As the term ‘Asian’ begins ‘to groan under the weight of its load’ of many cultures, Jennifer Shyue looks at Peruvian writers in translation.
A Three-Market Roundtable: Mexico, China, and South Africa
The first event in a new webinar series looks at the ‘super powers’ each of three growing world publishing markets have to deploy.
China Bestsellers in August: A Nobel Laureate Hits the Charts
The acclaimed Chinese author Mo Yan, has raced onto the bestseller list in China with his first book since his 2012 Nobel win, A Late Bloomer
China’s Digital Publishing Innovation Forum: ‘Digital Inheritance’
At a conference in Beijing, publishers are asked to consider how their content could be reformmated for popular digital distribution systems.
Beijing International Book Fair’s Digital ‘Smart BIBF’ Is Open
With a reading festival already under way for a month, the Beijing trade show opens ‘phase one’ of its online evocation.
Rights Roundup: Debuts in the Dog Days of Summer
Titles in our latest Rights Roundup are by authors based in Sweden, Canada, the UAE, Iceland, the UK, Ecuador, and China’s Sichuan province.
China Bestsellers in July: Student Reading Drives the Charts
After ‘almost a full semester’ of virtual classes, vacationing school students in China turned to recommended reading lists in July.
Industry Notes: Kuwait Curtails Censorship; Hong Kong Sees Campus Concerns
A Kuwaiti ministry no longer is to gauge content, as professors in the States worry about Chinese oversight of remote studies in Hong Kong.
China Bestsellers in June: Tried, True, and Familiar Hold the Charts
The annual June 18 sales were perhaps somewhat subdued by the pandemic, in a month in which Chinese readers clung to favored authors and themes.
IPA Announces ‘Extreme Concern’ About Book Censorship in Hong Kong
The ongoing implementation of Beijing’s new national security law in Hong Kong reportedly includes the removal of published content.