The Hachette Book Group workforce in 2020 was 3.9 percent black, the company says, 6.7 percent Asian, 20 percent Hispanic or Latinx.
USA: Louise Erdrich Wins the $35,000 Aspen Words Literary Prize
In its fourth year, the 2021 Aspen Words Prize goes to Louise Erdrich for her fiction on the Native American struggle for self-determination.
Simon & Schuster and Political Books: Mattingly and Mike Pence
Again, Simon & Schuster’s zeal for expanding its strong political books list in nonfiction finds the Big Five house under fire.
Translators in the UK Call for Racial Equality in Literary Translation
The UK’s Translators Association issues a statement on debates about who should translate whom–and ‘institutional barriers.’
Diversity and Identity in Québec’s Literature: A Changing Landscape
‘We’re now in a multicultural moment,’ says McGill University’s Alain Farah. ‘Literature can have something else to say.’ (Sponsored)
The US-Based Windham-Campbell Prizes Name 2021 Recipients
Supporting recipients with $165,000 grants, the Windham-Campbell Prizes honor critical thinkers in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama.
Audio Publishers Association Names Its 2021 Audie Awards Winners
The 2021 Audie Awards include two wins for NK Jemisin’s ‘The City We Became’ and two for ‘The Autobiography of Malcolm X.’
University Presses’ Self-Assessment: ‘An Extremely White Industry Segment’
‘Do we practice what we publish?’ is the key question in the Association of University Presses’ new look at workforce diversity.
The UK’s Jhalak Prize Adds a Children’s and YA Honor for 2021
The Jhalak Prize program, for five years honoring writers of color, this year adds a specific new recognition for children’s and YA books.
The UK’s Emerald Publishing: A Decline in Research Output from Women
Reporting a 35-percent drop in research from women in early-stage roles during the COVID-19 pandemic, Emerald opens a support network.