Behind today’s annual Scholastic-sponsored World Read Aloud Day program lie ‘innovation partnerships,’ a key part of LitWorld’s success.
In Italy, Bologna Book Plus Announces Some 2022 Events
The upcoming Bologna Children’s Book Fair program will include instructional sessions set up by the Bologna Book Plus team.
The Lunar New Year: China’s Book Market in 2021
In China, 2021 was a ‘grim’ year for physical bookstores, and online book sales also leveled off, according to research from Beijing OpenBook.
AAP StatShot: The United States’ Publishing Industry Gained 12.2 Percent in 2021
The final 2021 report from the Association of American Publishers shows December up 2.8 percent over December 2020, at US$1.1 billion.
Awards: Sheikh Zayed Book Award Names Four 2022 Category Longlists
The Sheikh Zayed Book Award longlists in Literature, Translation, ‘Development of Nations,’ and Literary and Art Criticism are here.
Bologna’s Exhibitions Are at Two Fairs this Week: Doha and Expo Dubai
Elements of the traveling exhibition unit of Bologna Children’s Book Fair are in both the United Arab Emirates and Qatar this week.
China Bestsellers in December: ‘The Charm of History’
Avidly read history-and-humor series continued their hold on the nonfiction book consumer base in China at the end of 2021.
International Rights Roundup: ‘Wordless Comics’ and Cat Pictures
Today’s Rights Roundup features writings from France, South Africa, Greece, Finland, and the United Kingdom.
NPD BookScan: US 2021 Market Unit Volume Up 9 Percent
Print book sales by volume in the United States was the highest ever recorded by NPD BookScan, with adult fiction as the leading growth category.
Awards: In London, Costa Book Awards Names Its Category Winners
The Costa Book Awards program, in its 50th year, names winners in five categories: first novel, novel, biography, poetry, children’s books.