Almost evenly divided between fiction and nonfiction, the 2019 Wellcome Book Prize longlist features issues of gender, identity, mental health and medicine.
Czech Book Sales Rise Amid Ongoing Industry Consolidation
Overall book sales in the Czech Republic are up as the number of new titles published declines slightly. Industry consolidation and a focus on high-performing books may be the cause.
Nayef Al-Rodhan Prize 2019 Opens at India’s Jaipur Festival
The British Academy’s Nayef Al-Rodhan Prize has staged an interview with its 2018 laureate at the Jaipur Literature Festival.
Rights Roundup: On the Run-Up to Guest of Honor Norway at Frankufurter Buchmesse
The coming Frankfurter Buchmesse Guest of Honor program is off to an agile start, as we feature several foreign rights hits from Norway–plus work from Germany and India–in our first 2019 Rights Roundup.
The UK’s Bestselling 2018 Authors and Illustrators Feted at London’s ‘Nielsen Honors’
The UK’s 2018 bestselling fiction, nonfiction and children’s titles for 2018 are honored by Nielsen in its annual ceremony in London.
China’s Book Market: 2018 in Review and December’s Bestsellers
OpenBook data reveals China’s bestselling authors of 2018, growing online book sales, and the strength of backlist titles.
Industry Notes: Europa Editions’ New Imprint; Chicago Press Buys Council Oak
Winter moves among independent publishers: Nonfiction works are the focus in Europa Compass, and Chicago Review Press buys Oklahoma’s Council Oak Books.
Words Without Borders January: Enter Laughing
Just try to get into this year without slipping on a banana peel. ‘Words Without Borders’ this month helps you pick yourself up off the floor, with international humor.
Germany’s Bestselling Books of 2018: Crime, Politics, and Big Questions
In fiction, thriller writer Sebastian Fitzek tops the list of Germany’s bestselling books in 2018. In nonfiction, the top-selling title is Michelle Obama’s ‘Becoming.’
The UK’s Sunday Times/PFD Award Names Adam Weymouth Young Writer of the Year
‘A really outstanding new contemporary British voice’: The Sunday Times/PFD Young Writer Award jurors are adamant in their praise for this year’s winner.