The US National Book Awards appear ready to turn their staying power into stability, and coupled their 2019 prize-fest with an appeal for funding.
The US National Book Awards’ Lisa Lucas: ‘The Times We Live In’
Lisa Lucas, executive director of the National Book Foundation talks about this year’s National Book Awards and its 70th anniversary.
The PublisHer Women’s Network, at Frankfurt and Sharjah
As the Sharjah PublisHer Summit approaches, Bodour Al Qasimi and Tracey Armstrong talk about the international momentum of women in publishing.
Publishing Perspectives Talks: Executive Women on Pay and Bias in the Book Business
Amid what Amazon Publishing’s Mikyla Bruder describes as ‘the unconscious bias you’re confronted with every day,’ panelists call for equal pay for women.
Frankfurt’s Publishing Perspectives Talks: Climate, Women’s Leadership, Blockchain
Our 2019 Publishing Perspectives Talks at Frankfurt will explore how climate crisis, women and executive leadership, and blockchain affect book publishing.
Scotland’s ROAR Program: New Numbers on Women in Publishing
Not unlike the VIDA Count, the ROAR organization’s research reveals discrepancies in gender representation in parts of the Scottish publishing industry.
‘Women at the Forefront’: Three Interviews From PublisHer at Nairobi
The second international event in the PublisHer series featured performance, discussion, and networking at the International Publishers Association’s ‘Africa Rising’ seminar in Nairobi.
‘Feminist Fairy Tales’: Authors Talk About Writing ‘Other Kinds of Books’
An interest in ‘how women reframe stories in a feminist framework’ and more was part of the discussion in a Market Focus Indonesia panel at the London Book Fair earlier this month.
First PublisHer’s Dinner: Working to Support Women in Publishing
Working to build a global, supportive community of women in publishing, the first PublisHer’s dinner brought together some 30 women making a difference in the book business.
International Women’s Day 2019: Progress Among Publishers in France
Women hold an impressive number of executive posts in French publishing. On International Women’s Day, the hope is that more can move into top spots.