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China's April bestsellers show the book market restarting, with Japanese author Higashino Keigo and Mai Jia's new book topping the lists. The post China Bestsellers April 2020: A Watchful Market, a Reawakening Chart appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Seeking 'transformative fiction' on contemporary issues, Aspen Literary Prize director Adrienne Brodeur says that serious literature creates empathy. The post Aspen Words Literary Prize Opens 2021 Submissions Seeking ‘Transformative Fiction’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

The rising tide of protest over racial injustice reached publishing in the United States on Monday, as #PubWorkers4BlackLives took to social media. The post US ‘Publishing Day of Action’ Calls Out Book Industry’s Racial Disparities appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

As much as 30 percent of typical annual reading gains may not be carried into schoolwork in the autumn, says an NWEA report, as the COVID-19 pandemic affects US education. The post Coronavirus Impact: Scholastic Adjusts Its Summer Reading Program appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

From Germany, Spain, Cameroon and France, the United States, Québec, Greece, Majorca, and the United Kingdom, our titles today are in the early stages of their rights sales. The post Rights Roundup: New Titles Entering the International Marketplace appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Asking consumers to remember what booksellers mean to them, Spain's publishing industry associations roll out a campaign to reopen book retailers. The post Coronavirus Response: Spain’s Publishing Industry Mobilizes Bookstore Support appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Liberal Publishing House–specializing in politically charged content that Hanoi has tried to suppress–wins the IPA's highest honor. The post A Clandestine Press, Vietnam’s Liberal Publishing House Wins IPA’s 2020 Prix Voltaire appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Rüdiger Wischenbart in his Readmagine presentation says the coronavirus may speed up pre-pandemic book trends, including the growth of backlist audiobooks. The post At the Readmagine Conference Online: The Pandemic’s ‘Acceleration of Trends’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Alleging 'a profound disrespect for the value chain of copyright,' the Association of American Publishers goes to court over the Internet Archive's 'National Emergency Library' and 'Open Library.' The post AAP Member-Publishers File Copyright Infringement Suit Against Internet Archive appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Today's news marks the next step in Beat Technologies' drive to create bespoke D2C audiobook and ebook platforms for marquee-level publishers. The post Norway’s Beat Technology Signs a Denmark Trio for an Audiobook Platform appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.