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Frankfurt Book Fair 2023: Boozy Hikes Make for Brilliant Books
Myriam Sauter, an editor at Switzerland's Helvetiq, tells the tale of how a company that was once a tiny games publisher has grown into a global books and games publisher—thanks in no small part to a series of books on hiking while drinking.
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2023: Panels Take on AI, Sustainability in Publishing
With geopolitics still looming large over the fair, the Frankfurt Book Fair professional program got down to business on October 19, including at a pair of panels addressing two key concerns for the publishing industry: the rise of AI and sustainability.
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2023: How Trends Are Made at Frankfurt
Gemma Davis, international sales director at Atlantic Books/Murdoch Books, breaks down the recent history of trending topics and titles at the Frankfurt Book Fair.
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2023: The British Council in Germany Is Strengthening Bonds
Helga Stellmacher, who has just taken up a new post as country director at British Council Germany, addresses the British Council’s work in publishing and translation and its plans for the upcoming year.
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2023: Audiobook Pronunciation Matters
Audiobook listeners inevitably bring their own perception to interpreting accent and pronunciation. It’s an aspect of audiobook production that is often overlooked.
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2023: Jeff Jarvis on 'The Gutenberg Parenthesis'
In his latest book, 'The Gutenberg Parenthesis,' City University of New York journalism professor Jeff Jarvis places us today outside the era of print and beyond the world that print created.
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2023: Tracking Trends in International Book Sales
After the past few years of extreme turbulence, it's heartening to see growth in book sales in many countries—although many continue to experience uncertainty and challenge.
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2023: Contributing to Open Access Journals Has Its Challenges
Open access journals have revolutionized the dissemination of research findings, promoting the free exchange of knowledge across borders—but unfunded researchers still face when striving to contribute to them.
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2023: The War Against Books and Libraries
PW spoke with Richard Ovenden, director of the Bodleian Libraries of Oxford University, on his take on book banning in America.
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2023: Editor Q&A: C.J. Evans
We spoke with C.J. Evans, the editor-in-chief of Two Lines Press, a leading independent publisher of international literature in translation, on trends in literature and more.
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2023: The Birth of Korea’s Charm Agency
For decades, most English-language publishers had no Korean books on their lists. Now their popularity is soaring. Agent Barbara J. Zitwer digs into why that is—and why now.
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2023: Introducing Nihar Malaviya, New Penguin Random House CEO
Nihar Malaviya, the new CEO of Penguin Random House, shares a bit about himself and his vision for leading the world’s largest trade publishing company.
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2023: Artificial Intelligence and the Law
The law is usually reactive at best to questions of new technology. That’s still true with AI, but an extensive amount of work is underway to chart an applicable regulatory landscape, explains lawyer Duncan Calow.
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2023: PW Talks with Tracy Fisher
PW spoke with Tracy Fisher, partner and head of the international rights team at William Morris Endeavour (WME), which has debuted on the New York Times bestseller list 353 times over the last five years, and 37 of those titles have hit the #1 spot.
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2023: Fair Opens, but Global Tensions Take a Toll
The 2023 Frankfurt Book Fair opened on Wednesday, October 18th. Expectations were high for this year's event, with the fair celebrating its 75th anniversary, but geopolitical tensions—most prominently the war between Israel and Hamas—are having an impact.
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2023: Paulo Coelho Returns With 'Maktub'
Paulo Coelho’s new book, 'Maktub,' will be published in a global English-language edition in March 2024.
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2023: Listening to the Science, Acting for the Future
In anticipation of the global stock-take taking place at COP28 next month, the UN has reported that global action on climate is not on track, and that raises the prospect of continued weather extremes and threats to ecosystems.
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2023: Thema at 10: An International Success Story
At this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair, the publishing community will have the chance to celebrate the success of a truly collaborative, international effort: the 10-year anniversary of Thema, the most widely used subject classification for markets outside North America.
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2023: Find Your Reykjavík Moment
Iceland’s participation as the Guest of Honour at the Frankfurt Book Fair played a pivotal role in the global expansion of Icelandic literature, not only in Germany but also in other regions.
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2023: Why Public Libraries Must Bring Back the Books
Tim Coats argues that the number of visits to public library buildings has been in decline since 2011 and the solution to this problem is to bring back print books that were removed and remain committed to adding more.
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