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Online textbook subscription service Perlego has unveiled an ’industry-first’ AI researcher tool covering a catalogue of more than one million books. 

Adriana Ángel, director of the Bogotá International Book Fair, looks to expand the show's professional focus and establish Bogotá as a center for publishing. The post The Bogotá Fair’s Adriana Ángel: ‘Job of My Dreams’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

A wave of publishing houses – including Penguin Random House (PRH), Faber and Pan Macmillan – are fortifying their menopause and fertility policies, The Bookseller has found.

Darley Anderson and Associates has announced the promotion of Georgia Fuller to head of rights, overseeing all international rights for the adult fiction list

PEN America has cancelled its 2024 awards ceremony after dozens of writers withdrew in protest over the war in Gaza, Publishers Weekly has reported.

Atlantic Books has outlined the company’s new editorial team structure and the plan for its four imprints, as the publisher looks to transition from "diffuse" to "expert".

Simon & Schuster UK has appointed Joanna Lee to the newly created position of senior commissioning editor at its literary imprint Scribner. 

Caitlin Landuyt has been appointed as senior commissioning editor at Virago, covering the duration of publishing director Carla Josephson’s maternity leave.  

Faye Brewster will step down from her role as deputy managing director of Vintage in July amid various team changes.

Isobel Abulhoul, who founded the Emirates LitFest and Magrudy’s bookstore chain, focuses on turning children into readers. The post The Power of Books: Isobel Abulhoul on Engaging Young Readers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.