Publishing analyst Carlo Carrenho kicks off the week with a review of the headlines from across the international publishing world.
Argentina’s Booksellers Declare a State of Emergency
The move comes as independent bookstores report a 25% drop in unit sales and a 41.5% decline in real revenue as operating costs continue to rise.
Around the Book World: Monday, September 21, 2026
Publishing analyst Carlo Carrenho kicks off the week with a review of the headlines from across the international publishing world.
Around the Book World: July 27, 2026
Editor-in-Chief Andrew Richard Albanese stands in this week for publishing analyst Carlo Carrenho with a review of the headlines from across the international publishing world.
A Bookstore Grows in Damascus
Al Manhal Bakery and Books hopes to be a space where Syrians can come together to learn about their own history and discuss deep issues following 54 years of dictatorship and censorship.
Not the London Book Fair: Richard Charkin’s Utterly Personal Publishing Visitor’s Guide to London
Venture out from Olympia to enjoy the architecture, eat, drink, and check out some of the literary history around London.
From Elections to Escapism, What Brazilian Publishers Expect in 2026
In 2025, Brazil’s publishing market posted solid growth. The challenge for 2026 will be sustaining this growth amid political uncertainty, and capitalizing on the opportunities of a year that will include a World Cup and a presidential election.
Bookshop.org, Draft2Digital Partner to Make Self-Published Ebooks Available Through Indie Bookstores
“Partnering with Draft2Digital means self-published authors, an essential and rapidly growing part of the publishing landscape, can now work with indie bookstores, and they can support each other,” said Andy Hunter, Founder & CEO of Bookshop.org.
Brazil’s Book Business: A Fourth Industry-Wide Meeting
The 300-person conference at Guarujá brings publishers, distributors, booksellers, and printers together for an industry update.
Germany Saw Sales Grow by 1.8 Percent in 2024
The 2024 German market, while seeing a stabilization in ebook and audiobook markets, saw entrenched shortcomings in literacy continue.