Ukraine’s Book Arsenal Festival has opened this week, as international publishers and rights professionals sign up for the ‘Rights On’ B2B program. (Sponsored)
Sheikh Zayed Book Award Announces Its First Translation Grant of 2021
The Syrian author Khalil Sweileh’s ‘Remorse Test,’ winner of the 2018 Sheikh Zayed Book Award in Literature, is to be translated into Ukrainian by Nora-Druk Publishers.
Ukrainian Publishers Eye ‘Disastrous’ Industry Numbers From 2020
In the case of Ukraine’s Old Lion Publishing House, adapting to online retail in 2020 made the difference between succeeding and going under.
Ukraine Book Business After Lockdowns: An ‘Almost Complete Collapse’
Ukrainian title output plunged 55 percent in the first half of the year, publishers say, as they worry that renewed lockdowns are ahead.
Grisham, Child, Amazon, PRH Headline Lawsuit of KISS Library for Piracy
Top-visibility Authors Guild members join with Amazon Publishing and Penguin Random House in a suit alleging KISS is pirating a wide range of books.
Ukraine Opens New Rights Support Grants for International Publishers
Having caught its stride in 2019, Ukraine’s book market now is weathering the pandemic—and opening a new translation grant for rights buyers.
Frankfurt Notes: Ukrainian and Indian Book Market Presentations
Insights into stresses on the Ukrainian cultural industries are on stage, as are aspects of the book business in India this week at Frankfurter Buchmesse.
Retail Pressures: Ukraine’s Open-Air Bookselling Marketplaces Appear Headed for Closure
As Ukraine’s bookselling prospects improve, the loss of the country’s open-air market book stalls may mean more challenges for the book business.
As the World Cup Approaches, PEN Authors Press Moscow for Oleg Sentsov’s Release
Ahead of the World Cup in Russia, PEN America issues a letter demanding the release of imprisoned Ukrainian writer and filmmaker Oleg Sentsov, who began a hunger strike in May.
Demand for Ukrainian-Language Literature May Prompt a Market Upswing
Despite reported closures of publishers in Ukraine, some say the ban on Russian literature will trigger a new boom in Ukrainian texts which, along with state orders for books, could prompt an upturn in the beleaguered market.