Focusing on the US market, Audible announced that it is doing a limited beta of in-app immersive video to tap into the growing trend of audio discovery through visual content.
Macmillan’s Jon Yaged on Book Banning: ‘It Stigmatizes Reading’
The CEO of Macmillan Publishers talks about his personal experience of reading and the stark dangers of banning books.
UK: Parmy Olson’s ‘Supremacy’ Wins the FT and Schroders Award
Parmy Olson’s book on battle between AI firms wins the 2024 FT Schroders Business Book of the Year award in London.
The 75th US National Book Awards, in a Time of Worry
This year’s National Book Awards ceremony comes amid Trumpian threats of legal action against authors and journalists in the United States.
Banned Books Week: A Renewed Court Challenge to Iowa
After an appeals court ruling upholds the First Amendment in school libraries, the Big Five and others renew their lawsuit of the state of Iowa.
Censorship Action: US Publishers and Authors Sue Florida
The newest of the book-censorship lawsuits in the United States says Florida’s sexual-content House Bill 1069 ‘must be stopped.’
Sinykin and So’s Diversity Article: Double-Edged Swords
An analysis of diversity efforts in US book publishing in The Atlantic raises both successes and concerns for the industry.
Five Publishers Join PRH in Its Lawsuit of Iowa
Challenging a bill that prohibits books describing sex and sexual orientation in the state of Iowa’s school libraries.
Madeline McIntosh, Don Weisberg, Nina von Moltke Open Authors Equity
To create ‘a fully author-centric model,’ a team of leaders from some of the States’ biggest publishers opens a new venture: Authors Equity.
London Book Fair: The 2023 International Excellence Awards
London Book Fair’s International Excellence Awards, a smaller program this year, features winners from Turkey, the UK, and the USA.