This Rights Roundup features work from France, Finland, India, the United States, Denmark, and Italy, starting with a thriller from Helsinki.
Anna Todd Partners With Canada’s Wattpad on ‘After’ Graphic Novels
The five romances of Anna Todd’s ‘After’ series are being adapted as graphic novels with Spain’s Pablo Andrés assigned to do the artwork.
Rights Roundup: A Monstrous 31 Rights Sales for a Trilogy in Finland
Titles in this Rights Roundup come from Finland, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Italy, and they include a single entry with 31 rights sales.
Italy’s Publishers Report 44-Percent Unit Growth, First Half of 2021
In revenue, the Italian trade market sees 42-percent growth over the first six months of 2020, per the publishers association.
Rights Roundup: Becoming Conscious of Consciousness
Today’s Rights Roundup has material originating in French, Arabic, English, Finnish, and Italian, altogether selling into at least 30 markets.
South Korean and Italian Publishers Hold a Bilateral Rights Exchange
Running through Wednesday, this week’s program of bilateral trade meetings bring together 36 Asian and European publishers.
Bookwire’s New ‘Digital Consumer Book Barometer’: 2020 Data
The latest ‘Digital Consumer Book Barometer’ includes statistics from Italy, the German-language markets, Spain, Brazil, Mexico, and French-language Canada.
France and Italy’s Publishers Open Three-Day Bilateral Rights Event
French and Italian book publishers are engaging in a 3-day translation rights event, each the other’s second-largest rights export market.
Bodour Al Qasimi on the IPA and Its 125th Anniversary: ‘A Sense of Solidarity’
‘Cultural globalization and digitization trends have accelerated the publishing industry’s own globalization,’ says IPA’s president.
Bologna’s Finale: 75,000 Visitors, 300 Hours of ‘Initiatives’
The second digital evocation of the world’s largest children’s book trade show closes with big numbers and lots of programming on video.