The Stockholm-based audiobook corporation Storytel, in association with some of French publishing’s biggest players, goes live in France.
French Publishers Cheer a Court’s Order to Block a Book Piracy Site
Book piracy in France has taken a hit, with court action led by the SNE and 12 publishing companies against ‘Z-Library.’
Rights Edition: A Finnish Agent Cheers France’s Interest in Translation
At Helsinki Literary Agency, Urtė Liepuoniūtė says she’s seeing greatly enhanced interest from France and French-language houses.
Frankfurt’s LitAg in Sight: A Rights Roundup
Here’s news of Frankfurt, Ukraine’s Andrey Kurkov, and rights sales in this Roundup from Switzerland, Sweden, Spain, France, and Norway.
Rights Roundup: Finland, France, Brazil, Spain, and Norway, Pre-Frankfurt
As we get closer to this year’s robust-looking Frankfurt, rights news is here from France, Finland, Spain, Brazil, and Norway.
UNESCO Names Strasbourg Its World Book Capital 2024
France’s Strasbourg is to begin its tenure as UNESCO’s World Book Capital on April 23, 2024, as Accra concludes its year in the role.
Remembering Alain Gründ: ‘Always Thinking Internationally’
‘He felt very positive about the book industry,’ Monique Souchon-Gründ, Alain Gründ’s widow tells Publishing Perspectives.
International Publishing’s Tributes to the Late Alain Gründ
A leader among the industry’s most influential organizations, Alain Gründ is remembered in a new book by Hugo Setzer as ‘a visionary.’
Rights Roundup: Frankfurt in Mind
Our Rights Roundup features titles from France, Greece, Finland, India and the United States–and some statistics from Germany.
At France’s Maghreb Orient des Livres: The Algerian War Anniversary
Paris’ Maghreb Orient des Livres, which celebrates literature from the Middle East and North Africa, focused this year on the six-year Algerian War and independence from France.