Research and scholarly publishing again has a conference at London Book Fair, and ‘Introduction to Rights’ returns on the show’s eve.
IPA’s Karine Pansa at DBW: ‘A Big Wake-Up Call’ in Book Business Data
The need for coherent, actionable data impacts the progress world publishing can make on its prime challenges, IPA’s Karine Pansa says.
Interview With Brazil’s Karine Pansa: IPA’s New President
The complexity of the International Publishers Association’s service leads Karine Pansa to call for more and better market data.
Women in Publishing: A Late-Year Discussion at Guadalajara
The IPA’s Bodour Al Qasimi encourages ‘equal opportunities for women over equality with men’ in a gender-diversity discussion in Mexico.
Douglas Stuart’s ‘Young Mungo’ Is on Scotland’s Highland Book Prize Longlist
The Booker Prize winner for ‘Shuggie Bain,’ Douglas Stuart, is on the new Highland Book Prize longlist of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
Scholastic in ‘Rocket Park’ Deal With France’s Gaumont
The Gaumont-Scholastic Entertainment project is developing Down syndrome advocate Sofia Sanchez’ ‘Rocket Park’ books for television.
Report: US Literary Nonprofits Paid Writers $9.9 Million in 2021
‘Vulnerable organizations and publishers unprepared to withstand another crisis’ are described in a new US nonprofit-sector study.
PRH CEO Markus Dohle Stepping Down, End of Year
Having doubled Bertelsmann’s book division revenues and ‘quintupled its profit,’ Markus Dohle is leaving as PRH’s first worldwide CEO.
London’s FutureBook 2022: Publishing’s ‘Common Ground’
The 2022 FutureBook Conference in London was themed on cultural considerations in the industry alongside business realities.
In England, the Polari Prize Names Its 2022 Winners
The LGBTQ Polari Prize competition has named its winners, including a new honor in children’s writing and illustration.