The trials of 2020 and outlook for 2021 drive discussions of discoverability, digital, and direct-to-consumer relations in Venice’s forum.
Wales’ 2021 Hay Festival Returns in an All-Digital Format
With internal staffing issues and the external pressure of the pandemic, the Hay Festival plans a second online iteration.
Coming in March: A New Platform for the Pubeasy Ordering System
‘A streamlined modern interface’ is promised in the coming rebuild of the Web-based international book ordering system.
International Book Fairs: Leipzig’s Cancellation Spotlights the Calendar
This month’s cancellation of Leipziger Buchmesse points to the shifting outlook for major publishing events, professional and public-facing.
USA: Princeton University Press Opens Diversity-Driven Development Grants
The new program from Princeton’s press offers book-development guidance and mentoring, first to writers working in science and mathematics.
UK: Rathbones Folio Prize Names Its 2021 Shortlist
Eight titles from writers in the UK, Ireland, and the USA include both fiction and nonfiction, with a winner’s announcement March 24.
The UK’s Publishers Association Releases Its New Diversity Report
The fourth annual diversity survey of British publishing shows progress in women’s leadership, slower movement in BAME employment.
UK: Society of Authors Names Translation Prize Winners
Jhumpa Lahiri is the headliner on this list of 2020 awards, for her translation of ‘Trick’ by Domenico Starnone for Europa Editions.
Richard Charkin: Brexit Ushers British Publishing Into New Territory
A ‘sea change in trade book publishing,’ writes Richard Charkin, accelerate as Brexit puts the UK industry’s EU exclusivity into a new light.
The UK’s National Centre for Writing Opens Japanese Translation Partnership
Featuring mentoring for Japanese translators, the new partnership involves UCLA, Waseda University, the University of East Anglia, and more.