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

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Bernadette Stiell, The Conversation

· Jul 17, 2020 · 05:30 pm

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

· Nov 25, 2019 · 05:30 pm

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

· Nov 16, 2019 · 05:30 pm

How internet influencers became literary sensations – with a very outdated view of women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

· Apr 10, 2019 · 06:30 pm

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

· Feb 11, 2019 · 05:30 pm

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

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Dominique Boullier, The Conversation

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Mariannig Le Béchec, The Conversation

· Feb 04, 2019 · 05:30 pm

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

· Feb 03, 2019 · 10:30 am

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

· Dec 05, 2018 · 05:30 pm

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

· Mar 10, 2018 · 03:30 pm

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

· Mar 07, 2018 · 05:30 pm

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

· Feb 25, 2018 · 01:30 pm

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

· Feb 16, 2018 · 05:30 pm