Developing ‘global governance around combating anti-science,’ writes Peter Hotez in his new book, is key to ‘Preventing the Next Pandemic.’
Columbia University Press and Howard University: A Black Diaspora Series
The new partnership between two universities, Howard and Columbia, is another example of a diversity-driven program in publishing.
NYU Center for Publishing Announces Diversity Scholarships
The New York University Center for Publishing’s Summer Publishing Institute has three newly developed scholarships this year.
AAP StatShot: US Trade Book Sales Up 9.7 Percent for 2020
US books sales in 2020 were mixed, with AAP reporting trade book revenues up but declines in K-12 and higher education materials.
Audio Publishers Association Names the 2021 Audie Awards Finalists
The annual Audie Awards program for audiobooks, now in its 26th year, prepares for a digital awards ceremony on March 22, having started with some 1,500 submissions in the pandemic year.
US Black History Month: Macmillan Learning Awards ‘Black Stories’
Three winning university students and three instructors are honored by a new Black Stories program from Macmillan Learning.
Aspen Words’ $35,000 Literary Prize Names Its 2021 Finalists
The shortlist for this year’s Aspen Words Literary Prize features three novels and two short story collections.
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.
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.
US National Book Awards Foundation Names Ruth Dickey As Executive Director
Ruth Dickey, the executive director of Seattle Arts & Lectures, is to take up her new post with the National Book Foundation on May 17.