Who Gets to Disagree?

Frankfurt Calling's John Steinmark on how 'the language of freedom' has been hijacked by an array of reactionary political actors—and how young voices in the publishing industry are organizing to push back.
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Who Gets to Disagree? - Publishing Perspectives

Frankfurt Calling's John Steinmark on how 'the language of freedom' has been hijacked by an array of reactionary political actors—and how young voices in the publishing industry are organizing to push back.

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Editing for the Ear: What I Learned Producing My Own Audiobook

When the themes and text of her book proved challenging for an audiobook publisher to find a narrator, author Shelley Fisher Fishkin took on producing the book herself.
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https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/06/editing-for-the-ear-what-i-learned-producing-my-own-audiobook/

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Supply Dies in Irrelevance

As users stop going to publisher-driven platforms for information and begin asking AI agents to bring those search results to them, the power structure and value proposition of the industry changes. That is the thesis at the heart of this piece by Michael Cairns, originally published on his blog. 
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https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/04/supply-dies-in-irrelevance/

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The Power of Reading to Children

In celebration of World Read Aloud Day and Children's Authors & Illustrators Week, an industry veteran makes the case for reading aloud to children.
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https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/02/the-power-of-reading-to-children/

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The Power of Reading to Children - Publishing Perspectives

For all the attention on limiting screen time, not enough attention is paid to what should replace it: reading aloud to our kids.

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