The Parable Group’s annual 'State of Christian Retailing' report found that sales for Christian bookstores decreased 2.4% from 2021 to 2022. Nevertheless, retailers in the category remain encouraged about sales in 2023. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-02-08 05:00:00 UTC ]
The Publishers Association has released guidance for publishers seeking to collect data about the protected characteristics of authors, illustrators and translators after a report found many companies were reluctant to engage in diversity auditing. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-09-17 03:26:51 UTC ]
New report exposes decline in diversity in romance writing, as editor resigns after telling author they avoid putting non-white characters on covers ‘because we like the book to sell’Readers, writers and editors of romance books are grappling with the genre’s record on diversity, after a week... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2018-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
New figures show that fewer UK writers earn enough to live on, as ACE blames falling sales of literary fiction on the recession and the rise of smartphonesThe image of the impoverished writer scratching out their masterwork in a freezing garret remains as true today as it was a century ago,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2017-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]