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Young Adult books saw a huge 43% rise in post-lockdown sales by value as the children's sector as a whole swelled to 33% of the market once shops reopened.

Authors of colour made up 19.6% of Young Adult writers published in 2019, a huge leap on previous years, according to new research.

The US children's market has seen huge growth this year with increasing focus on books by people of colour and by celebrities, Barbara Marcus, president and publisher of Random House Children's Books in the US, has said.

With events set to run into December, the program is offering tickets for its first three weeks to benefit the Authors' Contingency Fund. The post UK: Gaiman, Atwood Headline Society of Authors Fundraiser Lineup appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

With events set to run into December, the program is offering tickets for its first three weeks to benefit the Authors' Contingency Fund. The post UK: Gaiman, Atwood Headline Society of Authors Fundraiser Lineup appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Georgia's book fair surveyed the impact of the pandemic and issued a statement of support for Belarusian writers and publishers. The post Tbilisi Book Fair States Support for Belarus Opposition; PEN America Backs Alexievich appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Singapore's 2020 Asian Festival of Children's Content draws from Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and the Americas for its programming. The post Asian Festival of Children’s Content 2020: A COVID-Aware Edition appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Singapore's 2020 Asian Festival of Children's Content draws from Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and the Americas for its programming. The post Asian Festival of Children’s Content 2020: A COVID-Aware Edition appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Little Tiger is to publish "a fresh take on the witch school genre" middle-grade series by mother and daughter partnership Honor and Perdita Cargill. 

Head of Zeus will publish Georgie Hall's "funny and frank" debut novel, Woman of a Certain Rage.