The 21st edition of the SA Book Awards has a three-category shortlist of four titles each, bestsellers voted on by the market’s booksellers.
Words Without Borders’ 2021 Queer Edition: ‘Reckonings’
At ‘Words Without Borders,’ Susan Harris’ curation of this year’s queer issue has focused on inflection points that require ‘reckonings.’
Rights Roundup: The Pandemic Changes the Book Fair Calendar Again
Titles in our Rights Roundup come from Japan by way of Finland, as well as Slovakia, Sweden, Germany, Turkey, the United States, and France.
Association of University Presses Opens International Pairings Pilot
The Association of University Presses launches its ‘Global Partner Program’ to reach publishers in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, and Latin America.
South Africa’s Snapplify Foundation Wins Bett MEA Award for Inclusion
The new Snapplify Foundation is the winner of a 2020 Bett MEA award for its work in expanding ed-tech services’ availability in Africa.
University of Johannesburg Joins ProQuest’s Publishing Program
The University of Johannesburg becomes one of the schools that add some 200,000 works annually to ProQuest’s Dissertations & Theses program.
South Africa: SA Book Awards Honor Author Trevor Noah
The 2020 SA Book Awards’ highest honor goes to Trevor Noah for his rendition for young readers of his memoir, ‘Born a Crime.’
A Three-Market Roundtable: Mexico, China, and South Africa
The first event in a new webinar series looks at the ‘super powers’ each of three growing world publishing markets have to deploy.
South Africa’s Ramaphosa Sends Copyright Amendment Back to Parliament
The South African president says the bill could give rights holders ‘a lesser share of the fruits of their property than was previously the case.’
Amazon Crossing Rolls Out Its 2020 Free World Book Day Translations
From Turkey, South Africa, Sweden, China, Germany, Israel, Spain, Brazil, and Argentina, this year’s free books from Amazon Crossing arrive amid frontier-defying contagion.