The Börsenverein and Libri.Campus will lead a May 11–12 program with new data showing that young consumers, 16 to 29 years old, are buying more books.
Bologna’s Licensing Awards: 160 Entries, 10 Winners
The Bologna Licensing Trade Fair/Kids program was in its 16th year, and its awards were in their 6th edition in the 2023 show.
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.
Children’s Rights Edition: A 16th ‘Bologna Licensing Trade Fair/Kids’ in Italy
This important hub of the overall rights activity, the Bologna Licensing Trade Fair features some of the biggest brands and its own awards.
Children’s Books and Creators of Color: BookTrust Reports
Taking time to honor progress–and point to the need for more–England’s BookTrust reflects on diversity’s place in kids’ reading.
Bookwire in France: A ‘New’ Audiobook Market
Bookwire’s half-day ‘All About Audio’ conference highlighted trends in the fast-growing but still-young popularity of audiobooks in France. (Sponsored)
In England, the Polari Prize Names Its Four 2022 Winners
The LGBTQ Polari Prize competition has named its three winners, including a new honor in children’s writing and illustration.
Frankfurt: Looking at Comics’ and Graphic Novels’ Gains in the Market
An international increase in comics and graphic novels, says SB Rights’ Stephanie Barrouillet, is reflected in rights sales and in awards attention.
US National Book Awards Program Names Its 25 Finalists for 2022
The five winners among the US National Book Foundation’s 25 shortlisted finalists are to be named on November 16 in New York City.
US National Book Awards 2022 Longlist: Young People’s Literature
The books on the young people’s literature longlist are the first cohort of five categories named this week by the US National Book Awards.