Today’s Rights Roundup brings together work from Bogota, Spain, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden and Norway, emphasizing fiction.
Bookstores in Québec: ‘We Learned to Reinvent Ourselves’ in the Pandemic
Collective online bookselling site Les Libraires went a long way toward helping Québec’s bookstores stay afloat in 2020. (Sponsored)
Russian Market Looks to Children’s Books for 2021 Growth
Some children’s book publishers in Russia forecast growth in 2021, but another publisher cautions that ‘oversupply’ and ‘low-quality books’ are problematic.
The UK/Ireland World Book Day Emphasizes Family Reading
While Nielsen says reading declined ‘slightly’ in the pandemic year, the UK’s World Book Day emphasis is on family reading with youngsters.
UK Author Unions Launch Investigation Into ‘Partner Publishing’
Citing ‘a sharp rise in complaints’ about companies that charge writers to produce their work, author-advocacy unions open a study.
Releasing a Book Into the Pandemic: ‘A Time of Anti-Science’
Developing ‘global governance around combating anti-science,’ writes Peter Hotez in his new book, is key to ‘Preventing the Next Pandemic.’
Richard Charkin: On the Long Walk to Audiobooks
Walking more than 12 miles per day, Richard Charkin has time to explore ‘the importance of audio and audiobooks.’
A Digital Jerusalem International Book Forum Opens for 2021 Registration
The Jerusalem forum has announced digital programming for May, with an eye to a physical event and the next Zev Birger Editorial Fellowship in 2022.
Spain’s New Platform, Frankfurt’s Translator Networking Program
Publishers and distributors in Spain open an international registration hub, as Frankfurt takes applications for its 2021 translators program.
International Prize for Arabic Fiction Names Its 2021 Longlist
Novels from Yemen, Tunisia, Morocco, Iraq, Sudan, Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait are on this year’s longlist.