Brookings author Richard Reeves is working on a career change, a project at Quarto, and new opportunities for the book business.
Thessaloniki International Book Fair’s ‘Dialogue’: A New Rights Center
This week’s 2023 Thessaloniki International Book Fair features a new rights center and an invitational fellowship program.
British Book Awards: Trade and ‘Book of the Year’ Shortlists
The British Book Awards contenders for Book Trade and Book of the Year are announced, with the shortlists consisting of 29 categories.
Bologna Outlook: Stephanie Barrouillet of SB Rights Agency
Despite ongoing COVID concerns and Russia’s attack on Ukraine, Stephanie Barrouillet looks ahead to an upbeat in-person Bologna.
Coronavirus Worklife: Italy’s Third Publisher, Giunti, Begins Gradual Reopening
Having taken a major stake in the UK-based Quarto Group, Florence’s Giunti Editore is ‘doing everything possible’ to give workers a safe return.
Welbeck Names Malcolm Edwards To Publish André Deutsch Line
Welbeck Publishing Group reactivates the André Deutsch line as an imprint under the direction of former Orion publisher Malcolm Edwards.
Leaver and Smith’s Welbeck Acquires Carlton; Books International Acquires Marston
In two moves announced within days of each other, new consolidation can be seen in both nonfiction and in distribution and manufacturing services in publishing.
New Report Forecasts Spanish-Language Audiobook Surge in Spain and Latin America
The predictions made by publishers responding to Dosdoce’s new survey see the number of Spanish-language audiobook titles surpassing 10,000 this year, narration dialects starting to favor Latin American markets.
White Lion Publishing: Quarto Announces Reorganization of Its UK-Based Trade Imprints
With an aim of ‘breaking down silos and embracing new ways of communicating with our target readers,’ The Quarto Group consolidates three imprints into one master entity headed by Richard Green.
Russia’s Clever Publishing Adds North American Market through Quarto Distribution
‘Quite a big challenge to aim for the world’s largest book market’: Moscow’s Clever Publishing wants $10 million in North American sales in three years.