18+ hour ago  (882+ words) Chip Rossetti is an editor and translator with over twenty-five years" experience at both trade and university presses. From 2011 until 2025, he was the editorial director of the bilingual Library of Arabic Literature series. He has a Ph. D. in Arabic literature…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (24+ words) A new Ministry of Education initiative offers 8, 000 titles through a library-style model, surpassing 122, 000 loans in its first week....

18+ hour, 6+ min ago  (653+ words) As grassroots bookstore initiatives gain traction, new national policies, cultural investments, and major events point to a broader shift in Brazil's book ecosystem. Noite das Livrarias (Bookstore Night) at Selecta Livros in S'o Paulo, Brazil on April 23. By Talita Facchini,…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago  (459+ words) In Feature Articles, Guest Contributors by Guest Contributor April 27, 20262 Comments As users stop going to publisher-driven platforms for information and begin asking AI agents to bring those search results to them, the power structure and value proposition of the industry…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (510+ words) Publishing analyst Carlo Carrenho kicks off the week with a review of the headlines from across the international publishing world. By Carlo Carrenho, Contributing Editor Eksmo's Kapyev Is Released'And Orwell Is No. 5 in Russia The detentions come after Russia's Supreme…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago  (254+ words) The first in a new series, this column by film/TV scout Philippa Donovan shares with publishers what they should know about this growing market, including popularity of novellas and short stories, reverse adaptation, and what stories travel. Interest has…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago  (507+ words) Open Book shares insight into March 2026 book sales across fiction, nonfiction, and children's titles, with insight into what books by foreign authors are also selling well. The AI Productivity Handbook, If Journey to the West were a Group of Cats…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago  (230+ words) Said Khatibi (credit: IPAF). Based in Slovenia, Khatibi is the award'winning author of Forty Years Waiting for Isabel (2016), winner of the 2017 Katara Prize for the Arabic Novel, Firewood of Sarajevo (2018), which was shortlisted for the IPAF in 2020, and The End…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago  (318+ words) Credit: Women's Prize for Fiction The 2026 shortlist is: In a release, organizers noted that four of the six shortlisted authors (Addie E. Citchens, Virginia Evans, Marcia Hutchinson, Rozie Kelly) are being recognized for their debut novels. Additionally, four of the six…...

1+ week, 16+ hour ago  (439+ words) In Feature Articles by Guest Contributor April 21, 20261 Comment The U. S. consumer book fair returned after a years-long hiatus to throngs of delighted fans. Publishing professional Sarah Russo attended and shared how this year's show illustrated a dramatic change in focus " from…...