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Beth Driscoll and Claire Squires

Beth Driscoll is Associate Professor in Publishing and Communications at the University of Melbourne, Australia, and Claire Squires is Professor of Publishing Studies at the University of Stirling, Scotland, and Director of the Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities. Their publications include The Frankfurt Kabuff Critical Edition (Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2023) and The Frankfurt Book Fair and Bestseller Business (Cambridge University Press, 2020), as well as articles addressing topics including book festivals, print and digital materiality in books, and sexual harassment in the publishing industry. icon

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The Frankfurt Book Fair and Its Cupboards

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“In order to understand the multi-dimensionality of the global book industry, we urgently need to move beyond standard methods alone.”

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