The Writers’ Guild of Great Britain staged a protest Monday in solidarity with the America’s Writers Guild of America members.
China Bestsellers in August: Relationships and André Gide
As contemporary classics return to the Top 30, China’s bestsellers in August have included a new challenge from relationship-driven fiction.
In England: The Booker Prize’s Four-Nation Shortlist
With the winner’s announcement set for November 16, the Booker Prize for Fiction tonight has released its 2023 shortlist of six titles.
Frankfurter’s News Conference in Germany: ‘The Democracy Fair’
Frankfurt Book Fair’s one-month-preview news conference emphasized the show’s programming in ‘politics, philosophy, and poetry.’
Nihar Malaviya Made Permanent PRH Worldwide CEO by Bertelsmann
Bertelsmann’s Thomas Rabe announces Nihar Malaviya is the permanent worldwide CEO of Penguin Random House.
Slovenia at Frankfurt: Laibach’s Sharp-Edged ‘Alamut’
The Slovenian ensemble Laibach will stage its evocation of Vladimir Bartol’s timely fable, ‘Alamut’, at Frankfurt with some 100 performers.
Rights Roundup: Warming Up for Frankfurt Book Fair
Titles in this Frankfurt-bound Rights Roundup include work originally published in New Zealand, Taiwan, South Korea, the United States, France, and Norway.
At Frankfurter Buchmesse: Politics and Policy in the Pavilion
Programming at Frankfurt Pavilion in October will feature issues in politics and publishing’s role in the protection of democracy.
European Publishers Hail Parliament’s Book Sector Report
The European Parliament’s book-sector review names books and reading as “the second cultural activity” behind watching and listening.
Mexico: Government Textbooks Spur Nationwide Criticism
Allegations of political indoctrination, distorted history, and flagrant errors are greeting Mexico’s new government-made textbooks.