Telling the reader to jump in the lake: some thoughts on censorship, self-censorship, and the Elizabeth Gilbert affair
It's hard not to see Gilbert's experience as one of selective persecution.
AI will revolutionize publishing, but not in the ways people think, says Thad McIlroy. That’s still not a good thing
Bleeding the humanity out of one of the most humanist endeavours remaining in our capitalist system – all in the name of soulless efficiency – is abhorrent.
Arrest of French publisher’s foreign rights manager results in protests at the London Book Fair
The police used Section 7 of the U.K. Terrorism Act 2000 as justification for the detention.
Toronto horror bookstore Little Ghosts expands its purview with a spring pop-up tour and new publishing imprint
“I’m not a professional person,” says Chris Krawczyk, proprietor of the horror-themed Toronto independent Little Ghosts Bookstore and Café. The...
TWUC celebrates “unequivocal” decision in summary judgment against Internet Archive’s digital lending scheme
Judge John G. Koeltl determined that there is "a prima facie case of copyright infringement."
Debby de Groot to stay on at Anansi until October; Leigh Nash joins summer teaching faculty at Humber
De Groot "will be managing the bulk of the upcoming new titles for 2023 and will also be announcing our Winter 2024 list to media."
Leigh Nash and Debby de Groot stepping down as publisher, publicity director at House of Anansi
Both Nash and de Groot will continue working with Anansi on a freelance basis.
ACP diversity in publishing survey finds improvements over time, except at the executive level
For those looking for reasons to be optimistic about issues of diversity in publishing, there are a few to be found in the 2022 report.
In ominous signs for Big Five publishers, PRH CEO departs and HarperCollins moves to lay off 5% of its North American workforce
HarperCollins is also facing an ongoing strike by some 250 unionized employees.
DIY veteran Jim Munroe experiments with AI art for a short-run print edition of his latest novel, We Are Raccoons
"That kind of direct connection with readers and creators is probably the majority of why I make art in the first place."