France Créative and the Italian Publishers Association ask that bookstores be allowed to stay open during the latest coronavirus lockdowns in Europe.
Society of Authors Opens £600,000 Hardship Fund for Scotland’s Authors
Since March, 65 percent of professional writers, illustrators, and literary translators in the UK are reported to have lost income.
UK: Gaiman, Atwood Headline Society of Authors Fundraiser Lineup
With events set to run into December, the program is offering tickets for its first three weeks to benefit the Authors’ Contingency Fund.
NPD Book Cites a ‘Switching of Gears’ in the US Market
The week ending September 12, Kristen McLean writes, was the first in 2020 in which ‘every book on the Top 10 list was a frontlist title.’
Coronavirus Worklife: Children’s Book Literary Agent Stephanie Barrouillet
Despite useful digital alternatives, Tel Aviv-based Stephanie Barrouillet says there remains a need for rights and publishing pros to meet.
Coronavirus Worklife: Elsevier’s Michiel Kolman in Amsterdam
Since the COVID-19 onset, Michiel Kolman says, Elsevier’s workforce has found a new sense for its work’s importance–and for belonging.
US Market Update: Continued Growth, 5.6 Percent Up in Units
Nonfiction continues strong in the American market amid the traditional August slowdown, and ahead of a release-heavy autumn.
US Industry: NPD and StatShot Reports Show Pandemic Summer Progress
In the AAP’s StatShot for June and NPD’s report on the first week of August, US book sales show resilience during the coronavirus pandemic.
US Book Industry: NPD Sees More Gains in July, 16 Percent Over 2019
The US book trade continues an upward trend in unit sales over some 15 weeks, says NPD’s Kristen McLean, especially good ‘for the dog days of summer.’
UK Book Industry: Society of Authors’ Hardship Fund Renews Appeal for Donations
The UK’s authors’ union opens a new push for grassroots funding of small emergency grants needed by authors in the pandemic.