This month’s Rights Roundup features a winter rom-com, an existential journey, and discovering what fungi can teach us.
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China Bestsellers: Double 11 Promotions and Living in an Era of Uncertainty Boost Sales
OpenBook shares their insight into the top books on their fiction, nonfiction, and children’s bestseller lists from November, plus a look at what international authors are selling well in China.
New International Prize Engages Readers to Discover Emerging Writers
The Libraro Prize, created as a partnership between Libraro, Hachette UK, and LoveReading, seeks to discover, celebrate, and publish new literary talent from around the world, selected by readers.
USBBY Announces the 2026 Outstanding International Books List
The 2026 USBBY List of Outstanding Books features 41 titles from 24 countries which reflect universal themes of identity, hope, intergenerational bonds, friendship, play, curiosity, migration, nature, and cultural heritage
Second Annual Sharjah Festival of African Literature Highlights “The African Way”
Fostering cultural exchange between Sharjah and Africa, the festival celebrates African literature and culture and the building of a stronger relationship in the future.
Financial Times and Standard Chartered Partner on FT Business Book of the Year Award
International banking group Standard Chartered supports the FT’s popular business book award as well as supporting the next generation of business writers with the return of the Bracken Prize for Young Authors.
Frankfurter Buchmesse Announces Titles for 2026 Books at Berlinale
Frankfurter Buchmesse announces the titles selected for this year’s Books at Berlinale in February. These titles will be presented to producers for consideration for film or television adaptation.
Scholastic’s Graphix Turns 20, Saylor Looks to Future of Graphic Novel Market
As the market for graphic novels expands around the world, US publishing imprint Graphix, which specializes in graphic novels for children, highlights their future goals.
The Future of Translation: AI and the Greater Good
Two stories this week highlight how AI is impacting the role of translators and what that may mean for the future of translation in publishing.
Fontaine O Livres Announces Publishers for 2026 Le Tour d’Europe de l’édition indépendante
Following the success of the 2025 edition, Le Tour d’Europe de l’édition indépendante will return in 2026 to support a new group of independent French-language publishing houses in the foreign rights market.
