‘A fascinating insight into the creative reality of a writer’s life,’ Helen Garner’s win is a first for a diary.
Spotify’s ‘Audiobooks Plus,’ Tested in World Markets, Arrives in the States
Spotify takes its premium subscribers the option to buy 15 hours of extra audiobook listening time as a monthly add-on.
University Presses Cite World Publishers’ Design Work
Denmark, Hong Kong, Australia, England, Guam, and Canada are winners of almost 20 recognitions in the ‘Book, Jacket, and Journal Show.’
Spotify Opens French and Dutch Audiobook Production
Touting an investment of €1 million, Spotify builds on its French and Benelux audiobook operations to open a new production initiative.
New Study: Half of Australians Say They Want To Read More
The Australian Publishers Association and Australia Reads have made a first large study of reading habits in their market.
Perminder Mann To Be S&S UK’s New International CEO
One of London’s most prominent women CEOs, Perminder Mann, succeeds Ian Chapman as CEO of Simon & Schuster International.
S&S UK and International CEO Ian Chapman Stepping Down
After 25 years with Simon & Schuster, the company’s UK and International publisher and CEO, Ian Chapman, is to step down in May.
Australia: Penguin Random House Acquires Melbourne’s Text Publishing
More than three decades since its founding, Melbourne’s Text Publishing is acquired by Penguin Random House Australia.
China Bestsellers: Han’s Nobel, and International Fiction
In young people’s self-help, a November trend was spotted in specialized guidance for male and female teens in China’s market.
Scholastic Makes a Five-Nation Dav Pilkey ‘Dog Man’ Release
Scholastic flexes its international reach in the five-nation release of Dav Pilkey’s 13th ‘Dog Man’ series book.