Ahead of the Black British book festival, literary figures say the number of books being published by Black writers has ‘plummeted’UK publishing is less accessible to Black authors now than it was five years ago, according to some of the biggest names in the industry.The Black Lives Matter... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2025-03-26 17:06:01 UTC ]
Prolific science fiction writer who conceived alternative lives for figures including Emily Dickinson and Sigmund FreudIn 1965, Barry N Malzberg, who has died aged 85, decided that the career he sought as a literary writer was closed to him – the magazines were impenetrable, the control of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2025-01-09 17:38:28 UTC ]
Israel’s brutal assault on Gaza, which will soon enter its fifteenth month, has killed scores of Palestinian writers and journalists, obliterated the region’s cultural infrastructure, and sent shock waves through the global literary community. Book festivals, awards bodies, literary... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-12-16 09:59:20 UTC ]
From Classroom to Conference: Insights from the American Literary Translators Association Meeting in Milwaukee, by Daria Shchukina From the Road [email protected] Wed, 11/13/2024 - 13:36 Photo by Daria ShchukinaUniversity of Oklahoma student Daria... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2024-11-13 19:36:48 UTC ]
Remember when the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and SAG-AFTRA went on strike for months, in great part to get protections against AI? Well, while they did get some stipulations in there, it's not stopping AI from coming to Hollywood anyways. Lionsgate, the studio behind the John Wick and Hunger... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2024-09-18 15:10:46 UTC ]
A top editor and executive at two publishing houses, she was an advocate for other women in publishing, and for equal pay in an industry that had long been male-dominated. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2024-08-14 23:11:47 UTC ]
Launching Books into the World: A Conversation with Carolina Orloff, by Aitana Bellido Interviews [email protected] Mon, 07/01/2024 - 15:54 Carolina Orloff is a translator, author, and researcher of Latin American literature. In 2016, after... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2024-07-01 20:54:02 UTC ]
Promoting New and Unexpected Crossings: A Conversation with Leonora Djament, by Aitana Bellido Interviews [email protected] Mon, 07/01/2024 - 15:34 Leonora Djament has been editorial director of the Argentine publishing house Eterna Cadencia... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2024-07-01 20:34:20 UTC ]
More than 380 authors, publishing houses, and advocacy groups have signed an open letter protesting "vague and overbroad" new South Carolina education standards, slated to take effect on June 25. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
The Israeli army has raided and destroyed two publishing houses in the West Bank. The IDF has attacked and destroyed two Palestinian publishing houses in the occupied West Bank. pic.twitter.com/wAlxVSGcDZ — Saul Staniforth (@SaulStaniforth) February 15, 2024 This latest raid in Ramallah is one... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-02-15 18:45:55 UTC ]
The Association of American Publishers is giving its International Freedom to Publish Award to all publishing houses in multiple countries and regions of the world that continue to publish despite increased government pressure, harassment, and threats. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-12-19 05:00:00 UTC ]
After a survey revealed the stresses that authors face when placed in the spotlight for the first time, publishing houses and industry bodies have pledged extra training and pastoral careAuthor and publisher welfare has been a hot topic in the books industry of late. Publishing houses, trade... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-07-18 15:13:43 UTC ]
Community-produced newsletters informed newcomers of the local shops, clubs and bars that were most welcoming to Caribbean migrants. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Conversation | 2023-06-19 09:17:46 UTC ]
For a third year, publishers, publishing houses, and booksellers will enjoy no-fee participation in all Abu Dhabi book fairs. The post Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Center Waives Exhibitor Book Fair Fees appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2023-06-05 15:40:07 UTC ]
In November 2020, Penguin Random House expressed interest to buy competitor Simon & Schuster. What are the impacts of mergers such as this? Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-11-23 11:33:00 UTC ]
Publishing houses in 16 countries are to benefit from the Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre's 'Spotlight on Rights' grants. The post Arabic Language Centre Issues Rights Grants, Signs UAEU Agreement appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2022-11-21 14:41:00 UTC ]
Workers at the only ‘big four’ publisher to have a union authorize indefinite strike over low wages and diversityStephanie Guerdan started working in the children’s book department of HarperCollins Publishers six years ago. It was a dream job – just not a dream paycheck. The $33,500-a-year... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2022-11-10 18:03:45 UTC ]
Helsinki's Kalle Siltala's family founded one of the two publishing houses at which he works. He's one of this year's Frankfurt Fellows. The post Finnish Frankfurt Fellow Kalle Siltala: ‘A Versatile View’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2022-08-22 20:40:11 UTC ]
Have you wondered what concrete measures publishing houses are taking to combat censorship? Read n to find out. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-07-27 10:34:00 UTC ]
Four publishing houses were merged by Walter De Gruyter in 1923. The new digitization brought 10,000 out-of-print titles back into availability. The post Germany’s De Gruyter Completes Archive Digitization: 53,000 Titles appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2021-09-28 16:29:01 UTC ]