Women hold an impressive number of executive posts in French publishing. On International Women’s Day, the hope is that more can move into top spots.
Alain Gründ: Looking Back on an Iconic Publishing Career
After six decades in publishing and 13 years on Frankfurt’s Advisory Board, French book publisher Alain Gründ talks about his family’s publishing legacy.
What Are Book Cover Designers and Editors Earning? The Freelance Reality
Ninety-five percent of freelance pros at the Reedsy Marketplace have worked for the Big Five. Now we know more about what they’re making.
Vicky Williams on Women in Publishing: Women and Men Need to Champion Women
‘Women need to almost un-condition themselves,’ says Emerald’s Vicky Williams, who joins The Markets’ panel at Frankfurt Book Fair on women in publishing.
Daniel Hahn on Translation, Awards, and Dodging Oblivion
He’s just won a major award for a book that doesn’t name him on its cover. Translator Daniel Hahn has endowed a prize for new translators and their editors.
Publishers in a Freelance Market: Reedsy Asks ‘How’s That Working Out for You?’
As more publishers turn to outsourced services, the international freelance marketplace Reedsy looks for pressure points in a new white paper, ‘The
Swedish Translator Sarah Death on the Translation Business Today
In a look at translators’ careers, Sarah Death tells the Swedish Book Review that as freelancers, they’re dependent on what work is offered to them.
With World Book Day, Cambridge University Press Reaches Out to Young Book Lovers
World Book Day on Thursday typically woos young people toward reading, but Cambridge University Press wants them on the payroll.
‘Enthusiasm in Bucket-Loads’: Rising Star Tory Lyne-Pirkis
A passion for books meets industry savvy in Tory Lyne-Pirkis’ success as a public relations ace and a Bookseller Rising Star in the UK book scene.
Wiley’s Philip Carpenter Looks Back on a Career in Academic Publishing
‘The best thing any leader can do is simply to listen,’ outgoing Wiley research executive vice-president Philip Carpenter says as he reflects on his academic publishing career.