Publishers in Mexico's beleaguered educational system are concerned that the government may exit the international PISA testing program. The post Publishers Criticize Mexico’s Possible Departure From PISA Testing appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

'Our shared goal is to expand the audience for our authors and their books,' says S&S CEO Jonathan Karp in announcing the VBK acquisition. The post Simon & Schuster To Acquire the Netherlands’ VBK appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Head of Ukraine's Nobel-laureate Center for Civil Liberties, Oleksandra Matviichuk will keynote in December's International Publishers Congress at Guadalajara. The post International Publishers Congress: Keynote from Oleksandra Matviichuk appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

The Scholarly Kitchen’s Mental Health Awareness Working Group has been active for around six months now. With May designated as Mental Health Awareness Month, we wanted to take a look back at what we’ve achieved, and a look forward to what we are planning for the rest of 2024. The post Looking Forward, Looking Back:…

S&S has acquired VBK, the largest Dutch book publishing house, and its subsidiaries and sister companies. The move marks the first major instance of a promised international expansion at S&S since its acquisition by private equity firm KKR last year.

A new survey revealing that three-quarters of readers of books for teens are over 18 has one message: read anything you like – but readChildhood has meant many different things over the centuries. The transitional years of adolescence, in particular, have come a long way since they just meant smaller, cheaper, more biddable adults capable…

From calfskin to cut-and-paste, a tribute to the graft and craft that goes into booksAs well as the stories inside books, there are the stories behind them – tales of printers, binders, typesetters and paper-makers who are mostly unheard of. Adam Smyth, a literature professor who is also part of a printing collective, wants to…

Egypt's Diwan Publishing holds a place of honor at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair with its new series of Naguib Mahfouz covers. The post At Abu Dhabi Book Fair: Diwan’s New Naguib Mahfouz Book Covers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

The Sharjah Children's Reading Festival, running through May 12, stages its second Sharjah Animation Conference through May 5. The post Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival, Again ‘Animated’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

'Frankfurt is Germany's most international city,' says Frankfurter Buchmesse's Juergen Boos as the Messe Frankfurt contract is extended. The post Frankfurter Buchmesse’s Fairgrounds Contract Extended Through 2028 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Fossil Free Books – a coalition of books industry workers which advocates for sector-wide divestment from fossil fuels – has issued a statement following the Society of Authors’ extraordinary general meeting (2nd May), during which members voted against a statement condemning Israeli violence in Gaza.

The Society of Authors (SoA) has voted against a resolution, which called on the trade union to release a statement condemning Israeli violence in Gaza.

Travel publisher Heartwood Publishing has moved its distribution operation to Glasgow-based BookSource ahead of Grantham Book Services’ closure in 2025.

When do we stop making the effort to find new music? The post Music Paralysis as We Age appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

Hay Festival 2024 will host an all-star cricket match umpired by Stephen Fry, as part of the first Hay Festival Sports Day on Wednesday 29th May.