The winner of the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade, Anne Applebaum says, ‘Don’t let skepticism decline into nihilism.’ Anne Applebaum, in her October 18 news conference at Frankfurter Buchmesse before being awarded the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade on October 20. Image: FBM, Marc Jacquemin By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson […]
Through a distribution deal with IPG, Oxford University Press now has a direct sales channel for its children’s titles in the States. Image: Oxford Children’s Fiction By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson Sales, Distribution Start October 1 England’s Oxford University Press has announced a US sales and distribution agreement with the Independent Publishers Group (IPG)
Brussels’ European Council of Literary Translators’ Associations’ (CEATL) conference offers live streaming from Strasbourg. A the European Parliament building in Strasbourg. Image – Getty: Horkins By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson A Three-Day Program on Translation On Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday (October 2, 3, and 4), CEATL, the Conseil Européen des Associations de Traducteurs Littéraires
Germany’s popular and still-new KulturPass for 18-year-olds sees its per-person allocations dropped ‘from €200 to €100 for this year.’ In the second year of Germany’s KulturPass for 18-year-olds, the program’s allocation for each eligible teen’s spending on books and/or other cultural goods and services has been cut in half. Image – Getty iStockphoto: Wiiliam87 By
Jesús Badenes: Many Spanish consumers now say they were sustained during tough pandemic conditions by friends, family—and books. Jesús Badenes del RÃo. Image: Grupo Planeta By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson Event Preview: Publishing Perspectives Executive Talk with Grupo Planeta CEO Jesús Badenes del RÃo, moderated by Porter Anderson at Frankfurt Studio, Hall 4.0, 12
Translation rights for the Booker’s 2022 winner reportedly have sold into 24 languages since ‘The Seven Moons of Maali Alemeida’ won. Jurors in the 2023 Booker Prize for Fiction competition are, on the upper row from left, Adjoa Andoh (image: Suki Dhanda); Esi Edugyan (image: Tamara Poppitt); and James Shapiro (image: Mary Cregan). On the
The ‘Frankfurt Connect’ platform is intended to extend elements of the B2B experience of Frankfurter Buchmesse throughout the year. At the 2009 Frankfurter Buchmesse, trade visitors at Hall 3’s ‘Digital Welt’ PC workstations. Image: FBM, Alexander Heimann By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson Oestreicher: ‘Always in Our DNA’ Organizers at Frankfurter Buchmesse (October 16 to
‘One hour of listening to an audiobook on Storytel emits 2.3 grams of CO2e,’ the Swedish subscription streamer today reports. Walking along Hantverkargatan near Stockholm City Hall. Storytel reports that the loyalty of its Nordic-market subscribers continues to increase and that 40 percent of its paying subscribers listen to Storytel daily. Image: Getty iStockphoto: Alexander
At London Book Fair, the top honor from the Writers’ Prize, formerly the Rathbones, goes to Liz Berry for ‘The Home Child.’ By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson The former Rathbones Folio Prize announced last year that it was concluding seven years of sponsorship—two three-year agreements and an additional single year of sponsorship—since 2017. That
The guest of honor handover ceremony at Frankfurt included music, expressions of pride, and best wishes from Italy to the Philippines. The Philippine Madrigal Singers at Frankfurter Buchmesse’s guest of honor handover ceremony on October 20. Image: FBM, Marc Jacquemin By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson See also:Frankfurt’s Italian Guest of Honor Pavilion: The Official
