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OnBuy.com, a U.K. marketplace similar to eBay or OfferUp, searched Instagram and determined that the book cover most often appearing on the social media site was Harper Lee's 'To Kill a Mockingbird,' with 181,000 posts.

While Nielsen says reading declined 'slightly' in the pandemic year, the UK's World Book Day emphasis is on family reading with youngsters. The post The UK/Ireland World Book Day Emphasizes Family Reading appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Developing 'global governance around combating anti-science,' writes Peter Hotez in his new book, is key to 'Preventing the Next Pandemic.' The post Releasing a Book Into the Pandemic: ‘A Time of Anti-Science’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Walking more than 12 miles per day, Richard Charkin has time to explore 'the importance of audio and audiobooks.' The post Richard Charkin: On the Long Walk to Audiobooks appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Novels from Yemen, Tunisia, Morocco, Iraq, Sudan, Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait are on this year's longlist. The post International Prize for Arabic Fiction Names Its 2021 Longlist appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

In a new FGEE survey of Spanish readers, the number of people reading weekly increased from 50 percent in 2019 to 57 percent in 2020. The post Spain’s Publishers: COVID-19 Boosted Readership to a Record High in 2020 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

US books sales in 2020 were mixed, with AAP reporting trade book revenues up but declines in K-12 and higher education materials. The post AAP StatShot: US Trade Book Sales Up 9.7 Percent for 2020 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

The annual Audie Awards program for audiobooks, now in its 26th year, prepares for a digital awards ceremony on March 22, having started with some 1,500 submissions in the pandemic year. The post Audio Publishers Association Names the 2021 Audie Awards Finalists appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Riding a big 2020 boost from Saga Egmont and overall digital growth during the pandemic, Denmark's Lindhardt & Ringhof has 'ambitious plans' for 2021. The post Denmark’s Lindhardt & Ringhof Reports ‘Vast Growth in Revenue’ in 2020 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

In China, an interesting new fiction bestseller is mixed with nonfiction—and become a point of debate among Chinese readers. The post China Bestsellers in January: ‘Autobiographical Fiction’ Sparks Debate appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.