News: international

Warwick made c.e.o. of Scholastic as Lucchese and Dumont join board

Peter Warwick has been named president and c.e.o. of publisher Scholastic. The company has also appointed Iole Lucchese and Robert Dumont to the executive board of directors. ... Read more

Strangers Press launches Korean translation competition

Strangers Press at the University of East Anglia is to launch a new Korean translation competition for an upcoming series of chapbooks.... Read more

Pearson to depart current Belfast headquarters

Academic publisher Pearson is to depart its current office premises in Belfast, as it moves towards a hybrid model of working. Read more

Elsevier commits to net zero carbon emissions by 2040

Elsevier has committed to producing net zero carbon emissions by 2040, after signing the Climate Pledge with its parent company RELX. Read more

Canongate to publish YA version of Obama's Dreams From My Father

Dreams From My Father, the childhood memoir of former president of the United States Barack Obama, is to be adapted for a YA audience and will... Read more

Hardie Grant investor bought out as new board unveiled

Independent publishing and media business Hardie Grant has announced a buyout of its founding investor Associated Media Investments (AMI) and introduced a new board.... Read more

Charco lands first English language translation of Rivero

Charco Press is to publish Bolivian writer Giovanna Rivero’s short story collection Fresh dirt from the grave, the first ever English language publication of her work. ... Read more

Soyinka and Rooney to headline Southbank Centre's autumn season

Wole Soyinka and Sally Rooney will headline the Southbank Centre’s autumn season, while the organisation has also announced its London Literature Festival, which this year takes its... Read more

Astra House joins GMC Distribution

Astra House, a new adult trade publisher launching in August, has joined GMC Distribution as a client. Read more

First Genesis Jewish Book Week Emerging Writers cohort revealed

Ten emerging writers have been selected as the first cohort on the Genesis Jewish Book Week Emerging Writers Programme. Read more

MMS switches distribution to BookSource as Orca warehouse closes

MMS, the children’s publishing sales agency, has appointed BookSource as its distribution partner, ahead of the closure of Orca Book Services' distribution centre.... Read more

Cohen's book changes name to Making History following non-profit's plea

Richard Cohen’s controversial The History Makers (W&N) will be renamed following a plea from a not-for-profit group of the same name, it has been revealed. ... Read more

Trade should not assume pandemic success will continue, LBF hears

Booksellers and publishers should not assume that the growth in the book industry seen throughout the pandemic will continue, the London Book Fair has heard. ... Read more

D'Almeida wins Commonwealth Short Story Prize with 'captivating' tale

Kanya D’Almeida has been declared the overall winner of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize, for a "captivating" tale set in a Sri Lankan "sanctuary for the... Read more

Indies ‘furious’ as post-Brexit VAT regulations make EU delivery unaffordable

Independent publishers are reeling from the impact of new EU VAT regulations, with many “furious” at the lack of government warning and seriously concerned by... Read more