The British Book Awards, or ‘Nibbies’–which comprise both industry and book honors–today announce their books of the year shortlists.
From Europe and the UK: Two CEOs at London Book Fair’s Quantum Conference
Stephen Page and Morten Hesseldahl stressed the core values of publishing—author relationships, reading—at London Book Fair’s 2019 Quantum conference.
Faber’s Stephen Page Opens London Book Fair’s Quantum Conference: ‘Cultural Responsibility’
The chief of the UK’s 90-year-0ld Faber & Faber will tell the Quantum audience at the London Book Fair that however troubling Brexit’s confusions may be, publishing holds the world’s ‘editorial centrality’ in its hands: and that means it has a job to do.
New at the British Book Awards: 41 Contenders in Small Presses
The British Book Awards organizers report having ‘an incredibly strong list of more than 50 submissions’ for its new small-press category.
Richard Charkin: Nine Lessons From a Small Indie Publisher
‘Time will tell whether Mensch has published its first triumph or its first turkey,’ writes Richard Charkin, small press publisher.
Industry Notes: Europa Editions’ New Imprint; Chicago Press Buys Council Oak
Winter moves among independent publishers: Nonfiction works are the focus in Europa Compass, and Chicago Review Press buys Oklahoma’s Council Oak Books.
The UK’s Republic of Consciousness Announces Its 2019 Longlist
With its ‘wonderfully argumentative’ attitude in play, the small-publisher awards program Republic of Consciousness names its roster of 13 titles. And gripes that it can be only 13.
British Book Awards Expanded for 2019 in Children’s Books, Small Presses
The annual British Book Awards, with winners to be announced May 13, are widening their recognition of independent publishers and of nonfiction and illustrated work in children’s books.
UK’s Blake Freeman Johnson Media: ‘An Original Cyber Publishing Concept’
Put together by three former key players in the UK’s Bonnier Publishing, Blake Freeman Johnson Media is to focus mostly on nonfiction.
‘WomenList’ from Paris-Based International Alliance of Independent Publishers
As politics and publishing collide this year, the International Alliance of Independent Publishers’ is organizing a WomenList exhibition of 30 titles on feminism and women.