“It’s been an extraordinary seven months,” said Mary Beard, Chair of the Booker Prize 2026 judging panel, in a statement accompanying this year’s longlist. “The five Booker judges have each read 163 books, discussed and debated them, and sometimes re-read them, to whittle them down to a longlist of just 13.”
China Bestsellers, June 2026: Fantasy and Comics, Personal Growth, and a Focus on Cities
Beijing based OpenBook shares June 2026 book sales across fiction, nonfiction, and children’s titles, with insight into what books by foreign authors are also selling well.
Brazil’s Book Market Keeps Up Strong Growth in First Half of 2026
Year to date, revenue is up 13.3% and unit sales 11.6%, with fiction further expanding its share of the market.
Rights Roundup: Engaging Reads and the Power of Art
This month’s roundup features books all feature compelling and engaging reads for any summer/winter vacations.
China Bestsellers, May 2026: Screen Adaptations Drive Book Sales
OpenBook shares insight into May 2026 book sales across fiction, nonfiction, and children’s titles, with insight into what books by foreign authors are also selling well.
More Data Confirms Impressive Growth for Brazil’s Publishing Market in 2025
A recently released industry survey confirms stronger sales volume, bookstore expansion, and rising digital revenue in 2025, representing what market observers called “an important moment for the Brazilian publishing sector.”
Rights Roundup: Stories from the Road
This month’s roundup features books all centering on women going on personal, emotional, and physical journeys.
China Bestsellers, April 2026: Flash Fiction, Health and Wellness, and Comics+
OpenBook shares insight into April 2026 book sales across fiction, nonfiction, and children’s titles, with insight into what books by foreign authors are also selling well.
Second Consecutive International Booker Prize Validates Publisher’s Vision for Translated Works
Translator, poet, and And Other Stories founder and publisher Stefan Tobler talks about taking risks with literature, and what’s next for the award-winning indie publisher after ‘Taiwan Travelogue’ by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ, translated from Mandarin Chinese by Lin King, took home the International Booker Prize this week.
Shortlist Announced for The European Union Prize for Literature
“The true achievement of the EUPL is its power to bring these remarkable works to readers everywhere, defying conventional national boundaries and territories,” says Fabian Paagman, President of EIBF.