcelona may only have 1.6 million residents, but it dictates much of what Spanish speakers around the world read. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Poll by the Bookseller finds 54% of female respondents reporting sexual ‘harassment, assault or predatory behaviour’A survey suggests that more than half of people working in the books industry have experienced sexual harassment, with 54% of women and 34% of men reporting “harassment, assault or... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2017-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pride in Publishing (PiP), a brand-new networking group for LGBTQ+ people in the industry, has launched in order to create a way for queer members of the publishing industry to meet up, connect with others and find peer support. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sock puppetry is still "widespread" today in spite of the trade's best efforts to stamp it out more than five years ago, a number of publishers have told The Bookseller, following the latest case to be brought to light. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Former Europe minister and author Denis MacShane outlines some of the effects that Brexit may have on the book trade. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Germany and France have called on policy-makers in their respective governments in Berlin and Paris as well as in Brussels for sustainable policies to promote books in the digital age. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
During Frankfurt Book Fair, Germany's publishers and booksellers will honor Margaret Atwood as 'one of the most important storytellers of our era.' The post German Book Trade’s Peace Prize Goes to Canada’s Margaret Atwood appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
According to The Bookseller’s online survey of the trade, 64.1% intend to vote for Jeremy Corbyn’s party at the polls next Thursday (8th June), while 15.7% will put a cross in the box of the Liberal Democrats, with the Conservative Party coming a close third on 13.1%. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Liberal Democrats have received a surge in support from the book trade ahead of the general election on 8th June thanks to the party’s clear stance against Brexit, according to a survey conducted by The Bookseller. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-04-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishers and agents say they are re-examining their roles in light of political developments, saying “a lot of people are going to have to decide what is important” following Donald Trump's US presidency. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]