Publishers 'struggling' to address regional diversity

London-based publishing houses are “struggling” to work out how to “address the problem of regional diversity”, New Writing North's Claire Malcolm has said.  Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Publishing can help bridge North-South divide

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