Amid the industry crisis in Brazil–with two major chains filing for bankruptcy protection–publisher Luiz Schwarcz campaigns for a holiday season of book-giving.
Words Without Borders December: ‘Black Literature’ of the Afro-Brazilian Resistance
‘A near complete sidelining of black writers,’ says ‘Words Without Borders’ editor Eric MB Becker, has resulted in a literature of the shadows.
Brazil’s Endangered Bookstore Companies: Livraria Cultura and Saraiva
Even amid dire conerns this week for Brazil’s leading book retail companies, it’s possible to see opportunity, Ricardo Costa tells us. Brazilian publishers are working to shore up the outlook for Saraiva and Livraria Cultura.
PRH Takes Majority Stake in Brazil’s Grupo Companhia das Letras
In a memo from CEO Markus Dohle, Penguin Random House announces majority ownership in Brazil’s largest trade publisher, Companhia das Letras.
Rights Roundup: A Post-Frankfurt Look at New Rights Sales
From business ‘agility’ to a memoirist’s breakthrough—with Beckett and James Joyce in the mix, as well—these are books to watch as we go deeper into Fall 2018.
At Frankfurt’s ‘The Markets’ Conference: Brazil’s Gustavo Lembert
Gustavo Lembert of the Brazilian book club startup TAGLivros will outline how he’s done it on October 9 at Frankfurter Buchmesse’s ‘The Markets’ conference.
Prompted by a Memoir: Author Christina Rickardsson’s Coelho Growth Foundation
Influenced by her childhood in the caves of Brazil, author Christina Rickardsson oversees the work of the Coelho Growth Foundation for children at risk.
Five Viewpoints on Creating Tomorrow’s Readers: Literacy, Digital, and Children’s Books
From Brazil, China, India, and the UAE, five children’s book publishers spoke the growing urgency to build young readership as competitive digital enticements grow more seductive.
Metabooks Brasil Achieves 20-Plus Percent of Available Titles in Six Months
In a fast start, Metabooks Brasil has brought more than 50,000 titles onto its platform with the top booksellers in Brazil and more than 70 publishers.
How Bookcase Literary Agency Sells Self-Published Authors’ Rights to Editors
This Brazil-based agency has seen success selling translation rights for self-published authors. Agent Flavia Viotti tells us how she does it.