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 ]
Three Big Five CEOs are scheduled for a session from BookExpo and the Association of American Publishers. And the UK's award for writers aged 18 to 35 opens for submission. The post Industry Notes: US Publishers Association Announces Book Expo Panels; UK’s Sunday Times Prize Opens for Entries... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-04-20 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 ]
Rolling out the news of its acquisition with three pivotal titles, Open Road announces its Graham Greene US ebook rights acquisition, as the UK’s Unicorn names artist Ali Cavanaugh for a 2019 retrospective. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson Jon Fine: ‘Greene’s Extraordinary... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-03-13 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 ]
British, American, Lithuanian, Estonian, and Latvian writers are featured in this year's timely lineup at London Book Fair, Joanna Trollope seeing her newest book released on Thursday (February 22) and Nora Ikstena with a UK release on March 1. The post Industry Notes: London Book Fair Adds... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
A wave of “empowering” books supporting current conversations around feminism are set to hit the market this year. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-02-02 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 ]
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 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 ]
The key event in the US National Book Foundation's annual awards program is the ceremony on Wednesday evening (November 15) in New York City. The post Industry Notes: National Book Award Live Stream Wednesday appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-11-14 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 ]
Feminism Has No Boundaries' is the title of France's Albertine Books festival this week, as Cynthia Nixon is named Naitonal Book Awards host. The post Industry Notes: Cynthia Nixon Hosts US National Book Awards; Albertine Opens Festival appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishers and agents report positive meetings and rights sales, and Frankfurt responds to political disputes by reaffirming its commitment to freedom of expression. The post Frankfurt Book Fair: Booming Business for Trade Visitors, Reflections of German Politics Play Out appeared first on... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Professional attendance at the 2017 Frankfurt Book Fair was essentially flat, but overall attendance, including the public visitors on the fair's closing day, was up by 3%. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Ukrainian ban on Russian-language book imports is seen as contributing to closures and consolidations. Surviving publishers are reported struggling. The post Ukraine Publishing Industry’s Bad Year: Closures Amid Kiev’s Russian Book Ban appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-08-30 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 ]