20+ hour, 31+ min ago  (322+ words) The new award seeks to champion "translators as vital cultural connectors," and to bring "contemporary Chinese literature into sharper focus for English-language readers worldwide." At the Beijing International Book Fair, bestselling author and BIBF Reading Ambassador Liu Zhenyun (l.) announced the…...

20+ hour, 30+ min ago  (559+ words) Andrew Richard Albanese is the editor-in-chief of 'Publishing Perspectives' and founder and editor of 'Words & Money,' a media site that centers the role of libraries in the 21st Century publishing business. A veteran library and publishing industry reporter, he has previously…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago  (330+ words) Frankfurt Calling's John Steinmark on how "the language of freedom' has been hijacked by an array of reactionary political actors'and how young voices in the publishing industry are organizing to push back. At the The Future of Publishing: Making Space…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago  (494+ words) AI is not another incremental shift," writes Javier Celaya. It touches every part of what publishers do'creation, curation, production, translation, marketing, distribution, and rights management." The program changed the way I think, talk about, and use AI'completely. Previously, I was,…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago  (208+ words) The Highland Book Prize winner will be announced at the end of the month, while international publishers seeking financial support to translate Scottish writers have until August 28 to apply. With support from the William Grant Foundation, the award is open…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago  (405+ words) Publishing analyst Carlo Carrenho kicks off the week with a review of the headlines from across the international publishing world. By Carlo Carrenho, Contributing Editor The APA figures suggest that audiobooks remain a strong growth segment, even if 2025 growth slipped…...

1+ week, 16+ hour ago  (267+ words) Remarkable" and perfect" debut books took the top prize for this year"s award which champions women writers. By Erin L. Cox, Publisher | @erinlcox For fiction, American writer Virginia Evans won for her debut novel'The Correspondent.' Julia Gillard, Chair of Judges…...

1+ week, 17+ hour ago  (701+ words) When the themes and text of her book proved challenging for an audiobook publisher to find a narrator, author Shelley Fisher Fishkin took on producing the book herself. By Shelley Fisher Fishkin I hadn't planned to produce an audiobook myself…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (359+ words) Established in 2016, the Jhalak Prize awards celebrate exceptional works of literature across genres and formats by writers of color working in the U. K. and Ireland. Organizers said the 2026 winning titles "explore the ghosts of colonial history, the courageous and desperate journey…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (355+ words) New requirements in the U. K. look to give online publishers more leverage in negotiations with Google, while in Germany, a court has ruled that the company can be held liable for false statements in its AI Overviews. In the U. K. , the Competition…...