‘To reduce frippery and make informed decisions,’ Richard Charkin suggests ‘we use measurement to guide our instincts.’
Richard Charkin: Exchanging Books With His Barber
Richard Charkin discovers that his barber from Türkiye is a writer whose translator is a retired electrical engineer.
Richard Charkin on South Carolina’s Charleston Conference
Richard Charkin makes his first trip to the Charleston Conference of scholarly librarians. He returns to London raving about it.
Arpita Das: Why Is ‘Hybrid’ Still a Bad Word?
Whether a ‘hybrid’ office approach works for employees, writes Arpita Das, ‘often depends on the people making the decisions.’
Richard Charkin on Open Access: Paradigms and Revolution
In academic publishing, Richard Charkin asks if open access for primary research could be ‘a serious mistake in the making.’
Richard Charkin at Frankfurt: ‘Why This Addiction?’
In Frankfurt again this week, Richard Charkin considers what makes the long days and even longer evenings at the Buchmesse worth while.
Richard Charkin on Looking Forward to Frankfurt
Richard Charkin cheerfully anticipates the 2024 Frankfurter Buchmesse: ‘Of all the world’s great book fairs, none can compare.’
Richard Charkin in France: What’s in a Name?
A sweetly situated bookstore and its bookseller in France lead Richard Charkin to speculate on job titles in publishing.
Arpita Das: Caring for Editors
Arpita Das on the demands of editing: ‘I remember sitting on the verandah, after hours of editing, finding it difficult to breathe.’
The International Dayton Peace Prize: 2024 Shortlists
The international award created in 2006 to commemorate the 1995 Dayton Accords shortlists six fiction and six nonfiction titles.