With an emphasis on current affairs and diversity, the 2020 BookFest outreach program of Frankfurter Buchmesse is open for submissions.
PublisHer’s ‘Remarkable First Year’: Bodour Al Qasimi Reflects on the Success
At its March 9 PublisHer Summit at the British Library, the initiative will review its first year of progress and look to what’s next for women in publishing.
Lee and Low’s New Diversity Survey Cites Little Progress in US Publishing
The first four-year update of Lee and Low’s survey on diversity in the United States’ market shows little statistical change from 2015’s results.
London Book Fair Names Its 2020 Trailblazers and Charity of the Year
The UK’s Royal Voluntary Service for the elderly is the charity of the year at London Book Fair, which is also honoring young publishing players.
At France’s Festival d’Angoulême: Barcelona’s Bang Ediciones and Mamut Comics
An independent publisher from Barcelona, Stéphane Corbinais says his comics house must be at Angoulême—or ‘you don’t exist’ in the bande dessinée world.
UK Publishers Association Study: Women Hold 55 Percent of Top Roles
In its third annual survey of the book business’ workforce, the UK Publishers Association reports strong results on women in leadership positions.
In Nepal: DSC Prize Winning Novel Called ‘Profound in Class and Gender’
Said by the jury to evoke the sensibilities of Hindi, Urdu and Sanskrit, Amitabha Bagchi’s ‘Half the Night Is Gone’ wins the DSC Prize in Nepal.
London Book Fair’s 2020 Trailblazer Award Longlist: Promising Pros
The London Book Fair’s Trailblazer Awards for publishing professionals younger than 30 has a longlist of 31 contenders in its fifth year of operation.
The UK’s CILIP 2020 Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals: Diversity Aware
With 162 nominations, the library-based CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway programs are operating on diversity guidance from a survey of past selections.
DSC Prize for South Asian Literature Announces 2019 Shortlist
‘There’s now a South Asia beyond South Asia,’ says jury chair Harish Trivedi in his London announcement of this year’s DSC Prize shortlist.