During the 2025 Southern China Book Fair, we had the honor of interviewing Dr. Niels Peter Thomas, Global Head of Books and Executive Vice President at Springer Nature — a key figure in the international publishing world.
In this lighthearted, rapid-fire Q&A, Dr. Thomas shared his personal reading preferences between print and digital, his thoughts on publishing AI-generated fiction versus human-written research, the one book he'd bring to a deserted island, and even his favorite Hong Kong breakfast: Cha chaan teng style!
As the publishing industry shifts from global scholarship to the age of AI authorship, how does a global leader in academic publishing see the future of books, knowledge, and creativity?
Stay tuned for our full feature interview.
(Reporter: Felicia Li | Video Shooting: Jack Wang | Video Editing: Felicia Li | Editor: Felicia Li, Zoey Sun, Liu Yu)
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