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As programming in the digital edition of the Bologna Book Fair closes, we look at the announcement of the 2020 Hans Christian Andersen Award winners. The post Bologna Online: Jacqueline Woodson and Albertine Win Hans Christian Andersen 2020 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Having raised close to £200,000 (US$246,885) in online and offline fundraising efforts, Wales' Hay Festival today is announcing its digital edition. The post Coronavirus: The UK’s Hay Festival Announces Its Two-Week Digital Edition Program appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

A first assessment of the Chinese market, January to March, shows physical bookstore sales plunging 60+ percent, printing stalled, supply chain disrupted. The post Coronavirus Rocks China’s Book Business in the First Quarter of 2020 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Predicting a loss of US$3.8 million by the end of this month, the Georgian Publishers and Booksellers Association issues a list of nine urgent requests. The post Coronavirus Worklife: In Tbilisi, Publishers Make Urgent Appeal to Government for Help appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

'Our desk spaces are evolving their own personalities,' says Eoin Purcell as the Amazon Publishing's global teams adapt to home-officing. The post Coronavirus Worklife: Amazon Publishing in Germany, the UK, and the States appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

As working parents grapple with their kids' education during the coronavirus lockdown, a family of writers and artists looks back on their mother's choice to homeschool them. The post Homeschooled Authors: France’s Lecayes on ‘Motivating Each Other’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

One bookstore company has offered medical workers a lifetime 20-percent discount in China, as the virus pressures normal sales. The post China Bestsellers March 2020: Bookstores Buck the Pandemic’s Paralysis appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Titles with rights sales to report in our roundup come from Finland, Turkey, Russia, the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany, and Spain. The post Rights Roundup: Titles Selling Amid the Pandemic appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Having caught its stride in 2019, Ukraine's book market now is weathering the pandemic—and opening a new translation grant for rights buyers. The post Ukraine Opens New Rights Support Grants for International Publishers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Sharjah's 2019 World Book Capital concludes in a live stream from the UAE, after announcing grants from its new Access Sharjah incubator. The post Sharjah World Book Capital Holds a Closing Ceremony Online appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.