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The failure of a recent bid to merge two large publishing companies shines a light on a central issue of cultural powerDespite a rise in self-publishing, commercial publishers are still the main gatekeepers of what arrives on our bookshelves. As such, they have great cultural and – if a book takes off – economic power.…

'Books and reading are absolutely indispensable to our European democracy,' Ricardo Levi says on taking the federation's presidency. The post Italy’s Ricardo Levi Leads FEP; Sonia Draga Is First Woman Vice-President appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

The Federation of European Publishers (FEP) has elected Ricardo Franco Levi, president of the Italian Publishers Association (AIE), as its new president. 

The author of My Friend Anne Frank, Hannah Pick-Goslar, died in Jerusalem on 28th October two weeks short of her 94th birthday. 

Both the Lifetime Achievement recognition and London Book Fair's International Excellence Awards are seeking 2023 nominations. The post London Book Fair Opens Excellence Awards for Submissions appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Organisations including BookTrust, The Poetry Society and The National Centre for Writing have been named on Arts Council England’s new national portfolio of funded organisations for 2023-26.

Yellow Kite has acquired a new book by Kirsty Gallagher, author of Lunar Living, Crystals for Self-Care and The Lunar Living Journal (Yellow Kite). 

HarperCollins Children’s Books is to hold a year-long celebration of publishing and promotional activity commemorating the centenary of Judith Kerr’s birth. 

Canongate has been paying staff a monthly subsidy and has introduced a raft of measures to assist with the cost-of-living crisis.

Simon & Schuster has reported a 10% increase in sales in the quarter ended September 30th 2022, with revenues coming in at $353m compared to $321m for the same period last year.