The world’s most influential publishing trade show for younger readers was green-lighted only on January 15.
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.
China Bestsellers in January: Reading Lists and Romance
Driven by winter-break extracurricular reading lists, China’s charts see familiar classics in fiction, humorous history titles in nonfiction.
Rights Roundup: Bologna Names Its Cross-Media Awards Winner
The road to Bologna is paved with awards programs, of course, and a French book-and-film project has just been named a winner.
Children’s Books Edition: Agent Karolina Jaszecka’s Outlook for Bologna
The Barcelona-based literary agent Karolina Jaszecka heads for Bologna with a specialty in Polish literature for young readers. (Sponsored)
Ukraine’s Iryna Baturevych: ‘Solidarity Is Our Superpower’
Interview: Iryna Baturevych at the publishing magazine ‘Chytomo’ has launched an English-language edition for the world book business.
Awards: London Book Fair Names International Excellence Shortlists
Seventeen nations are represented in eight categories, with Greece making its debut in International Excellence Awards competition.
Ukraine’s Yulia Kozlovets: ‘Do Not Be Indifferent’
Interview: The director of the Book Arsenal Festival in Kyiv talks about life amid missile strikes and Putin’s ‘crime against humanity.’
Denmark’s Saga Egmont Producing Audiobooks for Irish and UK Publishers
The Copenhagen-based Saga Egmont division of Lindhard & Ringhof is making English-language audiobooks for four new partner presses.
Rights Edition: The Netherlands Offers Hundreds of Sample Translations
The Dutch Foundation for Literature commissioned two years of sample translations to promote titles and help translators make ends meet.