At its annual meeting, the Sheikh Zayed Book Award board of trustees affirms the winners selected as recipients in nine categories this year. The post Sheikh Zayed Book Award: Winners Approved for the 17th Edition appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

With a focus on Ukraine and daily keynotes each morning, London Book Fair's programming is beginning to take shape. The post London Book Fair: Ukraine Named ‘Guest Spotlight’; Mayor Khan Keynotes appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Dosdoce's Javier Celaya challenges the Spanish-language publishing industry to expand its share of a fast-widening audio 'ecosystem.' The post Audiobooks in Spanish: Dosdoce Hands Publishers a ‘Map’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Hachette has reported a slight increase in 2022 in both its mean and median gender pay gaps across the whole company group.

One in four book buyers used TikTok/BookTok in 2022 and these consumers accounted for nearly 90 million book purchases last year, according to Nielsen.

Reporting on a Mellon-funded open access monograph pilot, UNC Press Director John Sherer notes successes and remaining challenges. The post Guest Post — Open Access for Monographs is Here. But Are we Ready for It? appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

Kathryn Colwell has been promoted to head of publicity at Head of Zeus. Previously senior publicity manager, she takes over from Kate Appleton.

The prize pot for the Gordon Burn Prize has doubled to £10,000 thanks to new sponsorship from Newcastle University, and journalist, screenwriter and author Terri White has been named its new chair of judges.

HarperCollins has announced plans to publish a brand new edition of The Hobbit, illustrated with “a greatly enhanced” gallery of 50 paintings, maps and drawings by author J R R Tolkien.

Nadia Mikail has been named the overall winner of the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize for her debut novel, The Cats We Meet Along The Way.

The shortlist for this year’s £20,000 Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize has been unveiled, with three novels, two short story collections and one poetry collection in contention. 

Law and social sciences publisher Edward Elgar Publishing has picked up the CPI Independent Publisher of the Year award and a second award, while Bloomsbury Publishing and Bonnier Books both received two awards. 

Catapulted to the top of February's list just weeks after its show's premiere, 'The Knockout' smacks down 'The Three-Body Problem.' The post February’s China Bestsellers: A Crime Drama Knockout appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

One in four book buyers used TikTok/BookTok in 2022 and these consumers accounted for nearly 90 million book purchases last year, according to Nielsen.

DK has bolstered the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB’s) Online Library by donating its entire audiobook collection.