Phonics – A ticking time-bomb for English-language publishers
In 2019 one in four children were leaving primary school unable to read properly. In England, the...
Read More
Author: Mark Williams
UK – Faber reports “an excellent year”. Somehow managed to ride out the “longer term challenges” and “increasing cost pressures” that so troubled PRH UK
Interesting to contrast news from PRH UK and its “role” eliminations, with news from...
Read More
UAE – Emirates Airlines Festival of Literature lines up astronauts and a Booker prize winner
The 16th Emirates Airlines Festival of Literature is fast approaching, in 2024 running from 31...
Read More
PW’s Jim Milliott gets Lifetime Achievement Award
For those of us outside the US, Publishers Weekly has been our indispensable window on American...
Read More
Does reading print texts really improve comprehension 6-8 times more than reading digital text? That’s a big “no”
So exactly how often does the average person read social media texts on paper? Reading print...
Read More