This week's hot international books include a linked story collection from Canada that just sold to Norton, and a Chinese series for children that recently sold to Sourcebooks. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Advertisers can now target audiences across all Turner International digital publishing brands, including CNN International and Bleacher Report. The post Turner creates London ad division for international properties appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2018-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Announcing an IPO on the Warsaw Stock Exchange's NewConnect index for this year, Poland's Legimi ebook and audiobook subscription pursues development in Germany, China. The post Poland’s Ebook and Audiobook Subscription Service Legimi Plans IPO for International Expansion appeared first on... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
A book from South Korean author Han Kang and translator Deborah Smith has made the 13-strong longlist of titles competing for the £50,000 Man Booker International Prize 2018. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Man Booker International Prize, awarded annually to the best in translated fiction, announced the longlist of 13 novels vying for the 2018 award. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
This week's hot books include a Swedish literary novel and an illustrated guide to blockchain out of China. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Europe, Asia, South America, and the Middle East are represented in this year's 13 longlisted books for the Man Booker International Prize, which divides its £50,000 award between translator and author. This year: 108 titles were considered. The post Man Booker International Prize Longlist:... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
'We want a new library of 100 great books by women' says Hay Festival founder Peter Florence, as Cambridge University Press opens this year's selection of free-to-read International Women's Day content. The post International Women’s Day: Hay Kicks Off #Vote100Books, Cambridge Offers Free... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
This week's hot books include an Australian middle-grade series and a Finnish bestseller about a blind girl. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
With biography, autobiography, children's literature, new Nordic noir, literary fiction, and a mystery that rides with the Tour de France, we look at several interesting sales stories and rights action the authors of which include a Syrian concert pianist. The post Rights Roundup: Eight Titles... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
The 26th edition of the Taipei International Book Exhibition, which ran from February 6 to 11, brought together a total of 684 exhibitors—up from last year’s 621—from 60 countries. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
In a coordinated effort for the rest of the month, book charities Book Aid International and World Book Day are raising funds for the annual goal of a million donated books. The post The UK’s Book Aid International Opens ‘New Worlds Through Books’ Campaign appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
This week's hot books include a new thriller series from Sweden that has sold in a flurry of sales, and a Polish thriller that sold for world English rights. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Urging the international book publishing business to embrace its most forward-leaning trends—and to promote its work to the world—IPA president Michiel Kolman convenes the industry's 32nd congress. The post IPA’s Michiel Kolman to International Publishing Congress: ‘Shout About What We Do’... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Three days of presentations, debate, and discussion will bring together in New Delhi representatives of 60 countries amid geo-political and publishing challenges. The International Publishers Association's president is calling for 'trustworthy information.' The post The International Publishers... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Some publishing players in the UK are protesting the Man Booker Prize for Fiction's eligibility rules, saying that the Booker should reimpose a 'ban on American writers.' The post Man Booker Prize Pressured to Rescind Its Internationalist Stance appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
'The Power of Reading' is the message to Taiwan's consumer base at this year's Taipei International Book Exhibition, while Frankfurter Buchmesse's professional program there examines changes in business, markets, and sales. The post Looking Ahead to Taipei International Book Exhibition: An... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Many in publishing and those disheartened by the xenophobia of the times may cheer the National Book Foundation's decision to add a category for translated literature with what Lisa Lucas calls 'the power to touch us as American readers.' The post The US National Book Award Goes International... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Close to 30 international publishers are spending two days in New York City to meet with US acquisitions editors and publishing executives in the first Children's Books Salon organized by the Frankfurter Buchmesse New York and Publishing Perspectives. The post Children’s Books Salon:... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
This week's hot books include a title about the history of maps and a take on the politics of power from a popular U.K. blogger and self-described "radical black feminist." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]