In what organizers are calling ‘our most international lineup yet, the Hay Festival in Mexico will be coupled with days in Dallas and Monterrey.
Industry Notes: Chronicle Books, in Its UK Partnership, Names Inez Munsch as MD
As the march toward Brexit continues, a distribution company in the UK created by two US publishers, Abrams & Chronicle Books, announces new leadership.
Translation Rights: Sheikh Zayed Book Award Signs Three-Language Al Muhairi Deal
The Sheikh Zayed Book Award facilitated translation deals into Italian, French, and English for Hessa Al Muhairi’s children’s book, ‘The Dinoraf.’
Agent Rosemary Stimola: Selling Rights to New Hunger Games Book
Rosemary Stimola’s summer is about ‘reuniting the worldwide team’ that sold 100 million copies of the Hunger Games trilogy.
Nielsen Book and Rakuten OverDrive Named Supporters of the UK’s Libraries Week
Both the United States-based Rakuten OverDrive and the UK-based Nielsen Book are named today as new partners for CILIP in Libraries Week 2019.
Guadalajara International Book Fair Signs Sharjah as 2020 Guest of Honor
The United Arab Emirates’ Sharjah Book Authority signs on as guest of honor at the 2020 Guadalajara International Book Fair.
Japan’s Kinokuniya Announces 33rd Overseas Bookstore in Abu Dhabi
The Tokyo-based bookstore chain is announcing a second venue in the United Arab Emirates, the Dubai store having opened in 2008.
US Publishers Association and Authors Guild Renew Support for CASE Act
The US Senate Committee on the Judiciary has a markup session scheduled for the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act on Thursday (July 18).
Can Cryptocurrency Help Evolve Publishing’s IP as an Investment Asset?
A RightsTech event in New York on July 17 will explore how cryptocurrency and its underlying technology, blockchain, might benefit the book industry.
Scholastic Supports New ‘Dog Man’ With International Pilkey Tour
Urging young readers to contribute to their communities, Dav Pilkey’s ‘Do Good Tour’ will open in August with stops in the States, Asia and India.