Publishing Trends
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How systemic racial bias in the UK’s publishing industry disadvantages black writers
Publishers believe that books featuring non-white characters are a riskier investment.
Catherine Harris, The Conversation & Bernadette Stiell, The Conversation
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Writers from Pakistan are suffering because their country has stopped the import of books from India
This is a big blow for English language writers, whose books are published in India and then imported for sale in Pakistan.
Irfan Islam, Dawn
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How does a publishing company persuade people in the 21st century to keep reading the classics?
Hattie Adam-Smith, who publishes the Vintage Classics series for Penguin Random House UK, talks about her mission.
Hattie Adam-Smith
Trending
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I was on the WHO team that went to Wuhan to study the origins of coronavirus. Here’s what we found
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Why are Indians so preoccupied with what Nagas eat, whether it is dogs, bats or falcons?
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Bengal is seeing a Sushant Rajput-style moral panic over BJP leader’s arrest with cocaine
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Motera: Time-lapse video shows construction of world’s biggest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad
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More than cricket: Why did Narendra Modi dismiss Sardar Patel at Motera stadium?
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How internet influencers became literary sensations – with a very outdated view of women
Internet influencers like Sophie Hinchliffe and Zoe Sugg have shot to literary stardom but they are peddling a very old-fashioned idea of femininity.
Stevie Marsden, The Conversation
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The unreliable narrative of Dan Mallory aka AJ Finn is a commentary on getting ahead in publishing
What might this torrid tale tell us about the mental and physical health of the publishing industry?
Claire Squires, The Conversation
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Why the internet has not killed physical books off, and will not any time soon, either
Unlike music, books continue to thrive in physical form, accounting for the lion’s share of sales.
Maxime Crépel, The Conversation, Dominique Boullier, The Conversation & Mariannig Le Béchec, The Conversation
Video
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Watch: Korean band BTS performs ‘Life Goes On’ on television show
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Watch: Jordan resident turns his car into coffee-shop-on-wheels
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Watch: Leaving in a helicopter after the wedding is catching on among the newly married in Rajasthan
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Watch: Meet 81-year-old fitness influencer Erika Rischko from Germany
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Watch: Actor Ayushmann Khurrana’s fans crashed his hotel. He interrupted his meal to meet them
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What’s brewing between Indian and French publishing? French Ambassador Alexandre Ziegler explains
An interview with the ambassador about plans for translations of French literature into Indian languages and collaborations at books fairs.
Jaya Bhattacharji Rose
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What big data tells us about how a book becomes a bestseller: It’s easier than we think
The best time to release a book to maximise sales? Late October.
Albert-László Barabási, The Conversation
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India’s non-English literature now has a fast-growing corner of its own on the internet
Where people are writing and reading stories in eight languages: Hindi, Gujarati. Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Malayalam, Kannada, and Bengali.
Maria Thomas, qz.com
The Reel
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Watch: Animated film ‘What Is Your Brown Number?’ satirises our obsession with fair skin
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‘Time to Dance’ trailer: Starring Sooraj Pancholi and Isabelle Kaif
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Who was Gangubai Kathiawadi, played by Alia Bhatt in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s movie?
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‘Pagglait’ teaser: Sanya Malhotra-led drama will be streamed on Netflix on March 26
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‘Dealer’ trailer: Two filmmakers dodge bullets to shoot a video for a rapper
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You’re wrong, Arnaud Nourry, eBooks are not ‘stupid’
A rejoinder to a statement made by the Hachette Livre CEO in an interview to Scroll.in.
Bronwen Thomas, The Conversation
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Why have Australian publishers been visiting India every year for the past six years?
An interview with Wendy Were, the director of the programme that organises the visit of the Australian delegation.
Kanishka Gupta
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What does a beverage maker have to do with publishing? Plenty, if you ask Paper Boat Drinks
The beverage company built on nostalgia finds that literature can serve pretty much the same purpose, says Parvesh Debuka, Head of Marketing at Paper Boat.
Venkatesh M Swamy
The Field
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Vijay Hazare Trophy: Prithvi Shaw smashes 227, Suryakumar Yadav hits 58-ball 133 in Mumbai’s 457/4
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They looked at five or six different angles when England batted, says Zak Crawley on umpiring issues
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Europa League: Dele Alli stars as Spurs rout Wolfsberger and ease into the last 16
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ISL, Jamshedpur FC vs Bengaluru FC preview: Out of the playoffs, both teams look to finish on a high
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Second T20I: Guptill returns to form as New Zealand edge Australia by four runs in run fest