A 2020 BookNet Canada survey of English-language Canadian independent booksellers shows that many stores had set up e-commerce before the pandemic.
France’s Rentrée Littéraire: Books About COVID? Not Interested
‘Publishers tried, but it really didn’t work,’ says one Paris bookseller about the question of pandemic-related books this year.
Germany Honors Its ‘Most Beautiful Regional Book’
The Börsenverein and federal interior ministry have opened ‘Days of the Regions’ with a jury’s selection the ‘Most Beautiful Regional Book.’
Copyright: Germany’s Börsenverein Warns Textbook Market Is ‘Shrinking Drastically’
The implementation of Germany’s Copyright Knowledge Society Act is seen in a new survey to be cutting into textbook sales.
Aaliya’s Books Closes Amid Beirut’s Economic and Political Crisis
Aaliya’s Books, a much-loved Beirut bookstore named for a character in a Rabih Alameddine novel, has lost the battle to stay open—for now.
Madrid’s ‘Desperate Literature’ Short Fiction Prize: Paige Cowan-Hall
The fourth outing of the award produced by the Desperate Literature bookshop in Madrid features work centered on colonial oppression.
Industry Notes: Guadalajara Publishers and Bookstore Honors in Barcelona
Industry Notes: In Mexico, seven independent publishers form an alliance, and Spain’s Liber program honors the 100-year-old Balmes bookstore.
Goldsboro Books’ ‘Glass Bell Award’ Announces Its 2021 Shortlist
Six shortlisted books include four debuts in this year’s Goldsboro Books program, with a winner coming in late September.
Richard Charkin in La France Profonde: A Market Assessment
Visiting booksellers in southern France, Richard Charkin finds mostly resilience and ringing cash registers in the provinces this summer.
Interview: Klett-Cotta’s Tom Kraushaar on German Independents and ‘Publisher Days’
Seven German book publishers—’competitors in real life,’ says Klett-Cotta publisher Tom Kraushaar—look forward to the next gathering.