'One hour of listening to an audiobook on Storytel emits 2.3 grams of CO2e,' the Swedish subscription streamer today reports. The post Storytel’s 2023 Report: The Sound of Sustainability appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
The Chinese book market in 2023 went from negative to positive in its growth metrics, thanks in part to a fast rise in short-video book promotion. The post China’s Book Industry in 2023: Back in the Black appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
With Québec as its guest of honor this year, the Festival du Livre de Paris on the Champ-de-Mars starts the day after Bologna closes. The post Immediately Following Bologna: Festival du Livre de Paris appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
A sold-out event from The FLIP showcasing its new landmark survey into workforce experiences featured candid experiences on caring responsibilities, confidence and burnout.
The final novel from the late Booker-shortlisted author John McGahern That They May Face The Rising Sun (Faber) has been adapted for film is now available to watch in cinemas.
Profile Books, Bloomsbury Publishing, Faber and Sweet Cherry Publishing have been shortlisted for the 2024 Independent Publishing Awards.
Rebecca Yarros has announced the title of the third book in the Empyrean series.
New research from Female Leadership in Publishing has revealed almost 60% of respondents feel their salaries cannot cover their living costs, while 97% admitted to experiencing burnout.
Naomi Klein and Madhumita Murgia have been shortlisted for the inaugural Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction, alongside Laura Cumming, Noreen Masud, Tiya Miles and Safiya Sinclair.
The Queen’s Reading Room – the literary charity set up by Queen Camilla in 2021 – has found that reading fiction can “significantly” reduce stress.
The Society of Authors (SoA) has called an extraordinary general meeting to debate a proposed statement on Gaza, as well as motions on the use of members’ work to develop Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems and ending fossil fuel investments in the books industry.
Research journals and the peer review process should not be the first line of defense in identifying research integrity issues. In today's post, Angela Cochran calls for research institutions to take a larger role in validation and integrity checks. The post Putting Research Integrity Checks Where They Belong appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.
Sabrin Hasbun has won the inaugural Footnote x Counterpoints Writing Prize for writers from refugee and migrant backgrounds.
The Darley Anderson Children’s Book Agency has announced a series of promotions, following the agency’s most successful year so far.
A proposal in ongoing contract negotiations between PEN America management and PEN America United, its staff union, has led to charges by the union that the organization’s leadership is trying to stifle union members’ free speech rights—an assertion PEN management firmly disputes.