Publishing News [Global]

Established in 1996, the Independent Publisher Book Awards (known as the IPPYs) have been awarding the best in independent, small press and academic publishing for almost 30 years. “In a world that welcomes millions of new book titles…

Taylor & Francis has announced the results of Knowledge Unlatched (KU) 2023, with support pledged to convert over 50 book titles to open access (OA). Titles to benefit from this support cover a broad range of humanities and social…

From April 19-23, 2003, the 16th bi-annual Reykjavík International Literary Festival transformed Iceland’s capital city into a global hub of books, storytelling, literature, and ideas. A celebration of literature and storytelling, this…

Publishers from Germany, Austria and Switzerland are applying to Italy’s cultural institutes for grants to translate titles that will be published in conjunction with Italy’s appearance as Guest of Honour at Frankfurter Buchmesse 2024. The…

The founder of the children’s book publishing company Usborne, Peter Usborne, passed away at the age of 85. He died peacefully in the company of his family. Usborne established his publishing company in 1973 and was honored with a CBE for…

Despite the state of war, with its challenges and limitations, the Mystetskyi Arsenal team is organising the 11th Book Arsenal Festival, hoping it will once again unite the book, literary, and art scenes in its space, and become a meeting…

Madeline McIntosh, CEO of Penguin Random House US has resigned. Earlier, Global CEO, Markus Dohle, and Gina Centrello, Group head, Random House Publishing Group had also resigned. McIntosh was appointed as CEO in 2018.

Prince Harry’s autobiography – Spare has become the UK’s fastest-selling nonfiction bookever, recording figures of 400,000 on its first day of sale. The controversial memoir made headlines in the weeks leading up to its publication, finally…

HarperCollins Publishers and the Association of HarperCollins Employees affiliated with Local 2110 of the United Auto Workers (UAW), which represents over two hundred HarperCollins employees, have reached a tentative labor agreement. The…

Taylor & Francis (T&F), a global leader in academic publishing, and National Communication Association (NCA) are launching a new journal, Communication and Race, adding even more robust scholarship to their strong communication…