If English Is the New Lingua Franca, Is Diversity Promoted? Or Limited?

At Cambridge University Press, Paul Colbert is seeing a growing demand for English-language learning materials. Here he discusses the good and bad of English as a lingua franca. The post If English Is the New Lingua Franca, Is Diversity Promoted? Or Limited? appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Little, Brown promotes Ahmed to publishing director

Little, Brown has promoted editorial director Ailah Ahmed to the role of publishing director following her "outstanding publishing and acquiring in 2018 and 2019". Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Nobody Looks Like Me: Seeking Diverse Book Covers

For young people of color, it has been historically difficult to find diverse YA book covers. But now? It's gettting better. Continue reading at Book Riot

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Despite spending billions, companies can’t buy diversity

Pamela Newkirk explores the failures — and one success — of corporate diversity initiatives. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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How a Master Illustrator Turned an Old English Carol Into the Perfect Children’s Book for Thanksgiving

Peter Spier’s take on The Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night is full of mischief and beauty. Continue reading at Slate

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Maddox Promoted to V-P of Book Publishing at B&H

Devin Maddox, formerly trade book publisher at B&H, has been promoted to v-p of book publishing. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-11-20 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber's Laura Hassan promoted to associate publisher

Faber’s editorial director of non-fiction Laura Hassan has been promoted to the new role of associate publisher.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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The Woman Who Brought Dostoevsky and Chekhov to English Readers

My first publication was a translation, not something I wrote myself. It was an essay in Greek about the poet C.P. Cavafy for a literary anthology of that kind of thing. Before taking up Modern Greek I had spent thousands of hours of my youth translating Homer for my studies—probably too many... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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Swannell promoted as Headline reorganises communications team

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HarperFiction promotes Denham and Witcomb as Harlow joins from Headline

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Fanny Burney, Grandmother of the English Novel

Her first novel first novel came out in 1778, when she was twenty-five, and made her famous. Continue reading at The Paris Review

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Collaboration 'critical' to addressing lack of diversity in UK children's publishing, says ACE

People from BME backgrounds working within the children’s literature sector have been frustrated by racism and microaggressions, unconscious bias, and inequality of access, according to a new report by Arts Council England. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Great School Libraries: A UK Campaign Promoting An Essential Service

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HarperCollins doubles up on The Hunting Party promotion

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NaNoWriMo Has The Writers To Solve The Book Industry’s Diversity Problem

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We Need Diverse Editors

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Elena Ferrante’s first novel in 5 years has an English-language pub date.

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Big Black Chapters: Navigating Diversity Within the Indie Writing Community

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