A two-year tour of the 2020 Bologna Children’s Book Fair exhibition of illustrations is to follow its initial show in March and April.
Italian Booksellers Face New Law’s Discount Restrictions
Already struggling with piracy and a diminished cultural allowance for young citizens, the Italian industry faces new constraints on bookselling discounts.
AAP’s StatShot for November: Year-to-Date, a Modest Rise
The year-to-date view from the latest AAP StatShot report is better looking than the month-over-month comparison of November in 2018 and 2019.
Today’s World Read Aloud Day: ‘Competing for Attention’
On World Read Aloud Day, literary charity LitWorld works with Scholastic and other global organizations to encourage individuals and communities improve literacy.
Italian Market Report: Online Sales Rising, 18App Bonus Declining
The Italian book market is bracing for ‘significant impact’ as the €500 bonus for teens undergoes deep cutbacks and online sales continue gaining share.
Journalist Jack Fairweather Wins £30,000 Costa Book of the Year
What jurors call ‘an extraordinary and important book that people need to read,’ Jack Fairweather’s timely ‘The Volunteer’ wins the top Costa in London.
London Book Fair Names O’Brien, Atiq, Cowell Its 2020 Authors of the Day
The trio of this year’s featured authors at London Book Fair brings together children’s books, Arab world poetry traditions, and sharp social observation in fiction and memoir.
Industry Notes: Canada’s Family Literacy Day and World Read Aloud Day
In close proximity to each other on the calendar, Canada’s Family Literacy Day and Scholastic’s World Read Aloud Day address reading at home.
At Davos 2020: IPA’s Bodour Al Qasimi Leads Philanthropy Forum
The World Economic Forum’s 50th anniversary week of meetings at Davos included a session on international philanthropy’s support for sustainability goals.
The German Book Trailer Award 2020 Pushes ‘Play’ on Its Shortlists
The winners of the Deutscher Buchtrailer Award program will be named on January 30. The top prize winner’s book trailer will be seen in Berlin cinemas.