As we get closer to this year’s robust-looking Frankfurt, rights news is here from France, Finland, Spain, Brazil, and Norway.
Rights Edition: Brazilian Books Are Selling in Cairo, With Brazilian Publishers’ Translation Grant
With a Brazilian Publishers Translation Grant, Portuguese titles are being translated into Arabic in Egypt. [Sponsored]
Rights Edition: NPD on Netflix and Nostalgia, Licensing for ‘Dungeons & Dragons’
With sales of US$14.9 million based on MSRP, NPD sees ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ buoyed by Netflix’s ‘Stranger Things.’
Richard Charkin: Dear Literary Agent
Richard Charkin offers ‘a heartfelt apology,’ writing that he now finds literary agents ‘trusted go-betweens and understanding partners.’
Brazilian Publishers’ Translation Grant: Taking Children’s Books from Rio to Mozambique
With a Brazilian Publishers Translation Grant, Brazilian children’s books were published in Mozambican Portuguese and African languages. [Sponsored]
Richard Charkin: ‘Vestigial Organs’ in Medicine and Publishing
Drawing on his medical-student days, Richard Charkin examines some of the ‘vestigial’ traditions in international book publishing.
Spain Reports Book Market Growth in 2021: Up 5.6 Percent
The Spanish book market is reporting revenues of €2.5 billion in 2021, a gain of 5.6 percent over 2020, and book sales of 174 million units.
Rights Edition: Juliette Kayyem on ‘The Devil Never Sleeps’
Before the next ‘boom’ comes, Juliette Kayyem says in her new book from Hachette’s Public Affairs, ‘We need to stop being surprised.’
Rights Roundup: Frankfurt in Mind
Our Rights Roundup features titles from France, Greece, Finland, India and the United States–and some statistics from Germany.
Rights Edition: Canada’s Guernica Editions Acquires Ukrainian Author Ivan Baidak’s ‘(In)visible’
The release in September from Guernica Editions will be the first English translation published of an Ivan Baidak novel.