Titles in this Frankfurt-bound Rights Roundup include work originally published in New Zealand, Taiwan, South Korea, the United States, France, and Norway.
Rights Roundup: Chinese-Language Words-to-Screen
Our Rights Roundup features rights-trading news from Taiwan, Italy, the Czech Republic, Canada, Croatia, and Norway.
Taiwan Publisher Li Yanhe’s Detention Prompts Alarm
Beijing’s Taiwan Affairs Office confirms that Gusa Publishing’s Li Yanhe (Fu Cha) is detained for ‘endangering national security.’
At Bologna: The ‘Taiwan Stories Market’ Program
Taiwan Stories Market program at the 2023 Bologna Children’s Book Fair features award-winning illustrators and events. Sponsored.
Rights Edition: Gray Tan on Taiwan Books in World Markets
Taipei-based international rights agent Gray Tan talks about his 15-year-old agency’s success in translation and publication rights deals.
Taipei International Book Exhibition: 505,000 Attendees in Six Days
As many as 1,393 stands representing 470 exhibitors were at the 2023 Taipei International Book Exhibition, from 33 nations.
Marketing in ‘Tandem’: Naomi Bacon and Taipei’s Publishers
The Tandem Collective’s Naomi Bacon flew to Taipei International Book Exhibition to introduce ‘community-led’ book marketing.
Interview: Taipei International Book Fair’s Isabella Wu
Publisher Isabella Wu, chair of the Taipei International Book Foundation, highlights the vital role of books in public discourse.
Taipei International Book Exhibition Opens Its 31st Edition
The 31st Taipei International Book Exhibition has opened its run with professional programming as well as public-facing entertainment.
At Frankfurt: How Independent Publishers Build Community and Compete
“The aim is not to sell books, but to sell narratives,” said LAPAS Books founder Ūla Ambrasaitė at Frankfurt, in a discussion on independent publishers’ unique challenges and advantages.