Publishing Perspectives

Interview: Niels Famaey on Fighting Piracy in Belgium

The Flemish Publishers' director says, 'You cannot steal publications and use them for your own gain and commercial purposes.'

Greece Named Guest of Honor at Sharjah International Book Fair

The ancient connections between Greek and Arab culture will come into play with Greece as Sharjah's guest of honor in November.

Guadalajara Fair Names Its 2024 Indigenous and Romance Language Honorees

The two major prize-winners of the 2024 Guadalajara International Book Fair are Mia Couto and Ruperta Bautista Vázquez.

Penguin Random House Convenes Leaders in First Global Forum

Penguin Random House CEO Nihar Malaviya's new Global Forum emphasizes that imprints and publishers 'are at the heart of what we do.'

The Power of Books: Isobel Abulhoul on Engaging Young Readers

Isobel Abulhoul, who founded the Emirates LitFest and Magrudy’s bookstore chain, focuses on turning children into readers.

Rights Roundup: A New Trade Report From Finland

Our first Rights Roundup of the new year features work originally written in Finnish, Catalan, French, Swedish, Italian, and Czech.

5,000 Books Distributed to Ukrainian Refugee Children in Italy

The Association of Italian Publishers and Federation of European Publishers announce 5,000 books for young Ukrainian refugees.

Exact Editions Partners with IPA and Save the Children: COP26 Showcase

The new showcase of books on the climate crisis has the participation of dozens of publishers, echoing a COP26 goal: working together.

Brazilian Publishers Release Three Rights Catalogues Pre-Frankfurt

Ahead of Frankfurter Buchmesse, the Brazilian Publishers group releases rights catalogues of books from more than 40 publishing houses.

At Guadalajara Book Fair: 300 Spanish Publishers and New Data

As the Guadalajara Book Fair is underway, Spain's publishers and institutions say they sold 58 million euros in books to the Mexican market in 2…

Teos Publishing's Finlandia Prize Winners and Joint-Venture Literary Agency

Teos publisher Nina Paavolainen says she's optimistic about seeing Finland's literature find more international traction in 2018, with help in p…

Germany's Bookwire Partners With HarperCollins Ibérica

Bookwire expands its ebook distribution business in Spain. And a new survey finds that American libraries see rising demand for non-English lang…

The Faces of Frankfurt's Future: Meet the Frankfurt Fellows

The ones to watch for this week at the Frankfurter Buchmesse: Here are eight of the Frankfurt Fellows, a group of up-and-coming talent in global…

'The Phoenix,' Rising: A UK Comics Publisher Sees 'Lots of Opportunities'

The publisher of children's comics magazine The Phoenix is looking to expand the business with global distribution, bigger subscriber base, and…

New Life for Italy's Baldini & Castoldi: La Nave di Teseo's Latest Acquisition

'Joy for this difficult job of being a publisher': La Nave di Teseo's Elisabetta Sgarbi in Milan acquires Italy's venerable Baldini & Castoldi.

Rights Pro of the Year: Kate Hibbert on 'the Status of Rights Selling'

What's changed in a career like Kate Hibbert's? 'The status of rights selling,' says this historian's daughter who's seen a lot of the industry.

Looking for Cooperative Arabic-Balkan Translation Efforts in Sofia

From Radio Bulgaria: In an effort to promote translation exchanges in Arabic and Balkan literature, the Sofia Translation Forum explores options.

Sweden's Dominant Akademibokhandeln Bookselling Chain Acquired by Volati

Even as an acquisition transfers financial control of Sweden's Akademibokhandeln chain, reading-trend figures paint a concerning picture.