Both in fiction and nonfiction, China’s bestseller charts in June reflected readers’ deepening interest in national culture and history.
Rights Roundup: Summer’s International Rights Sales
Our July rights roundup has deal news from Taiwan, Czech Republic, South Africa, Finland, the United States, Germany, and Sweden.
England: Christine Pillainayagam, Leah Thaxton Win the Branford Boase
Honoring both a debut author and his or her editor, England’s Branford Boase Award goes this year to Christine Pillainayagam and Leah Thaxton.
Winners Honored in the Society of Authors’ 2023 Awards
Thirty writers, poets, and illustrators have been named in this year’s Society of Author awards program at Southwark Cathedral.
China Bestsellers in May: Online, on Film, Onstage
China’s chart-drivers in May: Film and stage adaptations, e-commerce visibility, and a love of ‘addictive’ and ‘fascinating’ history.
Germany’s 2022 Book Market Report: Turnover Down 1.9 Percent
The German book market faces a perplexing set of circumstances, resulting in an overall performance down -1.9 percent in 2022.
CLMP’s Ninth Annual ‘Firecracker Awards’: Five Categories in 2023
The 2023 ‘Firecracker Awards’ announced this month by CLMP include fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and literary magazines.
Rights Roundup: Mind Your Metadata
The titles featured in this edition of our Rights Roundup are from Australia, Sweden, Norway, England, and France.
China Bestsellers in April: Adaptations and Tours
Three editions of one 2008 book were on OpenBook’s April bestseller fiction lists in China, powered by a new, touring stage adaptation.
Circana’s May Report: US Book Sales Down 1.5 Million Units from April
Both adult fiction and adult nonfiction book sales grew in May, Circana BookScan reports, despite an overall decline across the US book market.