by ogalvismarin | Sep 16, 2024 | Around Town & Campus, Uncategorized
The MS in Publishing program held their MS in Publishing in person Orientation on Thursday, September 5th. New students gathered around with inquisitive and hopeful energy as faculty shared their positions in the program, experience working in the publishing industry,...
by nhook | Apr 8, 2024 | Uncategorized
The trade publishing industry in the U.S. has largely depended on American markets that cater to English-dominated, white communities. While that has been successful, it is clear the industry is, not only in need of internal and external diversity and inclusion but...
by nhook | Mar 11, 2024 | Uncategorized
With the upcoming London Book Fair at the Olympia London from Tuesday March 12th, 2024 – Thursday March 14th, 2024, the buzz between U.S. and U.K. relations is ever-growing. In the past, the U.S. and U.K. markets have worked in parallel, as many of the publishers were...
by nhook | Jan 29, 2024 | Uncategorized
On January 17th, 2024, the Fifth Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals backed up the lower court decision to block specific provisions in HB 900, one of Texas’s most controversial book rating laws. The court found the law to very likely violate First Amendment rights...
by kkeel | Dec 4, 2023 | Uncategorized
On November 8th, Spotify USA debuted a new audiobook program for their premium subscribers. Paid members now can listen to up to 15 hours of audiobooks for no additional cost every month. They also have the option to add ten-hour listening increments for an additional...
by kkeel | Jul 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
American novelist Barbara Kingsolver has won the Women’s Prize for Fiction for the second time in her career and is the first recipient to do so. Her 2022 release, Demon Copperhead, follows the story of a boy born to a single mother in the Appalachia Mountains....
