Chile’s book market — hailed for its publishing houses’ resourcefulness in supporting literary voices — is Frankfurt’s 2027 guest of honor.
Germany: Bookwire’s Audiobook Service Goes to Brazilian, English, Spanish Markets
Bookwire’s ‘WAY’ audiobook services are launching in new markets and will be available to French-language publishers early in 2024.
Rights Edition: Torino’s Upcoming Translation Conference
Free of charge, ‘Dall’italiano al mondo’ on the translation of Italian literature is on November 24; registration closing November 21.
Christian Ebert To Join Frankfurter Buchmesse’s Management Team
Marketing and brand specialist Christian Ebert joins Frankfurt’s management team in January, leading strategic marketing and sales.
Georgia’s EU Candidacy Advances: Amid ‘Resistance’
The Georgian stand at Frankfurt in October reflected the battle against cultural pressure in Tbilisi described by PEN America.
Frankfurt 2014 Guest of Honor Finland’s Rights Sales Hit an All-Time High in 2023
Ahead of an ‘It’s Finland Again’ campaign for the 10th anniversary of Frankfurt’s Guest of Honor Finland, FILI announces record rights sales.
Ukraine’s Chytomo Announces Its Inaugural Winners
The first Chytomo Awards for ‘outstanding achievement in the Ukrainian publishing and literary sphere’ have been named in Kyiv.
Report: Georgia’s Cultural Life Under Increasing Pressure
Partly based on pressures placed on Georgia’s book community, a new report says many Georgians ‘believe their democracy is regressing.’
During Frankfurt: Publishing Scotland Launches Five Audiobooks
The season for Publishing Scotland includes the arrival of its first five audiobooks as well as an anniversary for ‘Beano.’
Nandini Das Wins the £25,000 British Academy Prize
Courting India by Nandini Das, an account of Sir Thomas Roe’s 17th-century mission to India wins the British Academy Book Prize for Cultural Understanding.