A ‘cancel culture’ in some quarters, review-bombing, and claims of ‘offense’ as harm: PEN sees publishing ‘at a crossroads.’ By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson This story was originally published at PublishingPerspectives.com ‘Imposing New Moral Litmus Tests on Books and Authors’ Among many stressors affecting publishers in world markets today, the impact of political pressure –often… Read More
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New recognition for the years of work that Sharjah’s royal family and civic leadership have dedicated to literacy and book culture: Sharjah follows Athens 2018 as “World Book Capital.” By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson Originally published at PublishingPerspectives.com Project Slogan: ‘Read—You Are in Sharjah’ The UAE’s Sharjah has been named World Book Capital for the… Read More
‘The constraint is a liberation,’ says film producer Tessa Ross, whose leadership of the Baileys judges for 2017 honors international women authors. Read More
Chris Lavergne, publisher of Thought Catalog Books, knows what his social-savvy data is saying: Create ‘an experience that isn’t efficient.’ Read More
‘I needed somebody who could publish a work of this magnitude,’ says Patricia Cornwell of her new nonfiction work from Amazon Publishing. Read More
Type & Tell, Bonnier’s new self-publishing platform, has been quietly tested in Sweden since September 2015. It launches in English at London Book Fair. Read More
‘For a long stretch of this country, there’s no wi-fi.’ And for a busy AP reporter who’d won a berth as an Amtrak Residency writer, off-grid was perfect. Read More
In its 50th year, AWP, the Association of Writers and Writing Programs, returns to the US capital, with special focus on literature in a political society. Read More