After more than four decades in the book business, Hachette UK’s group communications director Clare Harington will retire with a wide network of friends in the industry.
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Asli Erogan and Ali Dorani Open Norway’s Daily ‘Hour of Freedom’ in the Guest of Honor Pavilion
Kicking off Guest of Honor Norway’s daily focus on freedom at the Frankfurt Book Fair, a panel discussed freedom of expression and migration.
Norway’s ‘Grounded’ Yet ‘Ephemeral’ Guest of Honor Pavilion in Frankfurt
Norway, Guest of Honor at the 2019 Frankfurt Book Fair, reveals its pavilion design, complete with conceptual sculptures and a scented art installation.
Greenhill Books Commemorates the 75th Anniversary of the Real-Life ‘Great Escape’
Military history publisher Michael Leventhal—whose father founded the London Book Fair—plans four titles to celebrate events portrayed in an iconic WWII film.
The Hottest Topic of London Book Fair 2019: Brexit and the Books
‘If there’s no deal, GDP will reduce by 6 to 9 percentage points,’ attorney Andrew Hood told a packed Olympia Room during London Book Fair. Unnerving tremors ran through the export-reliant UK books business—daily.
At Peter Mayer’s Memorial Service: Appreciation for a Publishing Giant
The late Peter Mayer is remembered as the man who made the Penguin Group ‘the world’s most admired and successful publishing company.’
At FutureBook Live, Exploring ‘New Platforms, New Ways of Storytelling’
At the daylong FutureBook Live conference in London, one session tried to envision ides of publishing’s future beyond book-based models.
London’s Indonesia Rights Forum: ‘Creative Economy’
Ahead of the London Book Fair’s 2019 Market Focus on Indonesia, a rights forum draws publishers to learn about buying and selling into the island market.
The UK’s 2018 ‘Building Inclusivity’ Conference: A Safe Place for Discussion
At the third ‘Building Inclusivity’ conference, speakers discussed how publishers can better reflect the UK’s diverse population and why it’s important.
‘Trainspotting’ at 25: Cape’s Robin Robertson on Acquiring the Book
The winner of the 2018 Goldsmiths Prize for ‘The Long Take,’ Robin Robertson talks about acquiring world rights to ‘Trainspotting’ for Secker in 1992.