In China, an interesting new fiction bestseller is mixed with nonfiction—and become a point of debate among Chinese readers.
Rights Roundup: Predators, Race Drivers, and Oysters
Titles in our first Rights Roundup of the month come from Spain, Italy, Finland, and the UK, with work for children, and a book on a racer.
China Bestsellers in December: ‘Poverty Alleviation’ and a ‘Tea House’
A mix of classics and newcomers structures the lists from December in China, with the approach of the Lunar New Year.
Italy’s ‘Telephone Tales’ Wins the 2021 Batchelder Translation Award
Antony Shugaar’s tranlsation of 1962 Italian picture book ‘Telephone Tales’ by Gianni Rodari and Valerio Vidali wins ALA’s 2021 Batchelder Award.
Rights Roundup: Elephants, Mice, Aliens, and Agatha Christie
Titles in this Rights Roundup include suspense, children’s books, historical nonfiction, a graphic novel, and a tale about Agatha Christie.
UK: Welbeck Acquires Australian Illustrator Robert Ingpen’s Backlist
en titles from illustrator Robert Ingpen now form the basis of a new UK children’s book publishing imprint, Welbeck Children’s Classics.
Rights Roundup: Nature, Climate, Environment and Politics
Our titles come from the United States, Canada, Finland, Norway, Belgium, and Sweden and include environmentally cognizant writings.
China Bestsellers: November’s Big Sales Rule the Charts
Major seasonal sales impacted the bestseller charts in China in November, as illustrated books saw strong performances from two children’s book series.
Rights Roundup: Don’t All Finns Have Reindeer?
Our featured titles were first published in Swedish, Spanish, Norwegian, Catalan, German, and Dutch–and they include a diet book.
Rights Roundup: True Crime and Superpowers
Today’s Rights Roundup features work from Finland, Germany, Spain, Israel, Switzerland, and the Netherlands, plus the work of an art detective.