The Foire du Livre de Bruxelles hosted its ‘Talented Indies’ program that brought together francophone independent publishers from many countries.
Books at Berlinale 2019: New and Bestselling Books Pitched to Producers
At this year’s Books at Berlinale event, filmmakers were again introduced to a dozen publishers’ titles curated for their potential screen development.
Wattpad’s Hong Kong Office Opens Partnership with Huayi Brothers Korea
The talent and content development groupo Huayi Brothers Korea is the latest company to strike up a partnership with Wattpad Studios’ Asia division.
Bulgaria’s ‘BookMonster’ Intends to Make Youngsters Game for Reading
Responding to falling reading comprehension in Bulgaria, BookMonster is testing a new site that offers kids book quizzes and rewards accomplishment.
Stieg Larsson Investigation Bestseller Acquired by Amazon Crossing
‘The Man Who Played With Fire’ has sold foreign rights into at least 24 countries and was released in Sweden in November.
Germany’s Bertelsmann Creates a ‘Content Alliance’ for Its Divisions
Bertelsmann announces a ‘Content Alliance’ to explore ‘stronger cooperation among all Bertelsmann content businesses’ like books, film, tv and magazines.
New Amazon Crossing Kids: Translating Picture Books Into English
Amazon extends its translation publishing program to children’s books with the launch of Amazon Crossing Kids. Its first title is expected in July 2019.
Rights Sales for the Winner of the Prix Goncourt des Lycéens: ‘So Good’
Award-winning author David Diop is the client of a new one-woman literary agency in France. Looking at her rights sales, you can understand the agency’s name: So Far So Good.
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.
Finland’s Biggest First-Year Bestseller: ‘Kimi’ Drives Off With the Record and More Rights Sales
With more than 191,000 copies sold, the auto-racing biography of Kimi Räikkönen has entered 2019 as Finland’s biggest bestseller in history and is being published in a fast lane of foreign rights sales.