The United Arab Emirates’ Sharjah Book Authority signs on as guest of honor at the 2020 Guadalajara International Book Fair. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson Padilla López: ‘Sharjah Is a Publishing Leader’ delegation led to Mexico by Sharjah Book Authority chairman Ahmed Al... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-07-17 02:25:50 UTC ]
W H Smith's international chairman and business development director Louis de Bourgoing will retire next month. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-07-15 19:26:25 UTC ]
Edinburgh International Book Festival has hired Rachel Mellor and Noëlle Cobden to the roles of children and schools programme manager and communities programme director, respectively. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-07-15 14:21:17 UTC ]
Urging young readers to contribute to their communities, Dav Pilkey's 'Do Good Tour' will open in August with stops in the States, Asia and India. The post Scholastic Supports New ‘Dog Man’ With International Pilkey Tour appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-07-15 05:30:53 UTC ]
The 2019 International Publishing Distribution Forum will be at Frankfurter Buchmesse, and in the UK, Emerald launches its redesigned platform. The post Industry Notes: International Distribution Forum at Frankfurt; UK’s Emerald ‘Insight’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-07-12 05:10:21 UTC ]
Submissions have opened today for the 2020 International Booker Prize, with a judging panel to be chaired by the Southbank Centre’s Ted Hodgkinson. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-07-10 19:52:26 UTC ]
Novelist Alys Conran has been awarded this year’s Hay Festival Creative Wales International Fellowship. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-07-09 02:15:04 UTC ]
Expanding its partnership with Book Aid International during its 140th year, the Blackwell's bookstore chain is auctioning four signed editions. The post Book Aid International Benefits from Blackwell’s Auction appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-07-08 05:30:25 UTC ]
About the opportunitySix publishing professionals from the UK will be paired with counterparts in Georgia, Turkey or Ukraine. They will have the opportunity to visit their opposite number on a curated study visit, to gain sector insight and forge professional connections from September 2019 –... Continue reading >> [ Source: British Council global | 2019-07-04 11:31:03 UTC ]
Featuring a parallel children's division for a second year, the Beijing International Book Fair again expects some 2,500 exhibitors and 300,000 visitors. The post Beijing International Book Fair To Emphasize Children’s Books Again appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-06-28 05:30:44 UTC ]
The first outing in the States of London Book Fair's CAMEO Awards for book adaptation work is a lesson not only in good audiobook production but also in the essential internationalism of publishing that's missing from the shrinking BookExpo 2019. The post ‘Milkman’ Wins 2019 CAMEOs USA: A Rare... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-05-31 05:30:51 UTC ]
Judith Curr, president and publisher of the HarperOne Group, says that it’s “wonderful” to launch the new international books imprint, HarperVia, at BookExpo. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
Jokha Alharthi and Marilyn Booth have won the 2019 Man Booker International Prize for "Celestial Bodies," a coming-of-age novel written by Alharthi and translated from Arabic by Booth. Organizers of the literary prize, given annually to a work of fiction translated into English, made the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2019-05-21 22:50:00 UTC ]
The Man Booker International has its first Arabic-language winner. Oman's Jokha Alharthi and Boston-born translator Marilyn Booth split the £50,000 award. The post Oman’s Jokha Alharthi and Translator Marilyn Booth Win the 2019 Man Booker International Prize appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-05-21 20:45:10 UTC ]
The new IPA-Dubai Cares partnership provides close to $1 million for efforts ‘to address pressing African publishing ecosystem challenges.' The post International Publishers Association Partners With UAE’s Dubai Cares on African Challenges appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-05-20 21:34:57 UTC ]
The 21st annual Tbilisi International Book Fair's focus country is Finland, and the International Publishers Association will help open the event on May 30. The post Finland in Georgia: Tbilisi International Book Fair Has a Nordic Focus Country appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-05-20 05:30:38 UTC ]
Following her engagement in the development of the European copyright directive, Jessica Sänger now will helm the IPA's important copyright committee. The post International Publishers Association Names Jessica Sänger To Lead Copyright Committee appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Speaking of the conscious effort it takes to nurture literary creative talent, Joyce Carol Oates accepts the Jerusalem Prize on the opening of the 2019 Jerusalem International Book Forum. The post Israel’s International Book Forum Opens With Joyce Carol Oates’ Jerusalem Prize appeared first on... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
What was before public-facing book fair is this year inaugurating its new life as an industry-focused conference-style event with an impressive speaker line-up. The post The Jerusalem International Book Forum’s Evolution: ‘Focus and Format’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
404 Ink has sold its flash fiction favourite The Goldblum Variations to Penguin Books, marking the indie publisher's first international rights deal. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]