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The Sharjah Book Authority's 23rd cycle of its Library Literature Prizes was part of a forum featuring discussion of libraries' challenges. The post Sharjah’s Prize for Library Literature Names Its 2023 Winners appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
New research from HarperCollins has found that storytime in primary schools can improve childrens’ reading age by 13 months, with the majority of teachers who took part in the study calling for it to be made mandatory.
Cassava Republic Press has launched Being Black in Publishing, a month-long initiative aimed at encouraging and increasing the participation and entry of African and Afro-diasporic individuals into the publishing industry.
Daunt Books has taken over ownership of the Lutyens & Rubinstein Bookshop under the name L&R Bookshop, Sarah Lutyens and Felicity Rubinstein have announced.
Penguin Random House (PRH) dominates this year’s Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the Year shortlist.
AI’s role in publishing dominated conversations at the IPG Autumn Conference on Wednesday (20th September), attended by more than 400 people this year.
The IPG 2023 Autumn Conference took place on Wednesday 20th September, kicking off with a keynote speech on geopolitics from BBC journalist Frank Gardner.
The Hay Festival adds a Panama event in January 2024, and its Sevilla, Spain addition runs in early October. The post Panama and Spain: Wales’ Hay Festival Adds Two New ‘Forums’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
Harriet Constable, Alan Murrin and Kiley Reid were among the authors spotlighted at a dinner celebrating Bloomsbury’s 2024 fiction and non-fiction publications.
Until now, women here have struggled to be heard on harassment and abuse. But two controversies in popular culture are changing thatHave you ever dated a German man who happened to be a writer? No? Good for you. Not that I would recommend dating writers in general, who have a tendency to justify their worst…