Since the COVID-19 onset, Michiel Kolman says, Elsevier’s workforce has found a new sense for its work’s importance–and for belonging.
The Netherlands’ ‘Renew the Book’ Program Opens for Submissions
Aimed at supporting Dutch startups and organizations that promote reading, ‘Renew the Book’ Innovation Award is now accepting submissions for the 2021 prize.
Author Marieke Lucas Rijneveld, Translator Michele Hutchison, Win International Booker Prize
A book written in a child’s voice wins the 2020 International Booker Prize, its author from a devoutly religious Dutch farming family.
Rights Roundup: Critical Thinking in a Long, Hot Summer
From Sweden, Denmark, the UK, Australia, the USA, the Netherlands, and Norway, today’s titles include children’s books and an LGBT graphic novel.
‘From Author to Bookshop’: The IPA Takes Stock of the Coronavirus’ Impact
Reflecting the unity needed in world publishing to address the COVID-19 crisis, a discussion of the pandemic’s impact reveals parallel challenges for publishers, booksellers, and authors.
Coronavirus Resources: The Netherlands’ Letterenfonds’ Translation Support
The Dutch Foundation for Literature is offering translators a fixed fee for sample translations and additional support to publishers on production, promotion.
Rights Roundup: A Season of Sales
From Italy, the United States, Finland, Sweden, Germany, Spain, and the Netherlands, here’s a year-end look at titles with tidings of brisk rights activity.
Rights Roundup: Purpose-Driven Reads on the International Rights Market
Our Rights Roundup today brings you eight titles written by seven women and one man from seven countries, each book with a clear goal.
Frankfurt’s Publishing Perspectives Talks: Climate, Women’s Leadership, Blockchain
Our 2019 Publishing Perspectives Talks at Frankfurt will explore how climate crisis, women and executive leadership, and blockchain affect book publishing.
The Netherlands’ NL Film Signs Development Partnership With Canada’s Wattpad
The 18-year-old Amsterdam-based production house NL Film is the latest to form a new partnership in Europe with Wattpad Studios for the development of platform-sourced writings for screens.