Appealing to Amazon, Google, Apple, and other online book retailers, Richard Charkin asks for a change in how quickly publishers are paid in the pandemic.
Report: Simon & Schuster’s Date for John Bolton’s Book Is Now in May
The publication date moves to May for the controversial White House memoir of Donald Trump’s former national security advisor John Bolton.
The Sheikh Zayed Book Award 2020: Shortlists and a London Book Fair Event
The Sheikh Zayed Book Award announces shortlists and readies a special program at London Book Fair on the impact of literature prizes on translation.
Aspen Words $35,000 Literary Prize Names Its 2020 Finalists
The still-young Aspen Words Literary Prize’s longlisted titles point up ‘humor in the midst of serious situations’–in issue-driven fiction.
Québec Édition’s Many Points of Outreach: ‘We’re Quite Busy’
French-Canadian literature sees a larger-than-ever presence on the collective stands of ANEL’s Québec Édition, ahead of Frankfurt’s Guest of Honor Canada.
British Council Announces London Book Fair’s Sharjah Market Focus Program
Twelve Emirati writers appear during London Book Fair as part of the Market Focus Sharjah program, produced with the British Council.
Andrew Keen Speaks At Germany’s Berlinale: ‘Creativity and Human Agency’
The iconoclastic author, documentary filmmaker, and critic of the digital era’s challenges gives a keynote on cultural integrity at EFM Horizon for Frankfurt’s The Arts+ and DLD.
Richard Charkin: In All Fairness
Visiting the Society of Authors’ offices, Richard Charkin looks at issues of perceived fairness—and otherwise—in how publishers and authors work together.
Publishing Scotland’s New Author International Travel Fund Hits the Road
A new program for Scottish Books International helps support authors who represent the market’s literary life in international festivals and other events.
London Book Fair Announces Insights Seminar Programming at Author HQ
Again this year, London Book Fair has special ‘Author HQ’ programming and events for aspirational and self-publishing writers at Olympia London.