The London Book Fair

2nd March 201819th October 2020

Meet a Literary Agent at The London Book Fair!

The London Book Fair (LBF), the UK’s biggest gathering of international publishers and agents, has announced bookings are now open for its Agent One-to-One programme, which will take place in ... Read more

2nd February 201819th October 2020

2018 Trailblazer Shortlist Unveiled

LBF Press Releases, Press Releases

Thirty trailblazers shortlisted as LBF celebrates young talent in publishing The Shortlist for the 2018 Trailblazer Awards is unveiled today, celebrating 30 publishing professionals under the age of 30 ‘who ... Read more

19th January 201819th October 2020

Snapshot of the week – 19 January 2018

Industry News, Snapshot

Well of course President Trump should take legal action against Henry Holt, publisher of that book. Why? For non-payment of his fees as unofficial Sales and Marketing Director. Few would ... Read more

19th January 201812th October 2022

STM Newsletter – January 2018

Industry News, STM Publishing Newsletter

Digital Science launches new discovery platform, Dimensions Digital Science has launched a new discovery platform that aims to offer better ways of understanding the global research landscape. Integrating previously siloed ... Read more

8th January 201819th October 2020

Academic Newsletter – January 2018

Academic Publishing Newsletter, Industry News

Edinburgh launches two new journals and acquires a third. Edinburgh University Press has announced that it will be publishing three more journals in 2018. Two are new: Nineteenth-Century Popular Fiction ... Read more

19th December 201712th October 2022

ChriSTMas Newsletter – December 2017

Industry News, STM Publishing Newsletter

Springer Nature contemplates IPO; announces new pilot, and Editor-in-Chief Springer Nature has confirmed reports from Reuters that it is exploring the possibility of organising an initial public offering (IPO) next ... Read more

12th December 201719th October 2020

Academic Newsletter – December 2017

Academic Publishing Newsletter, Industry News

Jessica Kingsley acquired by Hachette after thirty years of independence Jessica Kingsley Publishers, specialists in social and behavioural sciences, has been acquired by Hachette UK, where it will become an ... Read more

29th November 201719th October 2020

LBF Trailblazer Awards – SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN

LBF Press Releases, Press Releases

PRESS RELEASE Submissions Open for The Third Trailblazer Awards 2018 The London Book Fair celebrates UK publishing talent under 30 Winners to receive six month Groucho ... Read more

13th October 201719th October 2020

Snapshot of the week – 13 October 2017

Industry News, Snapshot

There were rallying cries for the importance of books, bookshops and reading at the Frankfurt Book Fair this week. Opening the fair, the German Chancellor Angela Merkel said: “We ... Read more

28th April 201719th October 2020

Snapshot of the Week – 26 May 2017

Industry News, Snapshot

With so many eyes on France at the moment, here’s an interesting thought concerning the liberal centrist candidate, Emmanuel Macron. Given that he is in favour of moderate deregulation ... Read more