More than 100 writers have quit the historic French publishing house Grasset in protest at its conservative billionaire owner, Vincent Bolloré, whose media empire has been accused of promoting reactionary and far-right... Read more »
David Walliams has been dropped by his publisher after an investigation into allegations of inappropriate behaviour towards young women, the Telegraph has reported. Walliams, one of Britain’s most successful children’s authors, was... Read more »
The organiser of the Black British book festival, Selina Brown, announced earlier this month that the festival will launch a publishing collaboration with Pan Macmillan, focusing on “raw talent”, in particular writers... Read more »
In the autumn of 1983, dozens of carefully chosen readers received an envelope containing a slim, red booklet of sonnets that had been locked away since they were written almost 50 years... Read more »
Its volume of bilingual poetry celebrating the A470 road, which zigzags through Wales, proved a surprise hit. Inspired by the success, an independent publisher is releasing another anthology in English and Welsh,... Read more »
A US publisher of comics by Neil Gaiman has announced that it has cancelled plans to publish future works by the author who has been accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women.... Read more »
Florida moves to dismiss publisher lawsuit over book bans Nov 22 2024 Attorneys for the state of Florida have asked a federal judge to toss a closely watched book banning lawsuit filed... Read more »
Dutch publisher to use AI to translate ‘limited number of books’ into English Nov 04 2024 A major Dutch publisher plans to trial translating books into English using artificial intelligence.
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A major Dutch publisher plans to trial translating books into English using artificial intelligence. Veen Bosch & Keuning (VBK) â the largest publisher in the Netherlands, acquired by Simon & Schuster earlier... Read more »