Richard Charkin sees in David Shelley’s US-UK Hachette CEO appointment a chance for more commitment to world English rights.
Frankfurt: Tonio Schachinger Wins the 2023 German Book Prize
Tonio Schachinger’s ‘Echtzeitalter’ from Holtzbrinck’s Rowohlt Verlag has won the €25,000 German Book Prize.
At CONTEC Mexico: Examining the Hopes and Hurdles of Sustainability
Challenges facing publishers in the bid for industry sustainability were the chief topic on CONTEC Mexico’s first conference day.
Jerusalem International Book Forum: Katz Is Now Director
Jerusalem International Book Forum opens applications for its Birger Fellowship and names new roles for Yoel Makov and Sharon Katz.
Richard Charkin’s Frankfurt, Day Four: ‘Suffering’
The ‘essential elements of the Frankfurter Buchmesse experience,’ Richard Charkin says, come along with some suffering.
Jerusalem International Book Forum 2022: In-Person Again
Jerusalem’s International Book Forum is back in full production with talks by Stefan von Holtzbrinck, Julian Barnes, and Olga Tokarczuk.
Jon Yaged Named Macmillan’s Next US CEO, to Succeed Don Weisberg
The transition to Jon Yaged’s start as Macmillan’s US CEO has Don Weisberg leaving at the end of this year.
Jerusalem International Book Forum Opens Registration
The second in-person iteration of the Jerusalem International Book Forum is set for May 15 to 18.
Jerusalem’s Zev Birger Editorial Fellowship Names 2022 Participants
The 31 Zev Birger Editorial Fellowship participants at the Jerusalem International Book Forum will begin their week on May 13.
Awards: International Publishers Association Opens 2022 Prix Voltaire Nominations
The book industry’s lead honor for freedom to publish, the Prix Voltaire will be presented this year in Jakarta at the IPA’s 33rd World Publishing Congress.