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The new ‘Read the World’ program brings together three major organizations in a shared outreach to children and families with leading authors’ live readings of their work.

Literary agents at 2 Seas Agency say that, thanks to digital communication, publishers working from home are actively reading submissions and making offers. The post Coronavirus Worklife at 2 Seas Agency: ‘Publishers Are Still Looking for Books’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Under extended COVID-19 restrictions, French publishing companies grapple with salary and payment schedules, book release timing, and digital options. The post Publishing Amid France’s Coronavirus Lockdown: ‘We Don’t Want To Panic’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Capturing guidance on the COVID-19 pandemic's effects on publishing in international markets, the IPA's listing tracks input from member-associations. The post Coronavirus Industry Resource Lists: IPA Focuses on Policy, Support appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

The second coronavirus-related copyright exception this week, Canada's 'Read Aloud Canadian Books' program aimed specifically at online 'story time' use. The post Coronavirus: Canadian Publishers and Access Copyright Open ‘Read Aloud Canadian Books’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

For this literature and film agency's authors, 'a drawback like this can be really painful,' says  Lena Stjernström at Stockholm's Grand Agency. The post Coronavirus Worklife: Sweden’s Grand Agency Navigates a ‘Really Slow Tempo’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

While China's bestseller charts typically feature new releases, under the coronavirus outbreak, the lists have gone into a kind of lockdown of their own. The post China Bestsellers February 2020: A Market Stilled by Contagion appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

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In a battle for inclusion among Italy's economic casualties, the country's books business fights to gain traction among the wounded creative industries. The post ‘We Are Overwhelmed, We Are Exhausted’: Italy’s Publishers’ Coronavirus Alarm appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

The publishing industry looks for the way forward–in a world in which what's truly essential simply may not include physical bookselling for a time. The post A Retail Reality Check: Our Bookstores and What’s ‘Essential’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.