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Eleven translators have been chosen for the National Centre for Writing's mentorship program originally founded by Daniel Hahn. The post The UK’s National Centre for Writing Announces Translation Mentorships appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Racial diversity has gradually increased, after no black authors were shortlisted in four of the years between 1996 and 2009More than a fifth of the authors shortlisted for British literary prizes last year were black, a turnaround for an industry in which no black authors were shortlisted in four of the years between 1996 and…

Tbilisi, UNESCO's World Book Capital, has mounted a show themed on Georgia's censorious past–and the present dangers of self-censorship. The post Banned Books Week: Tbilisi’s ‘Untamed Books’ Exhibition appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

A new study argues that a disconnect with nature has led to fewer creatures appearing in fiction. But is that really the case?A recent study in People and Nature claims that animals are being written out of novels at a similar rate to their extinction in the real world. The German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity…

Authors including Neil Gaiman, Philip Pullman, Olga Tokarczuk, Max Porter, and Bernardine Evaristo lead the Society of Authors' appeal. The post In London, a Call for Publishers to ‘Name Translators on the Cover’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

A major move for women in book publishing leadership, Joanna Prior moves from Penguin Random House UK to helm Pan Macmillan in London. The post Joanna Prior Succeeds Anthony Forbes Watson as Pan Macmillan CEO appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

A major move for women in book publishing leadership, Joanna Prior moves from Penguin Random House UK to helm Pan Macmillan in London. The post Joanna Prior Succeeds Anthony Forbes Watson as Pan Macmillan CEO appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

The agreement between these international organizations calls for discussions, opening at Frankfurter Buchmesse and leading up to COP26. The post New Support for SDG13: Publishing-Related Organizations Commit to Climate Action appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

The next title in Scholastic UK's A Life Story series will explore the "exceptional and inspirational" life of sports star Emma Raducanu, with the title to be written by Sally Morgan. 

Weidenfeld & Nicolson has acquired UK and Commonwealth rights in The Moth Trap: Deciphering Nature’s Hidden Rules by Tim Blackburn.