Bodour al Qasimi, the IPA’s new president, discusses the development of the organisation as it celebrates a century and a quarter

How would you pronounce Ki? When Meg Davis left MBA in 2011, after 25 years, to start her own agency, she was casting about for a company name that would work well on social media and that tripped off the tongue. She says: “I didn’t want to call it Meg Davis and Associates because I…

Hachette and its authors, incuding Juno Dawson, Brit Bennett and Libby Page, are championing indie booksellers in a social media campaign to support Independent Bookshop Week.

After leaving Picador to launch her own list at Orion, Francesca Main says the emphasis at Phoenix will be on developing writers and hitting the litersary/commercial sweet spot

Teresa Lim’s multi-generational memoir about a long-buried family tragedy set against the Second World War in Singapore has gone to Penguin Michael Joseph. 

Another week, another shifting of goalposts.

Having assumed the reins at London Book Fair during one of the most testing times in its history, Andy Ventris is under no illusions as to the size of the challenge that lies ahead for the fair.

Find out what events are a must-see at this year's virtual London Book Fair

Quercus has pre-empted a standalone thriller by journalist and author Victoria Selman with a “significant” six-figure offer.  

This year's digital Bologna Children's Book Fair saw a 55% increase in page views compared to the previous year's edition.

A book the jury says 'challenges us to interrogate what we see when it pertains to sex and gender, 'Pew' has drawn a lot of award attention. The post In the States, the Young Lions Fiction Award Goes to Catherine Lacey appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

A book the jury says 'challenges us to interrogate what we see when it pertains to sex and gender, 'Pew' has drawn a lot of award attention. The post In the States, the Young Lions Fiction Award Goes to Catherine Lacey appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

'Cultural globalization and digitization trends have accelerated the publishing industry’s own globalization, says IPA's president. The post Bodour Al Qasimi on the IPA at 125: ‘A Sense of Solidarity’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

'Cultural globalization and digitization trends have accelerated the publishing industry’s own globalization, says IPA's president. The post Bodour Al Qasimi on the IPA at 125: ‘A Sense of Solidarity’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

The Young Writer Award led by the Sunday Times in the United Kingdom now is sponsored by the Charlotte Aitken Trust. The post The UK’s Young Writer Award Gains Charlotte Aitken Trust Sponsorship appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.