A first look at the new report on Europe’s book publishing markets highlights the range of impact felt in the first year of the pandemic.
Publishing Scotland on Nature Writing: ‘Possession and Being Possessed’
‘Nature writing’s got a job to do,’ says author Jim Crumley in Publishing Scotland’s new short documentary, ‘Second Nature.’
Penguin Random House’s Global Social Impact: Claire von Schilling
Vowing to address its own workforce demographics, Penguin Random House releases a Global Social Impact site on corporate responsibility.
Kazakhstan’s Rollan Seisenbayev on Ecological Disaster: ‘I Heard My Heartbeat’
‘The Aral Sea did not dry up by itself. It was killed,’ says Rollan Seisenbayev, whose ‘The Dead Wander in the Desert’ is longlisted by PEN America.
Climate Crisis: Frankfurt’s Weltempfang Asks if Ours Is ‘The Last Age?’
With an emphasis on the climate crisis and humans’ effects on Earth’s ecosystems, Frankfurter Buchmesse’s Weltempfang may be one of the fair’s busiest hubs
Frankfurt’s Publishing Perspectives Talks: Climate, Women’s Leadership, Blockchain
Our 2019 Publishing Perspectives Talks at Frankfurt will explore how climate crisis, women and executive leadership, and blockchain affect book publishing.
Year-End Tally Shows Climate Crisis Topping 2018 International Research Papers
The Harvard-based research paper rejected by Donald Trump about deaths related to Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico turns out to have topped Altmetric’s ranking for 2018.
Amazon Original Stories Introduces a Cli-Fi Collection With Literary Studio Plympton
Amazon releases a series of seven short fiction works on climate change called ‘Warmer’ to tap into the growing body of cli-fi books on the market.
Writings on Climate Change: Prince Charles’ New Ladybird Entry
Released in the UK on Thursday (January 26), a new ‘expert book’ for adults from Penguin’s Ladybird imprint is co-written by Charles.