With programming on African-American culture, women’s achievement, and a resurgence of handwriting, Bologna Book Fair plans an ambitious first look at its physical renovations, too. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson A New 33,000 Square Meters Added n its 56th edition, the Bologna Children’s Book Fair (BCBF) has announced a four-part set of thematic descriptors for its programming: The words and …
The Sheikh Zayed Book Award Program Announces 2019 Shortlists
Three key categories of shortlists have been named in the 2019 Sheikh Zayed Book Award program, with the prize ceremony set for April 25. Translation funding is available for some winning titles.
London Book Fair Designates its Official 2019 Illustrator and Poet
The Jamaican-English poet Raymond Antrobus and ‘Elmer the Patchwork Elephant’ illustrator David McKee are recognized this year by the London Book Fair.
WIPO Announces US Membership in the Marrakesh Treaty
More than half-a-million accessible texts from the United States have immediately become available to visually impaired people in the 78 nations adherent to the Marrakesh Treaty.
‘Cyberwar’ Wins AAP’s Hawkins Award: Jamieson Sounds Alarm for Publishers
At the Annenberg, Kathleen Hall Jamieson’s ‘Library of Alexandria moment’ is a warning to publishers that their essential content could go up in cyber-flames.
At Sharjah Publishing City, the Emirates Publishers Association Opens a ‘One Stop Shop’
Assistance on licensing, printing permits, ISBNs for new titles, trade inquiries, and more are available now to publishers in the UAE at a centralized resource hub located at Sharjah Publishing City.
Stieg Larsson Investigation Bestseller Acquired by Amazon Crossing
‘The Man Who Played With Fire’ has sold foreign rights into at least 24 countries and was released in Sweden in November.
Industry Notes: Translator Susan Bernofsky Wins Ulfers Prize; Georgina Moore Joins Midas PR
The Festival Neue Literatur, scheduled for late March, names Susan Bernofsky its Friedrich Ulfers Prize winner, and Georgina Moore joins Midas in London.
German Publishers Association Names Its 2019 German Book Prize Jurors
Jurors have been named in the 2019 German Book Prize competition. The winner will be announced on October 14 during the Frankfurter Buchmesse.
London Book Fair Names Singapore’s Jeremy Tiang ‘Literary Translator of the Fair’
Translation now has an official representative at the London Book Fair, with Jeremy Tiang as the first named to the honor. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson ‘In a Time of Increased Division’ f the name is ringing a bell, it may be that you’re recalling our August interview with Jeremy Tiang for his work as guest editor for Words …