News from publishers and agents today comes from England, Norway, Italy, Germany, and Finland–where Max Seeck rules in rights sales.
Rights Edition: China’s Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair Postpones Again
Having made a move this year from March to July, the trade show and book fair now is postponed to November.
Rights Trading in Brazil: São Paulo’s Professional Program
Like the 2022 São Paulo International Book Fair itself, its rights-trading professional program this year returns to a fully physical format.
Rights Edition: Aufbau’s Inka Ihmels on ‘Exchanging Ideas With Arab Publishers’
Abu Dhabi-bound rights director Inka Ihmels of Berlin’s Aufbau Verlag is looking to learn ‘what kinds of genres work in Arab markets.’
Rights Roundup: A Finnish Flash Point From 1961
Titles in this Rights Roundup come from Turkey, Spain, France, Finland, and Sweden, and include work for adults and young readers.
Rights Edition: Abu Dhabi Opens Its ‘Spotlight on Rights’
Abu Dhabi’s ‘Spotlight on Rights’ has provided some US$500,000 in translation publication and digital-conversion suppport.
Children’s Books Edition: A Spring Rights Roundup
Our children’s and YA titles in this Rights Roundup come from South Korea, Spain, France, Estonia, Norway, and the UK.
Ukraine: A Call to Buy Rights to Support Publishers
Oleksander Afonin presents ‘Books from Ukraine,’ asking the world book publishing industry to support Ukrainian publishers.
Rights Roundup: After London Book Fair Closes
Our featured rights deals at the end of the 2022 London Book Fair week include titles from Finland, Italy, Sweden, and more.
London Book Fair Exhibitor: Publishing Scotland, ‘Facilitating Rights Sales’
‘Channels for voices in Scottish literature,’ says Alan Bett, are enhanced by Publishing Scotland’s international fellowship.