Community Interest Company Moon Lane is determined to change the children’s books scene for the better, as its estate continues to expand with a scaleable franchise model.  

Do you know when I really start to feel like it’s Christmas?

In the lead up to Christmas, many publications, including the Guardian, Times, Telegraph, Daily Mail, Evening Standard, Financial Times, New York Times and iNews, have released their best book of the year articles.

Waterstones m.d James Daunt says the retailer is in "very good shape" heading towards Christmas, despite issues with the global supply chain.

The White Review has launched a £10,000 crowdfunding appeal to safeguard its future after two "very hard" years for the literary and culture magazine.

Non-fiction children's books publisher What On Earth Books has launched a digital book collection service, available through subscription.

Cate Paterson is to head a new Australian division of Allen & Unwin, after 25 years at Pan Macmillan Australia.

Award-winning Swedish author Karin Smirnoff will write three new sequels to Stieg Larsson's Millennium trilogy.  

Orion Fiction have secured four new books from "Strictly Come Dancing" judge Anton Du Beke. 

The shortlist for the Portico Prize for Literature has been revealed, featuring four debuts as well as titles from Andrew Hagan and Jenn Ashworth.

The signals are looking good for the United States' trade, as it enters the last quarter of 2021, per the October StatShot report. The post US October StatShot from AAP: Industry Up 13.7 Percent Year to Date appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

The IPA Prix Voltaire, honoring freedom to publish, is 16 years old and has honored 13 recipients. Now it needs world publishing to support it. The post The IPA’s Prix Voltaire in Mexico: When Neutrality Is Not an Option appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

The International Alliance of Independent Publishers' conference included talks among African publishers about the need to produce locally. The post At the Alliance’s Conference in Spain: African Publishers on Their Challenges appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

The ability to harvest and reuse publications metadata at scale is good for STEM journal articles but poor for monographs, with significant implications for RIM systems. Why is this so?  The post Guest Post: Scholarly Book Publishing Workflows and Implications for RIM Systems appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

Led by the education segments, sales rose 23.1% in October over October 2020 at the 1,368 publishers that report results to AAP's StatShot program.