For twenty years, journal ‘New Books in German’ has provided insight and guidance about German literature to editors and publishers from around the world.
Leipzig Book Fair Prize: Where Are the Women?
Winners of the 2016 Leipzig Book Fair Prize were announced from a pool of over 400 new titles and a shortlist dominated, once again, by men.
Questioning Gender Ratio in the Man Booker International Longlist
With 13 titles longlisted for the Man Booker International Prize for fiction translated into English, some question the gender balance on the list.
Art and Anguish at Angoulême: Where Are the Women in Comics?
France’s great comics event, the Festival International de la Bande Desinée at Angoulême, faces serious criticism for being dominated by men.
With First Female President, PEN International Looks to the Future
The new president of PEN International, Jennifer Clement, discusses the organization’s mission to support human rights and its outlook for the future.
On Being a Woman in Publishing
Erin L. Cox looks at her career in publishing and wonders, does the number of female CEOs really measure the impact women have on the publishing business?
Leaning In — In Publishing
Women rising to leadership roles in publishing is complicated by social history and individual factors, say publishing pros.
And Other Stories to Publish Only Women for a Year
Publisher Stefan Tobler of And Other Stories in the UK has committed to a year of publishing only books by women, in response to “gender bias” towards men.
Books About Women Rarely Win Top Prizes
After analyzing 15 years’ worth of top literary prize winners, Nicola Griffith notes that books about women rarely win.
Call for Stories: Women Executives in Publishing
Publishing Perspectives would like to hear from women executives in publishing about the leadership challenges they face and how they envision the future.