With summer school titles driving contemporary classics sales, China’s July charts were busy with a robust interest in etiquette.
PRH Rolls Out Banned Books Resources: ‘Let Kids Read’
Penguin Random House’s new ‘banned books resources site’ is a consumer-facing compendium of connections, assists, and ideas.
Author Dmitry Glukhovsky Sentenced to Prison by Moscow
The Russian writer Dmitry Glukhovsky, in exile since before Russia’s assault on Ukraine, Dorle Kopetzky says, ‘will not stop speaking out.’
Canada: A Nationwide Coalition Demands a Copyright Fix
‘Canada is an international embarrassment’: A consortium of English- and French-language copyright advocates take the fight to Parliament Hill.
IngramSpark Marks Its 10th Anniversary
The self-publishing wing of Ingram Content Group, IngramSpark was opened in 2013 and is observing its 10th anniversary this summer.
In England: The Booker Prize Names Its 2023 Longlist
It’s a great day for the Irish, as Ireland’s writers claim four of the 13 spots on the Booker Prize for Fiction’s newly announced longlist.
Rights Edition: Canada’s Crisis Triggers Downsizing at Access Copyright
A new level of Canada’s copyright emergency: ‘The hollowing out of Access Copyright,’ has caused a 79-percent loss to rights holders.
Rights Roundup: Summer’s International Rights Sales
Our July rights roundup has deal news from Taiwan, Czech Republic, South Africa, Finland, the United States, Germany, and Sweden.
Winners Honored in the Society of Authors’ 2023 Awards
Thirty writers, poets, and illustrators have been named in this year’s Society of Author awards program at Southwark Cathedral.
AIGA Names Its 2022 50 Best Book and 50 Best Cover Designs
This awards program, started in 1923, generates a gallery of design standouts published and ‘used in the marketplace’ in 2022.