Emerald Publishing this year surveyed 1,199 researchers and added Indigenous voices to its research on inclusivity in academic publishing
The UK’s Nosy Crow Opens a US Company
The 12-year-old English powerhouse in independent children’s publishing is opening a US office, distributed by Hachette Book Group.
In Portugal: IPA’s Bodour Al Qasimi on ‘Our Own Prejudices’
‘Prejudice is prejudice, no matter who is at the receiving end,’ IPA’s Bodour Al Qasimi tells the Estoril Conferences audience in Cascais.
Wiley Survey: Society Members on Diversity, Sustainability
Roughly three-quarters of respondents to Wiley’s academic-society survey said they want societies to ‘take the lead’ on diversity.
Penguin Random House Issues Its New Diversity Report
‘Our workforce must reflect the society we live in,’ reads Penguin Random House’s frank new report on US staff and contributor demographics.
Interview: Al Woodworth on the 2022 Amazon Literary Partnership Grants
The Amazon Literary Partnership–in the States since 2009 and in the UK since 2019–funds writer- and diversity-supportive programs.
PRH UK Names Preena Gadher to Lead Penguin General
Preena Gadher in September will bring a career focused on publicity and public relations to the top seat at Penguin General.
Frankfurt’s Guest of Honor Spain Presents Its Pavilion Plans
A ‘theory of cherries’ informs the Guest of Honor Spain pavilion design at Frankfurter Buchmesse, as more programming is announced.
On Canada’s National Indigenous Peoples Day: Book Data
BookNet Canada uses BISAC code research to explore Indigenous-focused literature in the English-language Canadian market.
Frankfurt’s Guest of Honor Spain Meets With Madrid’s Press
As many as 450 Spanish works may be published in translation by the October 19 to 23 run of Frankfurter Buchmesse this year.