Intro to Japanese Publishing
Here are some basics for U.S. publishers seeking to do business in Japan. more...and more.
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NewsCiting War, Sharjah Book Authority Cancels Events
The U.A.E.-based organization has indefinitely postponed its Children’s Reading Festival, Booksellers Conference, Conference for School Librarians, and the NYU SPS Executive Publishing Program, all slated for later this month.
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News
Canadian Print Book Sales Rose 4.1% in 2025
Sales of print books climbed to C$1.145 billion ($821 million) in 2025, driven primarily by gains in domestic publishing fueled by patriotic fervor. The top-selling title by a Canadian author was Greta Podleski’s self-published cookbook, Every Salad Ever.
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Bologna Book Fair
Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2026 Preview: Fighting for the Future Reader
This year’s fair addresses the global decline in reading among young people and the evolving role of AI in publishing, while recognizing rising talent and industry leaders.
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Bologna Book Fair
Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2026 Preview: BolognaBookPlus Embraces Designers and Writers
Now in its sixth year, BolognaBookPlus, the Bologna Children’s Book Fair’s general trade publishing initiative, continues to grow and is offering its most ambitious program yet.
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London Book Fair
Taking the Temperature of Global Comics at the London Book Fair
A promised “Comic Space” at the fair never quite materialized, but the show floor still had plenty to reveal about the state of graphic storytelling, from buzzy book deals and crowdfunding campaigns to an appearance from Heartstopper author Alice Oseman.
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London Book Fair
LBF 2026: Publishers Affirm the Value of Bibliodiversity, Community
Following late-night parties, the London Book Fair’s final day closed with panels focused on fighting against monoculture, amplifying underserved voices, supporting young readers, and developing the next generation of publishing professionals.
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London Book Fair
LBF 2026: Pan Macmillan CEO Says Books Need to Be ‘as Urgent as Notifications’
In her Wednesday keynote address at the London Book Fair, Joanna Prior tackled the growing literacy crisis, arguing that “the decline of reading is a greater challenge to our industry than AI could ever be.”
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London Book Fair
Literary Portals: Deep Vellum on Publishing Tatiana Țîbuleac
Publisher Will Evans and rights director Sarah McEachern chatted with PW about bringing the Moldovan-Romanian author to the London Book Fair in honor of her English-language debut, The Summer My Mother Had Green Eyes, translated by Monica Cure.
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London Book Fair
LBF 2026: The French Publishers’ Agency Sells What Americans Can’t Write
The New York–based literary agency, in business since 1983, serves as a bridge between French publishers and American editors, selling the rights to dozens of titles a year, often for books with a distinctly Francophone perspective.
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London Book Fair
LBF 2026: PRH UK CEO Talks AI, Corporate Publishing, and Reading Promotion
Tom Weldon opened the London Book Fair with a wide-ranging interview covering AI, corporate publishing, and why the industry should get less “preachy” about reading rates.
