As Banned Books Week opens, Penguin Random House is taking some of its most heavily attacked books on the road.
Children’s Books Edition: Pre-Frankfurt Rights Roundup
Our Rights Roundup of children’s titles has work originating in Turkey, France, Finland, Germany, Singapore, Spain, and the Czech Republic.
Children’s Books Edition: L’École des Loisirs’ New ‘House of Stories’
The Paris bookstore Chantelivre, owned by publisher L’École des Loisirs, has opened a ‘House of Stories’ where kids engage with narratives.
France’s Publishers Set a Youth Literature Conference for October 9
With commentary from translator Clémentine Beauvais, the French Youth Literature Conference looks at ‘the role of children’s literature.’
China Bestsellers in August: Relationships and André Gide
As contemporary classics return to the Top 30, China’s bestsellers in August have included a new challenge from relationship-driven fiction.
PEN: US School-Year Book Bannings Jump 33 Percent Over Last Year
The surge in book bannings has affected at least 1,207 authors, 268 illustrators, and 14 translators, per PEN America’s new report.
AAP StatShot July: US Trade Sales Down 5.9 Percent Year Over Year
Year-to-date, the United States’ industry’s trade revenues were down 1.8 percent, at US$4.8 billion for the first seven months of the year.
Rights Roundup: Warming Up for Frankfurt Book Fair
Titles in this Frankfurt-bound Rights Roundup include work originally published in New Zealand, Taiwan, South Korea, the United States, France, and Norway.
US National Book Awards Longlist: Young People’s Literature
The books on the Young People’s Literature longlist are the first cohort of five categories named this week by the US National Book Awards.
In England: The Polari Prize’s 2023 Longlists
The Polari Prize program for UK and Irish books relative to LGBTQ themes is to announce its shortlists in September, winners in November.