Hachette Book Group releases an environmental progress report, which found that paper accounts for 95% of the publisher’s carbon footprint.
Report: Russian Book Market Down 20 Percent in 2020
Publishers in Russia talk of little hope of a turnaround in 2021, describing a book market that was sliding before the pandemic.
Jerusalem International Book Forum: Its 2021 Digital Programming
The biennial forum this year will feature publishers, agents, scouts, editors, civic leaders and Israeli conductor Gil Shohat. (Sponsored)
Bologna Children’s Book Fair Cancels Its Physical 2021 Fair
The Bologna International Children’s Book Fair announces a digital-only edition for 2021, cancelling its physical fair over the COVID-19 pandemic.
Simon & Schuster Signs Two-Book Deal With Mike Pence
Days before Republican John Boehner releases his party-pounding book from Macmillan, Trump’s vice-president gets a book deal of his own.
The ‘GLLI’ Translated YA Book Prize Announces 2021 Brazilian Co-Winners
The Global Literature in Libraries Initiative names two winners for 2021, both translated from Brazilian Portuguese by Larissa Helena.
Translators in the UK Call for Racial Equality in Literary Translation
The UK’s Translators Association issues a statement on debates about who should translate whom–and ‘institutional barriers.’
China Bestsellers for February: The Year of the Ox
Even as school reading lists and classics held sway on the charts, some ‘online literature’ also showed its popularity on February’s lists.
Amazon Crossing Kids’ Marilyn Brigham on Children’s Books in Translation
Books on Amazon Crossing Kids’ list this year include titles from Asia for the first time, as the imprint’s range expands.
London Book Fair 2021: Final Decision in Mid-April
Organizers of the show say they’re assessing ‘ongoing uncertainty around international travel’ in the coronavirus pandemic.