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  • War Has Taken Its Toll on Ukrainian Publishing

     

    A year after the Russian invasion, the Ukrainian book business is struggling.

  • Bologna 2023: Laurie Halse Anderson Wins Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award

     

    American author Laurie Halse Anderson is the winner of the 2023 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, the world’s largest children’s book prize.

  • Bologna 2023: Publishers from India, Mozambique, Ukraine Win Top Prizes

     

    Wonder House Books from India, Trinta Zero Nove from Mozambique, and the Old Lion Publishing House in Ukraine were among six winners of this year's Bologna Prize for the Best Children’s Publishers of the Year.

  • The Bologna Children's Book Fair Turns 60

     

    The top international children’s book fair, which runs March 6–9 this year, is leaning in to rights and general trade publishing for its Diamond Anniversary.

  • Indigo Saw 1.9% Sales Slide, Lower Profits in Q3

     

    Indigo Books & Music reported third quarter revenue of C$422.7 million ($316 million), a 1.9% drop compared with the previous year, and a 24% drop in profits as well. A cyberattack on February 8 forced the company to shut down its website.

  • London Book Fair Opens Registration, Announces Speakers

     

    Registration is now open for the London Book Fair, which runs from April 18-20. The fair has also announced its initial line-up of speakers and seminars for the fair's main stage, including a keynote speech from Brian Murray, president and CEO of HarperCollins.

  • Taipei 2023: The World and Readers Return to Taiwan

     

    The six-day Taipei International Book Exhibition opened with a strong showing of global exhibitors, while readers also returned, eager for more self-help and history titles.

  • Bologna Book Plus Features Agents Training, Greece and More

     

    Lloyd Grossman is the author ambassador, Greece is the market of honor, and several programs will focus on training literary agents at this year's Bologna Book Plus, a fair within the Bologna Children's Book Fair that caters to the general trade.

  • A Publishing Group Grows on Facebook

     

    Publishers Without Borders, launched on Facebook at the start of the pandemic, helped the global publishing community stay connected during lockdown. The group has grown to 4,800 members and become a hub for international networking and education.

  • German Book Sales Slide 2.1% in 2022

     

    A new report from Germany states that revenue from book sales, both at bookstores and online, was cumulatively down 2.15% compared with 2021. Nonfiction book sales saw the largest drop, falling 8.7%.

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