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LatAm Publishing Leaders Tackle Gender Inequality, AI at Princeton Conference
Women have made advances in Latin American publishing, but men still hold much of the power, said industry leaders at a conference convened earlier this month by Princeton University Press. AI too, is having an impact, with publishers primarily concerned about protecting IP.
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Spotify Expands Audiobook Service to German-Speaking Markets
Spotify is expanding its audiobook service to Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein, offering approximately 60,000 German-language titles.
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2025 International Booker Prize Shortlist Announced
This year’s six-book International Booker Prize shortlist comprises five novels and one short story collection translated from five languages. The winner will be revealed at a ceremony in London on May 20.
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Dav Pilkey Topped Canada’s Bestseller Lists in 2024
BookNet Canada’s latest report on print sales in the country in 2024 found that retail sales fell 1.9% and units slipped 3.7%. Pilkey’s Dog Man: The Scarlet Shedder was the top-selling English-language print book in Canada last year.
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ALA, SBA Launch First School Librarians Conference in Sharjah
The American Library Association and the Sharjah Book Authority will host the inaugural ALA Sharjah School Librarians Conference on April 15–16 in the United Arab Emirates.
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Livres Canada Books Remains Committed to U.S. Market Amid Tariff Concerns
The Ottawa-based organization that supports Canadian book exports is taking a measured approach to the potential tariffs threatened by the Trump administration while affirming its commitment to the U.S. market.
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Veteran Spanish-Language Publishing Pros See AI as an Opportunity
A survey of publishing professionals in Argentina, Spain, Mexico, and other Spanish-speaking countries found that most were sanguine about the impact of AI, with the strongest optimism among those with 10 or more years in the business. Self-employed respondents expressed the most concern.
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Red Tower Teams with Penguin Michael Joseph for U.K. Imprint
Red Tower Books, an imprint of Entangled Publishing, is partnering with Penguin Michael Joseph, a division of the U.K.'s Penguin Books, to launch Red Tower in the U.K. as an imprint of Penguin Michael Joseph. The U.K.-based expansion marks Penguin Michael Joseph's first imprint in its 90-year history.
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Fiction Sales Grow, Nonfiction Declines Across International Book Markets
A new report covering sales in 18 international territories showed significant revenue growth in fiction across 16 markets last year, led by India and Mexico. Nonfiction sales grew in only six countries.
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Russian Invasion Continues to Batter Ukrainian Literary Institutions
So far this year, multiple bookstores and a printing plant in Kharkiv, as well as the National Writers Union in Kyiv, have been heavily damaged in targeted drone and missile attacks by Russian forces, which invaded Ukraine three years ago.
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