AAP Honors Brave Publishing Around the World

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 at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-12-19 05:00:00 UTC ]

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2025 British Book Awards: Margaret Atwood Wins the Freedom to Publish Award

The trade honors announced at the 35th edition of the British Book Awards name Bloomsbury and Nosy Crow top publishers. The post 2025 British Book Awards: Margaret Atwood Wins the Freedom to Publish Award appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2025-05-13 04:39:29 UTC ]
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Publishing Industry Sales Dipped in February

Total book sales fell 1.9% in February for the 1,325 publishers that report results to the Association of American Publishers’ StatShot program. Sales in the adult trade and children’s/young adult segments were down. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-05-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers Prepare for Battle with Big Tech Over AI

Speakers at the Association of American Publishers’ annual meeting on May 8 agreed that preventing tech companies from using copyrighted material to train AI is essential to the industry’s future. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Publishers Prepare for Battle with Big Tech Over AI

Speakers at the Association of American Publishers’ annual meeting on May 8 agreed that preventing tech companies from pirating copyrighted material to train AI is essential to the industry’s future. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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AAP Announces 2025 Hawkins, PROSE Award Winners

Ieva Jusionyte’s Exit Wounds: How America’s Guns Fuel Violence Across the Border, published by University of California Press, took home the top prize at the Association of American Publishers’ 2025 PROSE Awards. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Book Sales Were Sluggish in January

Sales of adult fiction fell 5.7% in the month—the main factor in driving down total sales by 0.7% at the companies that report results to the Association of American Publishers’ StatShot program. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-03-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
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UK publishing less accessible to Black authors now than before 2020, industry names say

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 at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2025-03-26 17:06:01 UTC ]
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AAP Announces 2025 Prose Award Category Winners

The Association of American Publishers has announced the 37 category winners for the 49th annual PROSE Awards honoring professional and scholarly works published in 2024. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-03-03 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Strong Sales of Adult Fiction and Religion Books Continued in November

Sales at publishers that report results to the Association of American Publishers’ StatShot program rose 10.3% in November, led by a 19.3% increase in adult fiction and a 24.6% gain in sales of religious books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-01-23 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Barry Malzberg obituary

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 at The Guardian

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AAP September StatShot: US Book Market Overall Up 2.4 Percent

Year-to-date, the Association of American Publishers' StatShot report for September shows the United States' book industry up 7 percent. The post AAP September StatShot: US Book Market Overall Up 2.4 Percent appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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From Classroom to Conference: Insights from the American Literary Translators Association Meeting in Milwaukee, by Daria Shchukina

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 at World Literature Today

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Book Publishing Sales Stayed Hot in August

In the adult trade segment, total sales were up nearly 12% for the month over 2023 at publishers that report to the Association of American Publishers’ StatShot Program. Religious presses were up a hefty 47.4%, and digital audio showed a 38.8% increase. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Belarus's Januškevič Publishing House Receives 2024 AAP Freedom to Publish Award

The Association of American Publishers has awarded the Belarusian-language house, publishing in effective exile from Poland, with its annual honor recognizing "courage and fortitude" in defense of the freedom of expression. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
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