Our first Rights Roundup of the new year features work originally written in Finnish, Catalan, French, Swedish, Italian, and Czech.
Mumbai’s Bookstore and Library Trilogy: An Eighth Anniversary
With its bookstore on the ground floor and its library upstairs, India’s Trilogy serves a loyal following: ‘Getting books is our only headache.’
Interview With Brazil’s Karine Pansa: IPA’s New President
The complexity of the International Publishers Association’s service leads Karine Pansa to call for more and better market data.
AAP’s October StatShot: US Revenues Down 5.1 Percent Year to Date
The Association of American Publishers’ StatShot report shows the US industry in October was down 9.3 percent, year-over-year.
German Book Sales in 2022: A Market Down 2.1 Percent
The Börsenverein reports on book sales and bestsellers in German book market in 2022 and depicts ‘a major economic challenge.’
Rome Retains Italy’s 18App in 2023; Changes Ahead in 2024
With its demise seemingly averted at the 11th hour, Italy’s admired 18App for young adults is renewed in its current form for a year.
China Bestsellers in November: Screening ‘The Three-Body Problem’
Anticipation of a new animated adaptation of Liu Cixin’s trilogy drove ‘The Three-Body Problem’ back to the top of China’s charts.
Interview With Bodour Al Qasimi: ‘We Need Every Voice’
As she completes her term as president of the International Publishers Association, Bodour Al Qasimi speaks about the experience.
IPA: Egypt’s Prix Voltaire Laureate Khaled Lotfy Out of Prison
The Prix Voltaire-winning Cairo publisher and bookseller Khaled Lotfy was released from prison, the IPA reports, on November 19.
Surveying the Profession(s): How Much Do UK Writers Earn?
A new British survey of authors warns of falling incomes and faltering sustainability in writing occupations.