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Canada’s Cundill History Prize Shortlist: 10 Instead of Eight This Year

Canada's Cundill History Prize reveals its larger-than-usual shortlist of 10 titles, Peter Frankopan…

China Bestsellers in August: A Nobel Laureate Hits the Charts

The acclaimed Chinese author Mo Yan, has raced onto the bestseller list in China with his first book…

DW Books: A News Network’s YouTube Resource for Readers, Publishers

Produced in English and adding content at a rapid clip, Deutsche Welle's DW Books is widely…

Macmillan: Don Weisberg To Succeed John Sargent as CEO; Susan Winslow Leads Learning

John Sargent departs as CEO of Macmillan on January 1, 2021 because of 'disagreements regarding the…

Frankfurter Buchmesse Announces Its Digital Professional Program

Frankfurter Buchmesse releases first details of its 2020 professional publishing program, with more…

The UK’s Booker Prize for Fiction Announces Its 2020 Shortlist

The six-title Booker Prize for Fiction shortlist carries forward four of the eight debuts that were…

Sharjah World Book Capital Leads Beirut Library Restoration Aid

As parts of Beirut struggle to rebuild after the August 4 explosion, the Sharjah World Book Capital…

UK and USA: New Honors for Bibi Bakare-Yusuf and Walter Mosley

The African Studies Association UK has recognized Bibi Bakare-Yusuf, and the National Book…

Maggie O’Farrell Wins the UK’s 2020 Women’s Prize for Fiction

Historical fiction novel Hamnet, about the son of William Shakespeare, by Maggie O'Farrell becomes…

PEN America Names Ayad Akhtar Its Next President

Following Jennifer Egan in the post, the playwright and novelist Ayad Akhtar takes up the PEN…

Frankfurter Buchmesse Pivots From the Exhibition Hall to Its Digital Evocation

COVID-19 travel restrictions prevent a physical exhibition at the 2020 Frankfurt Book Fair, as the…

Coronavirus Worklife: Children’s Book Literary Agent Stephanie Barrouillet

Despite useful digital alternatives, Tel Aviv-based Stephanie Barrouillet says there remains a need…

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Featured Resources

See if you qualify: Exec Summit for Content Marketing & D2C Technologies

As book publishers build relationships with their readers through D2C sales and marketing, they must…

DigiPub: Harnessing the Power of Data-Driven Print - Nov. 16

An executive summit for magazine, catalog & book publishers exploring the convergence of online…

BEA Recovery: A Video Look Back at Book Expo America 2012

Our man-on-the-street Jim Sturdivant captured some of the flavor of Book Expo America on video,…

Exclusive Video: Kobo's New eReader Touch Edition

Kobo announced the latest version of its e-reader device at BookExpo America on Monday…

21 Tips for Book Publishers to Build an Effective Social Media Strategy

Contained in this whitepaper are 21 tips that will assist publishers in creating and implementing a…

This Week's Featured Video: Highlights from the 2010 Publishing Business Conference & Expo

Check out the video highlights from the 2010 Publishing Business Conference & Expo, featuring…

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