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BookNet Canada on Library Patron Interest in Banned Books
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Examining library loan data, BookNet Canada tracked reader interest of English-language banned books from 2020 to 2023.
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In London: Penguin Books UK's 2024 Cover Design Awards
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The Penguin Books UK competition in book cover design for a third year was open to all applicants: 30 percent are not students.
on Wed, 10PM
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Richard Charkin: 'Where the Lion Feeds'
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While at the sales conference of Jonathan Ball Publishers, Richard Charkin sizes up features of the South African book market.
on Wed, 8PM
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Spain's 2024 Liber Prize Winner: Espazo Lectura
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This year's recipient of the Liber Prize is the Galician reading promotion organization, Espazo Lectura in Gondomar, Spain.
on Wed, 1AM
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Waterstones' New Children's Laureate on 'Reading Rights'
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Frank Cottrell-Boyce says his tenure as the Waterstones Children's Laureate 'will have happiness at its heart, but will be about urgency.'
on Wed, 1AM
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Audio Publishers Association Stages an 'International Summit'
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The Audio Publishers Association, based in the United States, hosts a first 'International Summit of Audio Publishers' in September.
on Wed, 12AM
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PEN Pinter Prize: India's Arundhati Roy Gets UN Backing
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Arundhati Roy, facing charges in India for alleged "anti-national remarks", receives support from the United Nations' Human Rights Office.
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The Netherlands' Renew the Book: Three Start-Up Winners
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The fifth iteration of Amsterdam's Renew the Book honors three start-ups related to publishing, primarily in digital contexts.
on Mon, 10PM
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Germany's Bookwire in Distribution Partnership with IPG
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Based in Frankfurt, Bookwire is to provide ebook and audiobook distribution to the US distributor IPG's clients.
on Mon, 9PM
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Taylor & Francis Announces a 'Journal of Psychology and AI'
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'How human behavior is indirectly altered' by AI is part of the topical range of Taylor & Francis' new 'Journal of Psychology and AI.'
on Jun 28
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LivrEmploi Merges With France's Publishers' Association
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With a national workforce of a reported 14,200, France's Publishers have merged their new recruitment program into their association.
on Jun 28
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ReadSpeaker and Accessibility: 'A Partner in Voice'
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ReadSpeaker's Amy Foxwell goes over how the company 'enhances accessibility by transforming text into speech.' Sponsored.
on Jun 28
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French Publishers: New Titles Down 18 Percent in Five Years
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The statistical report from the SNE, the French publishers' association, shows a downturn in unit sales, though value remains steady.
on Jun 28
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London: The TLS Ackerley Prize Names Its 2024 Shortlist
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Newly renamed the TLS Ackerley Prize with a 'Times Literary Supplement' partnership, this contest focuses on memoir and autobiography.
on Jun 28
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South Korea-Owned Webtoon Entertainment Launches Its IPO
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Comics platform Webtoon, with US headquarters in Los Angeles, rings the bell at the Nasdaq, raising US$315 valuation on its opening day.
on Jun 28
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Isabella Hammad Wins the Royal Society's 2024 Encore Award
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The winner of the RSL's Encore award, Isabella Hammad, says that it's in writing a second novel that 'a writer really becomes a writer.'
on Jun 27
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Wibke Grutjen to Lead S&S Global Marketing and Communications
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Wibke Grutjen moves from Hachette Book Group to Simon & Schuster in early August to lead S&S' marketing and communications teams.
on Jun 27
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Switzerland's Frontiers: Its $3.3 Million 'Planet Prize' Winners
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The Frontiers Planet Prize has granted US$1.114 million each to three researchers working at 'planetary boundaries' of potential disaster.
on Jun 27
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Quarto Schedules Richard V. Reeves' 'Yes, Boys Can!' for Frankfurt
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A new book from Quarto, 'Yes, Boys Can!, publishes in October, based on 'HEAL' professions: health, education, the arts, and literacy.
on Jun 26
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Germany's ContentShift Accelerator Names Its Five 2024 Finalists
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One of the five finalist start-ups in Germany's ContentShift Accelerator program will receive a €10,000 grant at Frankfurter Buchmesse.
on Jun 26
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China Bestsellers: May's Television-Fueled Nonfiction Winner
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On China's nonfiction list in May, Fei Zhi's army of 'Cats' books were held at bay by the TV-powered arrival of Li Juan's 'My Altay.'
on Jun 26
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BookNet Canada: Free Sources for Reading Surpass Paid
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BookNet Canada finds reader-respondents in all formats saying they used free-book sources last year more than they paid for books.
on Jun 26
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Springer Nature in the UK: Two AI Tools Aim at Fake Research
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The bid to protect valid research amid a rising tide of fake content is driving Springer Nature to create AI tools for detection.
on Jun 26
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Diversity in US Book Publishing: Article Finds Double-Edged Sword
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An analysis of diversity efforts in US book publishing in The Atlantic raises both successes and concerns for the industry.
on Jun 26
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UK: The Society of Authors' 2024 Award Winners
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Winners in the 2024 round of competitions administered by London's Society of Authors meet at Southwark Cathedral for a ceremony.
