‘Prejudice is prejudice, no matter who is at the receiving end,’ IPA’s Bodour Al Qasimi tells the Estoril Conferences audience in Cascais.
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.
At Simon & Schuster, Jonathan Karp Announces Dana Canedy’s Departure
The publisher of the Simon & Schuster imprint, Dana Canedy, is leaving to write her memoir’s sequel, which S&S is to publish in 2024.
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.
IPA’s Bodour Al Qasimi Speaks to Publishers in São Paulo
Bodour Al Qasimi spoke at São Paulo’s professional program about the IPA’s Inspire plan and the book industry’s important issues.
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.
In London, Ruth Ozeki Wins the 2022 Women’s Prize for Fiction
Ruth Ozeki, based in Massachusetts, wins the Women’s Prize for Fiction for her fourth novel, ‘The Book of Form and Emptiness.’
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.
New York’s Cambridge Information Group Acquires the UK’s Emerald Group
England’s Emerald Group and its Emerald Publishing now are part of CIG, an investment firm based in New York City and Bethesda, Maryland.
IPA’s Al Qasimi in Latin America: Empowerment for Women
The president of the International Publishers Association stresses the need to develop women’s roles in world publishing.