Wattpad Studios in Canada announce another major partnership in their European expansion, signing Mediaset in Italy to the list of production partners.
Rights Roundup: Thoughtful Reads for Young People and Adults
Our rights highlights in this roundup come from France, Greece, Canada, Germany, Catalan Spain, and Japan by way of North Korea.
Words Without Borders May: New Omani Writings and Translating ‘Unsettlement’
Guest curators at ‘Words Without Borders’ this month offer ‘unsettlement’ as ways ‘of reconsidering what we think we know, whether about Oman, our own countries, or the uses of literature.’
Sharjah Is Named London Book Fair’s Market Focus 2020
In an announcement made at Sharjah Publishing City this morning (April 25), Sharjah has been named the 2020 London Book Fair Market Focus.
Bologna Book Fair 2019 Attendance Exceeds Last Year’s by 5 Percent
Bologna Children’s Book Fair announces a record year in attendance and news coverage, while naming Sharjah as its 2020 Guest of Honor.
Bologna Children’s Book Fair Announces Moscow Book Fair Partnership
Bologna Children’s Book Fair organizer BolognaFiere announces a new relationship with Moscow International Book Fair and an homage to author Gianni Rodari.
As Bologna Children’s Book Fair Opens: Rights Roundup of Titles
As the 2019 Bologna Children’s Book Fair opens, we bring you a selection of rights deals to children’s and YA titles from Slovenia, Finland, Germany, and the USA.
An Arabic Publisher in Italy: Al-Mutawassit’s Khaled Soliman Al Nassiry
Fueled by a passion for Arabic writing and translation, Khaled Soliman Al Nassiry works up to 20 hours a day for his readers, authors, and international partners.
Bologna Children’s Book Fair Names 2019 Ragazzi Award Winners
The more than 1,500 titles submitted for the Bologna Ragazzi awards program this year represent the work of authors and illustrators in key trends and issues.
Bologna Announces 2019 Themes: Women, African-American Culture, Handwriting
With programming on African-American culture, women’s achievement, and a resurgence of handwriting, Bologna Book Fair plans an ambitious first look at its physical renovations, too.