As some franchise-supported titles arrive on China’s bestseller lists, more are anticipated in months to come.
Frankfurter Buchmesse’s 2025 CONTEC in Chile: ‘Potential and Challenges’
The 2027 Frankfurter Buchmesse guest of honor, Chile, hosts a CONTEC conference with visiting publishers.
China Bestsellers in March: Entertainment and DeepSeek
The March bestsellers in China this year have shown a growing demand for ‘NZ2’, books about AI and DeepSeek, and revived poetry.
Rights Roundup: ‘Faithful Readers’ of Max Seeck Have a TV Series Coming
Patience has paid off for Max Seeck as one of his ice-thawing Nordic noir novels is set to start production for television this year.
Rights Roundup: Deal Reports From Early 2025
The initial crush of international trade show events eases briefly now, for a look at some rights sales around adult titles.
China Bestsellers: ‘Ne Zha 2’ Box Office Is Great for Books
The animated extravaganza ‘Ne Zha: The Past of the Three Realms’ goes to new heights with consumers, rocketing the book to No. 1.
Taiwan: Authors, Rights Trading, and a Picnic at Bologna
TAICCA and Taipei International Book Exhibition Foundation present a new pavilion and author-illustrators at Bologna. Sponsored.
Pre-Bologna Rights Roundup: Children’s and Adult Titles
Our pre-Bologna Rights Roundup includes the work of authors from Finland, China, Spain, Italy, the United Kingdom, and more.
Carnegie Medals: Masculinity-Themed Titles Now on the Shortlists
The 2025 Carnegie Medals bring forward much-needed books themed on youth and masculinity, now in the program’s shortlists.
Bologna’s Licensing Fair Announces Its 2025 Programming
The Bologna Licensing Conference series of events is now listing programming details for its three days of special sessions.