From Brazil, Norway, Canada, the UK, Lebanon, and Turkey, we gather observations from Guadalajara International Book Fair’s Rights Exchange fellows.
Nielsen Launches BookScan and Bestseller Lists in Mexico
Mexico has become the first Spanish-language market in the Americas in which Nielsen’s research service Bookscan operates.
Fifty Independent Latin American Publishers Create a Rights ‘Hot List’ at Frankfurt
A group of independent Latin American publishers curated a ‘hot list’ at the Frankfurt Book Fair to promote their latest literary titles to right buyers.
Peru’s Hay Festival Arequipa Adds a Day of Programming at Cusco
Another busy program of more than 100 authors is announced for this year’s Peruvian Hay Festival, including Cees Nooteboom, Kim Thuy, and many others.
‘Concepts of the World’: Publishing in Mexico’s Indigenous Languages
Sixty-eight indigenous languages are spoken in Mexico by almost 7 million people. Several publishers focus on this linguistic diversity and oral traditions.
Agency Rights Update: Madrid’s CBQ Agencia Literaria
A good agency’s character is ‘built with many authors, not single ones.’ CBQ’s Claudia Bernaldo di Quiros offers five titles making rights sales.
A Handmade Tale: Mexican Publisher La Cartonera’s Collectible Books
Focused on Mexican and Latin American authors, La Cartonera publishes hand-made books with hand-painted covers. These literary creations are selling at home and abroad.
Agency Rights Roundup: Barcelona’s VicLit Agency and Its Latin American Novels
Focusing on debut Latin American talent, Victor Hurtado’s agency’s rights sales are promoting new voices from the Spanish-language markets.
Mexico’s Hay Festival Querétaro Program Is Announced: ‘Extending Our Breadth’
In its eighth year in Mexico, the Hay Festival returns to Querétaro with commentators and writers, musicians and scientists. Tickets now are on sale.
Bookwire’s Spanish Markets Footprint: Selling More Ebooks ‘In the Jet Stream’
‘Global vision, local service’ is how Bookwire has pushed deep into its Latin American expansion after success in Germany and Spain.