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Publishing

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Arts & Culture

In the Internet Archive Lawsuit, a Win for Publishers May Come at a Cost for Readers Everywhere

April 26, 2023April 26, 2023 - by Tajja Isen

The US court’s decision means that digital lending has become a pressing question for libraries and readers

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Books

Book Cover Confidential: A Roundtable with Designers

October 7, 2022October 7, 2022 - by KC Hoard

Three insiders reveal where industry trends are headed

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Books

Books on TV: Is the Boom in Adaptations a Boon for Authors?

July 18, 2022July 18, 2022 - by Richard Trapunski

How a surge in TV production is shaking up the publishing industry

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Books

A Small Press Finds Success by Refusing to Ignore the World

February 18, 2022February 18, 2022 - by Amanda Perry

How taking risks has helped a Quebec publisher stand out against the pervasive whiteness of the industry

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The Walrus Wins Gold at the Canadian Online Publishing Awards

February 10, 2022April 9, 2022 - by The Walrus Staff

The team at The Walrus was nominated for four awards in the Consumer category

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Books

Why the Sudden Interest in Black Authors Doesn’t Feel like a Victory

February 1, 2022April 22, 2022 - by Sarah Raughley

What does it mean to navigate the fact that it took a Black person’s death for some to finally decide my books were worth reading?

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Books / December 2021

The New Pamphleteers: Why One Publisher Is Betting on Short Books with Big Ideas

December 7, 2021December 7, 2021 - by Mark Abley

Biblioasis’s new series tries to incite debate and fill a hole in the publishing landscape

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Books

Last Publisher Left Standing: Why Books Are Facing a Bleak Future

April 26, 2021April 26, 2021 - by Alex Good

Winner-take-all mergers spell bad news for authors and readers alike

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Arts & Culture / Books

Stop Calling Racialized Writers “Raw”

December 10, 2020December 11, 2020 - by Adnan Khan

There’s a burden on writers of colour to tell stories of trauma. Authors like Dany Laferrière refuse to play along

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Business

How COVID-19 Infected the Publishing Industry

July 14, 2020March 9, 2021 - by Stephen Henighan

The pandemic has pushed booksellers and publishers to the brink

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