The British Book Awards contenders for Book Trade and Book of the Year are announced, with the shortlists consisting of 29 categories.
Rights Roundup: Post-Bologna Rights Deals for Adults
Following the robust turnout and programming at Bologna Children’s Book Fair, Rights Roundup looks at some work for the adult market.
Pasoli and Thomas on the 60th Bologna Book Fair Opening
With a buoyant mood and a new coalition of new features, Bologna Children’s Book Fair beats its own record for its number of exhibitors.
Children’s Rights Roundup: ‘Buy Ukrainian Book Rights’
Our Rights Roundup of young readers’ titles, authors, and illustrators ahead of Bologna.
Germany’s Books at Berlinale: The Gaeb Agency’s Bettina Wißmann
Germany’s 2023 Books at Berlinale program today includes Bettina Wißmann’s presentation of Fernanda Melchor’s ‘This Is Not Miami.’
Rights Roundup: Seeds of Peace
Our translation rights deals today are for fiction, nonfiction, and children’s books from Iceland, Sweden, Canada, the US, and England.
‘Books at Berlinale’ To Pitch 11 Titles to Film Producers
Eleven books are announced as part of this year’s ‘Books at Berlinale’ program on February 20 and will be pitched to film producers.
Rights Roundup: A New Trade Report From Finland
Our first Rights Roundup of the new year features work originally written in Finnish, Catalan, French, Swedish, Italian, and Czech.
NORLA: Increased Production Grants for Illustrated Books From Norway
Publishers and agents will want to check the criteria to apply for publication and production subsidies for illustrated Norwegian titles.
Rights Edition: Italian Publishers Host an Rights Center at Più Libri Più Liberi
‘Independent publishers make up the soul of the book world, and I felt that strongly here.’ Industry pros evaluate rights meetings at at Più libri più liberi.