‘The main reason I’m here is to support the fair,’ says Brazilian children’s book publisher and IPA vice-president Karine Pansa.
Rights Deals: Québec Books Generating International Interest, Sales
From the French-language part of Frankfurt’s 2021 Guest of Honor Canada, Québec-based publishers report on their books finding homes abroad.
Photos from Frankfurt: An Optimistic Start to the Fair
Our reporters captured scenes from the start of the 2021 Frankfurt Book Fair, as publishers returned to the fair, eager to meet each other again.
Frankfurter Buchmesse’s CEO Talk: Acquisitions and Creativity
Two leaders in the fields of investment and finance took questions from book industry journalists in this year’s Frankfurt Studio program.
The UAE at Frankfurt: Sharjah and Abu Dhabi Plans
In Hall 4.1 at Frankfurter Buchmesse, UAE stands were busy with meetings, new initiative presentations, and anticipation of upcoming fairs in Sharjah and Abu Dhabi.
Film Deal: Spain’s Dolores Redondo’s Novels Go to Heyday Television
Nine years after initial interest in Delores Redondo’s work, NBCUniversal International Studios is taking four of the author’s novels to film.
Frankfurt Studio: The $75,000 Cundill History Prize Names Its Finalists
The Cundill History Prize Lecture is set for December 1, with last year’s winner, Camilla Townsend, speaking.
Kim Thúy and Michel Jean in Frankfurt: Canadians of Multiple Cultures
As part of Canada’s Guest of Honor program at Frankfurter Buchmesse, authors Kim Thúy and Michel Jean spoke about the role of identity in storytelling.
Showcasing Work at Frankfurt: A Myanmar Publisher in Self-Exile
‘Myanmar is totally silent in world literature,’ says publisher San Mon Aung. He and his family have left their home country for safety.
Markus Dohle at Frankfurt Studio: ‘Long-Form Reading’
‘Penguin Random House’s worldwide CEO Markus Dohle analyzes his abiding optimism for publishing—and ‘zigzgging’ when the time is right.