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Ahead of Frankfurt Book Fair, advisory board member Richard Charkin urges CEOs to focus on their P&L statements' lines defined as 'rights.' The post Frankfurt-Bound Richard Charkin: ‘Think Deeply About the Rights’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

The publishers are claiming unspecified damages from the file-sharing Library Genesis, which they say has distributed files illegallyFour leading US publishers have sued an online “shadow library” that allows visitors to download textbooks and other copyrighted materials free.Cengage, Macmillan Learning, McGraw Hill and Pearson Education filed the suit against Library Genesis, also known as LibGen,…

Bonnier Books UK has announced the launch of a new children’s imprint, Hatch Press, described as “the home of creativity, inspiration and amazing adventures through history” and led by Kieran Hood. 

Nina Findley has left The Works

On Tuesday 12th September, Bloomsbury Children’s celebrated the launch of Katherine Rundell’s new fantasy children’s novel, Impossible Creatures, at the Natural History Museum, London. 

Lily Cooper is joining Penguin Michael Joseph as senior commissioning editor for fiction from Hodder, where she is currently commissioning editor. 

Lizzy Gray, currently deputy publisher at Ebury, has been appointed as publisher of Bluebird and will join Pan Macmillan’s leadership team. 

A majority of newcomers: Nine of the 10 longlisted nonfiction authors in 2023 are getting National Book Award attention for the first time. The post US National Book Awards 2023 Longlist: Nonfiction appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Amy-Jane Beer, Guy Shrubsole and Kiran Millwood Hargrave have been announced as the winners of this year’s James Cropper Wainrwright Prizes. 

The judging panels and announcement dates have been revealed for the 2024 Caffè Nero four months on from their inception.