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The initial edition of Festival KM Amèrica runs through June 19 at Barcelona's new Biblioteca Gabriel García Márquez. The post Barcelona’s New García Márquez Library Hosts a Latin American Festival appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Amid a jump in university students needing accessible learning aids, Italy's publishers are collaborating in a special conference. The post Italian Publishers Explore Accessible Publishing for University Students appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Efforts to assist Ukrainian refugee kids with books are paying off in Germany and Poland as colleagues support Ukraine's book industry. The post Update: The German Book Trade’s Efforts for Ukraine appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Collection edited by Andrew McMillan and Mary Jean Chan ‘questions and redefines’ the meaning of its title• Read a selection of the poems belowThis Pride month, a new anthology featuring the work of queer poets such as Langston Hughes, Ocean Vuong and Kae Tempest is “questioning and redefining what we mean by a ‘queer’ poem”.100…

People who turned to books during Covid lockdowns continuing to buy them, company saysBloomsbury has reported a record year for sales, as the Harry Potter publisher said the increase in reading during the pandemic had become “permanent” after lockdowns eased.The company benefited substantially from Covid restrictions when homebound consumers turned to new hobbies, including reading,…

Yale University Press' publication of Serhiy Zhadan's book is translated by Reilly Costigan-Humes and Isaac Stackhouse Wheeler. The post Ukraine’s ‘The Orphanage’ Wins the 2022 European Bank Prize appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

A 31-year-old American agency buys a 123-year-old British agency in the UTA-Curtis Brown acquisition. The post UTA Buys London’s Curtis Brown: ‘A Culture of Collaboration’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

The 10,000-word story about a blind young king and his valet will be released this autumn along with an audio version read by Jarman An unpublished short story by the late artist and film-maker Derek Jarman will be available to buy for the first time later this year.Jarman, who is best known for his films…

The Lambda Literary Awards' digital 2022 presentation named winners from a pool of 120 shortlisted finalists. The post The 2022 Lambda Literary Awards Are Announced in 24 Categories appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

After honoring its 2022 winners, the United Arab Emirates' Sheikh Zayed Book Award issues a call for 2023 submissions. The post Sheikh Zayed Book Award Opens Its 17th Round of Submissions appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.