Emerald Publishing plans to decline panel appearances in events that don’t reflect their communities, following a springtime diversity study.
Frankfurter Buchmesse Adds an Online BookFest: Call for Proposals
The city-based BookFest is still being programmed for venues in Frankfurt. Now, Frankfurter Buchmesse adds a 16-hour single-day digital program.
Diversity: Macmillan USA Makes Major Changes in Management Approach
To make the company ‘ more representative of the world around us,’ CEO John Sargent writes, Macmillan USA is establishing a new management committee.
US ‘Publishing Day of Action’ Calls Out Book Industry’s Racial Disparities
The rising tide of protest over racial injustice reached publishing in the United States on Monday, as #PubWorkers4BlackLives took to social media.
US University Publishers Decry Their Presses’ ‘White Supremacist Structure’
Rejecting ‘the white supremacist structure upon which so many of our presses were built,’ AUPresses vows ‘to lift up those who have been historically harmed and silenced by our collective inaction.’
Amazon Literary Partnership Names More Than $1 Million in New Grants
The annual announcement of Amazon Literary Partnership funding names 66 nonprofit programs that support writers and their development.
Frankfurter Buchmesse’s 2020 BookFest: Open for Publishers’ Submissions
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.