The biennial forum this year will feature publishers, agents, scouts, editors, civic leaders and Israeli conductor Gil Shohat. (Sponsored)
Arnaud Nourry Departs as CEO of Hachette Livre
Arnaud Nourry was known to be concerned about the future integrity of Hachette Livre amid potential acquisition, his departure is abrupt.
A Digital Jerusalem International Book Forum Opens for 2021 Registration
The Jerusalem forum has announced digital programming for May, with an eye to a physical event and the next Zev Birger Editorial Fellowship in 2022.
Venice’s Mauri School 2021: ‘The State of the Book’
The trials of 2020 and outlook for 2021 drive discussions of discoverability, digital, and direct-to-consumer relations in Venice’s forum.
AIE: Italy’s Trade Book Publishing Sales Grow 2.4 Percent in 2020
Overall in 2020, the AIE and ALI with Nielsen have reported, Italians purchased 104.5 million book in 2020.
Coming Friday: Italy’s 2021 Mauri Booksellers’ School Seminar
Speakers in this year’s digital event include Arnaud Nourry, James Daunt, Jesús Badenes, Siv Bublitz, Ricardo Franco Levi, and more.
Industry Notes: Midas Buys BKS Literary Agency; Audio Publishers Sets Conference
One of London’s leading PR firms in publishing accounts buys a literary agency, and APAC 2021 is announced as a digital conference.
Germany’s FuturePublish 2021 Conference: ‘Agile Is the New Normal’
The FuturePublish conference in Berlin was one of the last physical events of its kind this year, and will be a digital show in January.
Conexión Alemania-España: Frankfurt Guest of Honor Spain
Frankfurter Buchmesse’s international programming is supporting two Spanish-language programs first planned for Madrid.
Spain’s Readmagine Opts for ‘Plan B’; Frankfurt Extends the BookFest Deadline
Publishing conference Readmagine is organizing a digital approach for 2020, as Frankfurt allows publishers more time on BookFest concepts.