The IPA Prix Voltaire-winning author and former spokesperson is reported to have been arrested in Ho Chi Minh City.
Sourcebooks Announces Partnership with PRH’s DK for Europe and the UK
DK will handle European and British sales and marketing for Sourcebooks to expand the USA-based publisher’s international reach.
IPA, PEN America Blast Vietnam’s ‘Crackdown on Independent Media’
With the 2020 Prix Voltaire winner losing a key author under safety concerns, the International Publishers Association appeals to Hanoi for restraint.
IBPA Announces James Daunt as Keynote Speaker at April Conference
Even as Seattle loses another Barnes & Noble store, the Independent Book Publishers Association prepares for a conference appearance by James Daunt.
Publisher Marion Charlet in Avignon: ‘Operate Within a Niche’
French editor and archeology expert Marion Charlet says that if you ‘never hesitate to knock on doors,’ niche publishing can work in France.
London’s ‘Book & Zine Fair’ Spotlights Spanish-Language Content
Small presses and writers gathered during the weekend in London at a ‘Book & Zine Fair’ to highlight UK and international content in Spanish.
Germany’s Voland & Quist Opens English Translation Imprint
German publisher Voland & Quist a new English-language imprint for the UK and Ireland, called V&Q Books ‘to help bridge the gap between Europe and the UK.’
Richard Charkin: A Year of Running Mensch Publishing
Anniversary assessment; opening his own boutique press, Richard Charkin reveals that Mensch Publishing has grossed £16,389 (US20,688) before expenses.
France’s Publishing Trio at Goutte d’Or: Looking for a ‘Drop of Gold’
Devoted to contemporary literature, the trio of publishers behind Paris’ Goutte d’Or are the team bringing out ‘Journal de L.’–a diary of Nabokov’s Lolita.
Sourcebooks and Penguin Random House in ‘Collaborative Partnership’
Stressing that Sourcebooks will retain its independence, Penguin Random House’s 45-percent stake in the American publisher may mean new international reach.