With the return to school on the horizon, classroom reading lists dominate the mid-summer charts in China for July.
China Bestsellers: June’s List Welcomes Neil Gaiman
The star of the danmei wuxia television series ‘Word of Honor’ has catapulted a volume of Neil Gaiman stories onto the Chinese bestseller lists.
Struan Murray, Ben Horslen Win the UK’s Branford Boase Award
The illustrated debut novel ‘Orphans of the Tide’ wins the 2021 Branford Boase Award, which honors both authors and their editors.
Singapore’s Asian Festival of Children’s Content Draws More Than 3,000 Views
Making quick adjustments when a new level of COVID-19 alert went into effect, Singapore’s Book Council mounted the AFCC digitally.
China Bestsellers: TikTok Helps Boost Michaelides’ ‘Silent Patient’
Recommendations on TikTok and other media push Alex Michaelides’ bestselling debut onto the charts in China in May.
Scholastic’s Richard Robinson, Dead at 84, a Leader in Children’s Books
Calling reading a ‘civil right,’ Richard Robinson joined Scholastic in 1964 and led the company for almost 50 years.
Singapore’s Asian Festival of Children’s Content: Fast COVID Adjustments
Having planned its program in a hybrid format, the Asian Festival of Children’s Content is delaying in-person events amid new coronavirus cases.
China Bestsellers: April’s Slow Ride on the Spring Charts
The pandemic ‘year of the backlist’ appears to be still in force in China, the fiction and children’s charts gliding especially slowly.
China Bestsellers for March: Financial Savvy for Kids
The children’s book sector of the Chinese market’s bestseller lists is led by the German financial coach Bodo Schäfer.
England’s Branford Boase Award Shortlist: Debut Children’s Novels
The Branford Boase Award based in Bishopstoke, UK spotlights debut children’s books for young readers aged 7 and older.