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Endangered Languages and Picture books: a Tale of Preservation and Diversity
Podcast Episode: 103
Meri Millan, MA Publishing
In this episode MA Publishing student Meri Millan discusses why publishers should care about preserving linguistic diversity and what role children’s picture books play in achieving it. She touches on some publisher-led initiatives to publish in the Ryukyuan languages, endangered languages native to Okinawa, Japan. As well as recommending her two absolute favourite picture books.
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Duration: 00:06:33
Posted on 05 Dec 2022 around 3pm
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Challenges and Opportunities for the Children’s and YA Market
Podcast Episode: 102
Lucy Derges, MA Publishing
In October 2022, MA Publishing student Lucy Derges travelled to the Frankfurt Book Fair to investigate the current health of the children’s and young adult market, the coming global challenges it could face and how incorporating diversity, equality and inclusion though requiring additional investment offers opportunity.
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Duration: 00:06:33
Posted on 05 Dec 2022 around 2pm
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Discovering Sanxingdui
Podcast Episode: 101 - (video)
This video is a recording of the recent ‘Discovering Sanxingdui’ event from the Confucius Institute at Oxford Brookes University and Southwest Jiaotong University. The event was hosted for 180 attendees and was moderated by sinologue and historian, Dr Frances Wood (吴芳思). During the event, participantsviewed immersive virtual tours showcasing the museum and the extraordinary finds from the Sanxingdui culture. Dame Jessica Rawson from the University of Oxford and Associate Professor Hao Zhao (赵昊) from Peking University discussed the special artefacts from the site.
Posted on 04 Oct 2022 around 3pm
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Looking behind the curtain: from translation to publication
Podcast Episode: 100 - (video)
Join author Xiang Jen Yao, translator Robert Hall and editor Angela Koo to celebrate the English edition of The Art of Chinese Living (2022).
Together they discuss with journalist Samantha Harman of Oxford International Centre for Publishing and Dr Zhu Zhu, researcher in Translation Studies of University of Aberdeen, their experience working on this large translation project. In particular, focusing on how the author, translator and publisher work together in overcoming various challenges to shape the final product for readers..
Posted on 23 May 2022 around 11am
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The Value of Literary Festivals - webinar recording
Podcast Episode: 93 - (video)
A practitioner-oriented online event
An online webinar on the value of literary festivals and their future in a post-Covid world. Both academics and practitioners discussed the challenges faced by literary festivals in the time of the pandemic, and what lessons can be drawn for how events are run. Speakers from Ireland, Italy and the UK included Sally Dunsmore, Guido Guerzoni, Miriam Johnson, Catherine Moylan, Julianne Mooney, Bernadette Quinn, Giulia Rossetti, and Michela Zin.
Posted on 26 Mar 2021 around 10am
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Angus Phillips in conversation with Nicolas Cheetham, CEO of Head of Zeus
Podcast Episode: 92 - (video)
Angus Phillips in conversation with Nicolas Cheetham, CEO of Head of Zeus and the publisher of Liu Cixin’s works in the UK. Nicolas talks about the success of the books, SF in China, and future publication plans. Liu Cixin was the first Chinese author to win the prestigious Hugo Award. President Barack Obama praised his The Three-Body Problem as ‘just wildly imaginative’ and Mark Zuckerberg recommended it to his Facebook followers. This webinar was an event for the Book Club established by the Confucius Institute at Oxford Brookes.
Posted on 26 Mar 2021 around 9am
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Angus Phillips in conversation with Richard Lennon
Podcast Episode: 91 - (video)
Angus Phillips in conversation with Richard Lennon, Publishing Director at Penguin Random House Audio. Richard talks about trends in the UK audio market, some recent bestsellers, and the kind of projects that work well as audiobooks.
Posted on 16 Dec 2020 around 5pm
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Angus Phillips in conversation with Nitasha Devasar
Podcast Episode: 90 - (video)
Nitasha Devasar is Managing Director, Taylor and Francis India & South Asia, and President of the Association of Publishers in India (API). Her book Publishers on Publishing: Inside India’s Book Business gives a panoramic insider view of Indian publishing. We hear about the landscape of publishing in India, in particular academic publishing, and of developments in research and higher education.
Posted on 20 Jul 2020 around 8am
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How to break into the media industry with Rory Bremner and OICP
Podcast Episode: 89
Angus Phillips and Alexandra Shakespeare and Rory Bremner
OICP's Angus Phillips and Alexandra Shakespeare recently took part in a panel discussion for Oxford school www.doverbroecks.com on how to break into the Media, Journalism and Publishing industries.
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Duration: 00:47:08
Posted on 09 Jul 2020 around 9pm
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Angus Phillips in conversation with Catherine Stokes of Nosy Crow.
Podcast Episode: 88 - (video)
Catherine is Head of Sales and Marketing at the independent children's publishing company Nosy Crow. She talks about trends in children's publishing, the success of middle grade books, and issues such as diversity and the impact of the corona virus.
Posted on 24 Jun 2020 around 8pm
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Angus Phillips in conversation with Daniel Bunyard of Michael Joseph
Podcast Episode: 86 - (video)
Daniel Bunyard is a Publishing Director and Head of Non-fiction publishing at Penguin Michael Joseph, a division of Penguin Random House. He talks about the motivations behind the purchasing of books and what kinds of purchases are being made in a time of corona virus.
Posted on 16 Jun 2020 around 1pm
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Alex Shakespeare in Conversation with Samantha Harman
Podcast Episode: 85 - (video)
Samantha Harman is the editor of the Oxford Mail. She discusses regional journalism, making it pay, trust in local news and the effects of the covid-19 virus.
Posted on 06 Jun 2020 around 3pm
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Angus Phillips in conversation with Mike Shatzkin
Podcast Episode: 84 - (video)
Mike Shatzkin is a respected commentator on the book business. He covers a wide range of topics from digital change, ebooks and the supply chain to the future of the Big Five publishers.
Posted on 02 Jun 2020 around 7am
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Angus Phillips in conversation with Jonathan Glasspool of Bloomsbury
Podcast Episode: 83 - (video)
Jonathan Glasspool is Managing Director of Bloomsbury Academic & Professional and President of Bloomsbury USA. He is interviewed by Angus Phillips of the Oxford International Centre for Publishing at Oxford Brookes University. He offers his expert view on non-consumer publishing including academic and specialist publishing. He predicts a further shift towards digital, for example in the library market.
Posted on 26 May 2020 around 1pm
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Angus Phillips in discussion with Andre Breedt of Nielsen
Podcast Episode: 82 - (video)
Andre Breedt shares recent trends in the UK book market and internationally. He discusses genres and categories in the consumer market, and shows 2020 sales data from Italy during the virus lockdown.
Posted on 04 May 2020 around 12pm
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Mariana Morris on UX Design
Podcast Episode: 80
Mariana runs her own company, Fruto. In this talk Mariana explains all about her company and how they work with clients on their user experience projects.
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Duration: 00:41:38
Posted on 12 Mar 2019 around 8pm
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