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Canongate’s publishing director, who joined the list in 2000 after a stint on work experience, explains how the cross-country indie’s brand building has resulted in its recent purple patch.

Diana Athill’s publishers and agent pay tribute to the renowned memoirist and editor.  

With a literary appetite that punches above its weight in population terms, Scottish book buyers backed their own in 2018.

Philip Jones reflects on the challenges facing independent publishers, and how they are adapting to overcome them.  

The London Book Fair's Trailblazer Awards have honored 20 young publishing standouts in four years. And the GLLI YA Translated Book Prize goes to a PRH work. The post Industry Notes: London Book Fair’s 2019 Trailblazers; GLLI’s First YA Translation Winner appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

The London Book Fair's Trailblazer Awards have honored 20 young publishing standouts in four years. And the GLLI YA Translated Book Prize goes to a PRH work. The post Industry Notes: London Book Fair’s 2019 Trailblazers; GLLI’s First YA Translation Winner appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

When five members of the Melbourne University Publishing board resigned, high-profile Australians made their feelings knownIt’s not every day that the internal machinations of a university press should be felt at the top echelons of politics. But as news broke on Wednesday that five members of the Melbourne University Publishing board had resigned, along with…

Corporate sponsorship needs to steer clear of impinging on artistic freedomsNews that investment managers the Man Group is withdrawing its sponsorship from the Booker prize after 18 years has shocked the literary world. The hedge fund’s decision to move on was linked in the press to novelist Sebastian Faulks’s negative comments about the firm last…

Independent publisher b small has hired Vicky Barker, formerly a freelance illustrator and designer, as art director.

Hachette Children’s Group (HCG) has acquired two more volumes in Alice Oseman’s graphic novel series, Heartstopper.