Sharjah collaborates with Conakry, Guinea—the 2017 World Book Capital—to restore the city’s Djibril Tamsir Niane Library. And Kalimat is in production with its Gallimard translation exchange.
Gallimard and Kalimat Sign Publishing Collaboration Agreement in Paris
In a publishing exchange agreement, the UAE’s Kalimat Group begins a French-and-Arabic partnership with France’s éditions Gallimard.
Hot Books for the Holidays in Paris: Love Letters to a Mistress
Selling well in France, controversial François Mitterand books, love letters for the former president’s mistress, are on offer to international publishers.
On-Ramp to London Book Fair: International Rights Deals
London Book Fair-bound publishers and agents from several regions of the world share their latest rights deals and highlights from their spring lists.
28,000 French-Language Ebooks Are Newly Available in the US
Eighty-eight French publishers and some 28,000 French-language titles are represented in bookstore Albertine’s ebook expansion.
In the Wake of Tragedy: Voltaire Hits the French Bestseller Lists
Voltaire’s Treatise on Tolerance is a bestseller again in France 200 years after its publication as people try to understand the Charlie Hebdo murders.
Patrick Modiano Wins 2014 Nobel Prize for Literature
Gallimard and publishers around the world celebrate Patrick Modiano’s 2014 Nobel Prize for Literature during the Frankfurt Book Fair.
“Capitalistic Transaction” Provokes Controversy at France’s Casterman
France’s Casterman has lost its CEO in the wake of a controversy after which new owner Gallimard called the company ‘a pretty jewel.’ Authors have balked at the belittlement.
Big French Merger: Gallimard to Buy Flammarion for €251m
RCS MediaGroup will is selling French subsidiary Flammarion to Gallimard for 251 million euros, pending anti-trust approval.
With Gallimard as Sole Suitor, Flammarion Questions Sale
Left with no other bidders, Italy’s RCS Mediagroup must decide whether Gallimard’s offer of 200 million euros for Flammarion is enough to justify letting it go.