on Jun 26
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Germany's Troubled Weltbild: Diversification and Restructuring
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The insolvency administrator in the restructuring of Weltbild's outlets points to diversification as a key to the retailer's woes.
on Jun 26
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British Academy Prize: 'Courting India' With a Photo Project
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The British Academy Book Prize is preparing a specially commissioned photographic exhibition based on its 2023 winner, 'Courting India.'
on Jun 26
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Spain's Liber 24 Issues a Book-to-Film Adaptation Award
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Patricia Font's film adaptation of Francesc Escribano's book, 'The Teacher Who Promised the Sea,' receives a Liber 24 prize.
on Jun 26
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Sharjah Book Fair Signs Morocco as Its 2024 Guest of Honor
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The Sharjah Book Authority will present Guest of Honor Morocco as 'a leading Arab model of diversity and cultural pluralism' in November.
on Jun 26
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Circana: US Print Book Sales Up 3 Million Units in May 2024
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In May 2024, Circana BookScan reports, the US print book market was 5 percent higher than it was in May 2023.
on Jun 26
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IBBY: 'Every Child in the World Deserves To Be Protected and Nurtured'
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IBBY urges 'all global leaders to work together on behalf of the children of Gaza,' in a careful, thoughtful, non-accusatory statement.
on Jun 26
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At Norway's 2024 WEXFO: Democracy and the Freedom to Read
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The third annual World Expression Forum (WEXFO) in Lillehammer featured a half-day 'learning lab' on the connection of reading and democracy.
on Jun 25
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In Italy, Guest of Honor Organizers Plan 'Moments of Debate'
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In Italy, organizers of the forthcoming guest of honor program for Frankfurt say they're adding 'moments of debate' to their presentation.
on Jun 25
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The UK's Yoto Carnegies Announce their 2024 Book Winners
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Joseph Coelho, Aaron Becker, and Tia Fisher are the winners of the 2024 Yoto Carnegies honoring books for children and young readers.
on Jun 25
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Anne Applebaum Wins the German Book Trade Peace Prize
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The journalist, essayist, and author Anne Applebaum wins the German Book Trade's Peace Prize for her work's focus on democracy and peace.'
on Jun 25
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AAP StatShot: US Book Trade Was 'High-Performing' in April
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The April 2024 StatShot report from the Association of American Publishers tracks especially strong performance in digital audio.
on Jun 25
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Richard Charkin, OBE: Listed in the King's Birthday Honors
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The King's Birthday Honors include a membership in the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for publisher-columnist Richard Charkin.
on Jun 25
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Readmagine 2024 on New Inflection Points in Publishing
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The 2024 Readmagine conference in Madrid opened with keynote comments on what may be a new inflection point for world publishing.
on Jun 25
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Arpita Das: Mentoring Matters in Book Publishing
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'Mentoring is a principal driver of excellence in creative industries,' publisher Arpita Das writes, and 'should never come to an end'.
on Jun 25
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Beijing's 2024 Book Fair Closes, Some 300,000 Attending
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The Beijing International Book Fair reports finishing its 2024 run with a gain in public attendance and some 1,600 exhibitors.
on Jun 25
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The UK's Women's Prize: V.V. Ganeshananthan and Naomi Klein
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The Women's Prize program in London for the first time announces a nonfiction winner as well as a fiction laureate.
on Jun 25
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UK Publishers Association's Conway: Upbeat on Labour's Manifesto
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Dan Conway at the UK's Publishers Association applauds Labour's goal 'to uphold human creativity and the UK’s copyright regime.'
on Jun 25
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Prix Albertine Jeunesse 2024 Honors Three Children's Book Translations
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The reader's choice Prix Albertine Jeunesse is selected by students, this year in more than 700 classes in accredited bilingual programs.
on Jun 25
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Arnaud Nourry Opens Les Nouveaux Éditeurs and Deal With S&S
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Arnaud Nourry's independent publishing collective in France opens with a first-look arrangement with Jonathan Karp's Simon & Schuster.
on Jun 25
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Beijing International Book Fair Announces 2024 Conferences
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The 2024 Beijing International Book Fair's programming reflects in part a considerable interest in academic and educational publishing.
on Jun 25
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The UK's Dan Conway: Election Platforms and Publishing
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Dan Conway, CEO of the UK's Publishers Association, sees positive signals for publishing around AI and more for upcoming elections.
on Jun 24
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Christina Morina Wins the €25,000 German Nonfiction Prize
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'A Thousand Departures' by Christina Morina wins the 2024 German Nonfiction Prize for 'taking a lot of risks without polarizing.'
on Jun 24
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Penguin Random House Expands Its Indiana Distribution Center
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As Penguin Random House expands a major US book distribution center, plans are in place for the UK-to-Europe center in England.
on Jun 24
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UK Writers Guild Releases Pre-Election Manifesto
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The Writers Guild of Great Britain releases a manifesto ahead of UK elections calling on the government to support writers.
on Jun 24
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Cécile Wajsbrot Wins the Tišma International Literary Prize
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A prolific translator, novelist and essayist, the French-Jewish Cécile writer Wajsbrot wins Novi Sad's 2024 Tišma Prize.
on Jun 24