The Johns Hopkins Foreign Policy Institute fellow speaks with Mina Al-Oraibi about pandemic-era dynamics in the Arab region.
Industry Notes: Tom Weldon at FutureBook; Penguin Random House UK and India
Musing on books’ resilience in the pandemic, Tom Weldon talks with Philip Jones; and Penguin Random House India partners with Pippa Rann.
Words Without Borders’ 2020 Gala: Translation and Generosity
More than 250 donor-attendees logged in to the digital edition of the Words Without Borders Gala in support of literature in translation.
Nitasha Devasar in Frankfurt Week: The Outlook in India
‘Uncertainty is the only certainty,’ says Taylor & Francis’ Nitasha Devasar, in describing prospects and opportunities in pandemic India.
Rights Roundup: The Frankfurt-Bound Rights World Revs Up
From Norway, Germany, USA, Iceland, Finland, Spain, and Poland, here are writings to watch for on the run-up to Frankfurter Buchmesse.
Rights Roundup: Debuts in the Dog Days of Summer
Titles in our latest Rights Roundup are by authors based in Sweden, Canada, the UAE, Iceland, the UK, Ecuador, and China’s Sichuan province.
PRH India and Southeast Asia Sign Distribution Deal With IPG and Trafalgar
For Penguin Random House’s Indian and Southeas Asian catalogues, a new distribution deal is to sell content into North America, the UK, and the EU.
Coronavirus Impact: Nielsen Book India on Readers in the Pandemic
Nielsen Book’s extensive survey of India’s consumer behavior in and after lockdowns reveals shifts in the time spent reading–and listening–for publishers.
Rights Roundup: Tracking Strong Sales in International Deals
Today’s deals come from India, Sweden, the UK, Finland, Italy, and Norway and include art books, adult fiction, kids’ nonfiction–and historical train tales.
Trump Administration Would ‘Eviscerate’ Copyright, Say Industry Players
The US Office of Science and Technology Policy effort to change IP protections in research publication draws ‘serious legal, policy, and economic concerns.’