Presented by the Sheikh Zayed Book Award, a publisher and a translator weigh in with practical insights and observations.
World KidLit: Translation Rights and Challenges in Children’s Books
In an upcoming digital discussion, World Kid Lit, focused on translated literature for children, will hear from translators.
A Three-Market Roundtable: Mexico, China, and South Africa
The first event in a new webinar series looks at the ‘super powers’ each of three growing world publishing markets have to deploy.
In Brussels, the Federation of European Publishers’ New Leadership
With Rudy Vanschoonbeek finishing his term as president of the Federation of European Publishers, Rowohlt’s Peter Kraus vom Cleff takes over the role.
UK and USA: Financial Times and McKinsey Announce a Business Book of the Year Shortlist
Eligible for books originally published in English or in translation, the FT-McKinsey program looks for work to ‘stand the test of time.’
SDG Book Club for Young Readers: A Portuguese-Language Expansion
Two years into its work, the book program for children devised by the United Nations and IPA gets a lusophone wing.
PRH Opens ‘The Conversation’ To ‘Sustain Antiracist Engagement’
Penguin Random House launches The Conversation, a hub of content collections ‘to combat racism and end racial inequities’—meant for families, educators, and businesses.
Collective Pictures Picks Up Wattpad’s ‘Float’ for Film Development
The Code 8 team at Collective Pictures is partnering with Wattpad to adapt story ‘Float’ by Kate Marchant, with more than 25 million reads, into film.
Audiobook Subscriptions: Audible and Podimo Join Storytel in Spain
Jumping from one to three major unlimited-subscription services for audio content, Spain’s publishing market is growing fast.
Richard Charkin: A British Publisher at Harvard Business School
Almost 30 years ago, another Cambridge was where Richard Charkin learned about ‘the need to see things through others’ eyes.’