Bologna guest of honor Estonia finds younger readers preferring to read in English over Estonian: a growing industry trend. The Estonian stand at the 2025 London Book Fair. The market arrives at the end of March as the guest of honor nation at Bologna Children’s Book Fair. Image: Publishing Perspectives, Porter Anderson By Jarosław Adamowksi […]
Selected publishers are working with an early release of Audible’s AI-voiced audiobook production, with translation and accents to follow. Image – Getty: Sergei Chuzavkov By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson Carrigan: ‘We’ll Be Able To Bring More Stories to Life’ Amid the din of near-constant debate around AI in the audiobook field, Audible today (May
An ‘unconventional longlist’ opens the International Booker Prize’s cycle: authors and translators of 15 nationalities on five continents. Image: Booker Prize Foundation, Yuki Sugiura By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson Thirteen Books Translated from 10 Languages The 13-title 2025 longlist being released this afternoon in London (February 25) includes an interesting first—a 43-year-old book first
Days after the AI focus at London Book Fair, the Association of American Publishers files a statement on the US ‘AI Action Plan.’ By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson Dan Conway, left, CEO of the United Kingdom’s Publishers Association, and The Association of American Publishers’ president and CEO Maria A. Pallante discuss the challenges of
The March bestsellers in China this year have shown a growing demand for ‘NZ2’, books about AI and DeepSeek, and revived poetry. In Anhui, an inland province in the eastern central area of China. Image – Getty: Song Yuan By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson Films, AI, and ‘Modernized’ Poetry As you’ll recall, in our
In February, trade paperback and hardback formats declined 1.4 percent and 4.9 percent respectively over the same month last year. In Boston Common, February 11. Image – Getty: Yokaew By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson Digital Audio Up Again, 6.4 Percent Year to Date In its October 2024 StatShot report released Tuesday (May 13), the
The Sheikh Zayed Book Award in Abu Dhabi names its 19th iteration shortlists, with a winner’s ceremony set for April 28. Sheikh Zayed Book Award winners speak at the 2024 Abu Dhabi International Book Fair. Image: ADIBF By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson A Programming note: The Sheikh Zayed Book Award is supporting a program
