What a journey it has been for James Daunt from opening a single shop, Daunt Books for Travellers, in 1991 to now, after last week’s seismic news, running 927 bookshops, ... Read more
The London Book Fair’s CAMEO awards (Creativity Across Media: Entertainment and Originality), which celebrate the central role that books play in all those adaptations for film and TV, stage, games ... Read more
Goldsmiths hosts lively and engaging OA conference Open access university press Goldsmiths last week hosted a lively and engaging one-day conference on open access in the humanities and social sciences, ... Read more
We are extremely sad to hear of the passing of beloved children’s author and previous LBF children’s Author of the Day, Judith Kerr. An icon of the children’s book world, ... Read more
It was a very good night for old companies at the British Book Awards. Penguin General (84) was named Publisher of the Year; Faber (90) was named Independent Publisher of ... Read more
Two horses on opposite sides of the world made book industry appearances in recent days. Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates celebrated the start of its tenure as UNESCO World ... Read more
Awards season promises rewards for academic publishers Awards season is already in full swing, and the shortlist for the IPG’s Independent Publishing Awards has just been announced. The four nominees ... Read more
The London Book Fair and The Sharjah Book Authority have today announced Sharjah as the Market Focus of The London Book Fair 2020 (10-12 March 2020). The London Book Fair ... Read more
It is perhaps too early to call it a ‘Bookseller Spring’, and Waterstones shop floor staff haven’t been burning cars on Piccadilly and elsewhere in the country. But the strength ... Read more
Jackie Taylor is an author and illustrator. Her first children’s picture book, Home, has just been published in China, and two more are in development. She has always loved books, ... Read more
