Former WME international agent and partner in London Raffaella de Angelis has joined Fremantle to lead literary acquisitions based on books for its global drama division. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-03-10 13:44:19 UTC ]
The 2020 shortlist for the IPA's Prix Voltaire honors small publishers in Pakistan, Turkey, Malaysia, and Vietnam, each facing state disapproval. The post International Publishers Association Names 2020 Prix Voltaire Shortlist appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-03-10 10:30:50 UTC ]
Tamara Zimet is joining the Edinburgh International Book Festival as deputy programme director. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-03-09 04:56:58 UTC ]
Booker-winning writer Bernardine Evaristo has marked International Women’s Day by curating a top 20 list of recently published Black British writers. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-03-08 03:11:09 UTC ]
We’re keeping track of the book fairs and other events that have been canceled or rescheduled as coronavirus spreads around the globe. Check back here for updates. Taipei International Book Exhibition (Taipei, Taiwan, Feb. 4-9): Rescheduled for May 7-12 Leipzig Book Fair (Leipzig, Germany, March... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-03-03 18:16:03 UTC ]
Simon Mackay is to leave his role as head of book sales and retail at the Edinburgh International Book Festival in spring 2020 to take on a new project. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-02-24 21:36:55 UTC ]
Industry Notes: Italy's teen cultural bonus is refunded for 2020. International publishing events grapple with exhibitor, attendee worries about COVID-19. The post Industry Notes: Italy’s 18App Is Funded; International Book Fairs Eye COVID-19 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-02-20 20:18:40 UTC ]
The Geneva-based International Publishers Association is engaged in several presentations at London Book Fair in March, with emphasis on issues of diversity, copyright, and the freedom to publish. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson ‘Paying the Price’ s publishing... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-02-20 11:30:30 UTC ]
Bookselling Without Borders is a global partnership of independent publishers that supports travel to international book fairs and residencies for booksellers. It is currently accepting applications for 2020 fellowships. BWB connects booksellers to the international book community through... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-02-12 09:46:49 UTC ]
Khaled Lotfy, whose firm Tanmia published a new edition of a book about Egyptian double agent Ashraf Marwan, has been sentenced to five yearsCairo international book fair has excluded imprisoned publisher Khaled Lotfy’s firm from the event citing “security reasons”, the International Publishers... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2020-01-22 13:55:22 UTC ]
International publishers are calling for a presidential pardon to free imprisoned Egyptian publisher and bookseller Khaled Lotfy. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-01-14 06:05:25 UTC ]
Tremor International is to buy video advertising platform Unruly from News Corp, with the international publishing giant set to take Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2020-01-07 22:43:20 UTC ]
Tremor International is to buy video advertising platform Unruly from News Corp, with the international publishing giant set to take a minority stake as part of the transaction. The deal will see News Corp take a 6.91% stake in Tremor, with the ad-tech company to receive the exclusive rights to... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2020-01-06 14:18:42 UTC ]
The 16-strong longlist of books contending for the 2020 International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF), has been revealed, featuring nine countries. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-12-17 04:45:51 UTC ]
Roland Gulliver, associate director at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, is to step down from the post in February 2020, after 13 years with EIBF. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-12-06 11:36:11 UTC ]
Organizers of the 2019 China Shanghai International Children's Book Fair say that 1,498 rights trade agreements were made during the fair. The post China’s Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair Reports 16,145 Trade Visitors appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-12-03 08:30:46 UTC ]
Hodder & Stoughton has won costume historian and novelist Lucy Adlington’s narrative history The Dressmakers of Auschwitz in a five-way auction. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-11-27 05:42:54 UTC ]
A new company working across London and New York, International Literary Properties, has been launched to acquire and manage the intellectual property in literary estates and to exploit the rights and cash flows deriving from them. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-11-27 05:01:11 UTC ]
Discover the opportunities in buying and selling rights in Sharjah and the wider Arab Market at this free half-day seminar on Thursday 5 December 2019. The day, which forms part of The London Book Fair Market Focus Professional Programme will feature a fantastic line-up of speakers looking at... Continue reading >> [ Source: British Council global | 2019-11-20 11:14:33 UTC ]
The China Shanghai International Children's Book Fair is expected to nearly treble in size by 2022 and expand to a five-day event, organisers say. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-11-18 11:13:09 UTC ]