Eligible for books originally published in English or in translation, the FT-McKinsey program looks for work to ‘stand the test of time.’
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.’
Collective Pictures Picks Up Wattpad’s ‘Float’ for Film Development
The Code 8 team at Collective Pictures is partnering with Wattpad to adapt story ‘Float’ by Kate Marchant, with more than 25 million reads, into film.
Canada’s Cundill History Prize Shortlist: 10 Instead of Eight This Year
Canada’s Cundill History Prize reveals its larger-than-usual shortlist of 10 titles, Peter Frankopan calling them ‘a fantastic collection.’
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
Audiobook Subscriptions: Audible and Podimo Join Storytel in Spain
Jumping from one to three major unlimited-subscription services for audio content, Spain’s publishing market is growing fast.
Spain’s Liber20 Prizes: Elkar Bookstores, Netflix’s ‘El Vecino,’ and ZendaLibros
The Liber20 awards from the Spanish publishers go to Basque Country booksellers, a graphic novel adapted to television, and a literary site.
The US National Book Awards Program Names Its 2020 Longlists
Longlisted authors and translators for all five categories of the National Book Awards’ 71st outing have been announced this week.
Frankfurter Buchmesse Announces WIPO Partnership on Intellectual Property
Frankfurt’s new program with WIPO is intended to position book publishing amid accelerating content developments in the creative industries.
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.