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Released in the UK on Thursday (January 26), a new 'expert book' for adults from Penguin's Ladybird imprint is co-written by Charles. The post Writings on Climate Change: Prince Charles’ New Ladybird Entry appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

As literary adaptations are shown in the Berlin International Film Festival, new works with potential for cinematic development are pitched on February 14. The post Germany’s ‘Books at Berlinale’ Competition Welcomes 12 International Novels appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Allowing drinks among the bookshelves, Japanese book retail chain Tsutaya's concept is meant to extend the amount of time visitors spend at the store. The post Japanese Bookseller Tsutaya Opens Its First Book Cafe in Taiwan appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

As I’ve said before, the publishing industry needs to get beyond the current “print or digital” mindset and instead explore ways for one to complement the other. Plenty of industry stats show that most readers are comfortable with either format and many prefer the convenience of switching between the two (e.g., reading the news digital…

Translation rights are increasingly important to academic publishers. Representatives from two of the world’s oldest university presses explain why. The post ‘Opening Up Our Work’: University Presses and Translation Rights appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

From her new office at the helm of one of the Philippines' leading publishers, Andrea Pasion-Flores looks at trends and rights issues in Southeast Asia. The post Andrea Pasion-Flores: A New Year’s Rights Outlook From Manila appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Known for her translations of Benjamin Constant and Alfred de Musset, Eveline Passet has won the largest award for translations into German worth 50,000 Swiss francs. The post Germany’s Eveline Passet Wins Switzerland’s Zug Biennial Translation Grant appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Extending the outreach effort of its literature programs for young people, New Zealand's Storylines Trust revamps its plans for more touring this year. The post On the Road in New Zealand: Storylines Takes Literature Events to Children and Adults appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Comic fairytale was written in the weeks since the November presidential election and aims to offer readers the ‘consolation of savage satire’In reply to Donald Trump’s election victory – and in lightning quick time – novelist Howard Jacobson has delivered a comic fairytale that the Man Booker prize winner hopes not only explains why Trump…

Simon & Schuster boss writes to authors alarmed by the rightwing author’s profile, assuring them that the firm will not tolerate abusive writingIn what is being seen as a damage limitation exercise, the publisher of rightwing controversialist Milo Yiannopoulos has written to authors to reassure them that his forthcoming book Dangerous will not contain hate…