Hachette’s ‘Raising Readers’ initiative will have authors, illustrators, and translators sign messages in adult books on ‘fostering a lifelong habit of reading.’
Bologna Book Plus 2025 Has Another ‘Audio Forum’ and ‘Ambassador’
The Bologna Book Plus program is announcing details of its 2025 audio programming and ‘author ambassador’ for the trade fair in April.
The UK’s £50,000 Booker Prize for Fiction Names Its 2024 Shortlist
In its 55th year, the United Kingdom’s Booker Prize for Fiction names its first shortlist to include a Dutch author’s work.
The UK’s Booker Prize For Fiction: 2024 Longlist
The 2024 Booker Prize for Fiction longlist includes two titles from independent publishers, as well as a Dutch and a Native American writer.
London and New York: Ken Follett Moves to Hachette
The author of 37 published books, Ken Follett will move to Hachette for his next release, after publishing with PRH and Pan Macmillan.
Hachette in the UK and USA: International Management
The key changes announced emphasize greater international dexterity for Hachette under David Shelley’s transatlantic leadership.
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.
NPD Books: US Sales of Social Justice and Race Books Soar in 2021
In the first five months of 2021, books on race and social justice sold 700,000 more units than in the same part of 2020.
AAP Annual Meeting Speakers: Lemon, Klobuchar, Stone
Three speakers were heard on issues of racial and social justice, monopoly power, and the evolution of very big tech in book retail.
AAP Honors Amy Klobuchar With Its 2021 Distinguished Public Service Award
Amy Klobuchar is the first woman to have been elected to the US Senate from Minnesota. Her new book ‘Antitrust’ was released in April.