Our Rights Roundup features two works from Norway, plus books of note from Germany, Switzerland, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Slow down and enjoy.
AAP’s Annual StatShot: US Revenues $32.5 Billion in 2024
Digital audio increased 22.2 percent to $2.4 billion in 2024, according to the Association of American Publishers’ annual StatShot.
Rights Roundup: August’s Look at Deal News
A prelude to the start of the 2025 Frankfurt Rights Meeting, this month’s Rights Roundup focuses mainly on adult fiction.
French Publishers Prevail Against Manga Pirate Site Japscan
Having helped take down the Z-Library pirate site, France’s SNE publishers now have a court ruling against Japscan.
Bologna’s 2026 Roadshow Kickoff at Cologne’s GamesCom
The 63rd edition of Bologna Children’s Book Fair starts its pre-fair road trip in a calculated close look at gaming in Cologne.
AAP’s May StatShot: US Trade Revenues Down 7.5 Percent
On a year-to-date basis, StatShot respondents showed the overall United States publishing industry down 1.8 percent in May.
Margaret McDonald Wins the Branford Boase Award for ‘Glasgow Boys’
Called ‘refreshingly strong and bold,’ Margaret McDonald’s ‘Glasgow Boys’ continues its wins, this time with the Branford Boase Award.
Rights Roundup: Warm Weather Titles on the World Market
The books in this Rights Roundup come from Canada, Italy, Denmark, the United Kingdom, Finland, and the United States.
French Publishers Navigate a Shifting Rights Landscape
A newly released report show France’s publishers faced a 2.6-percent drop in rights contracts in 2024, with co-editions surging.
Nosy Crow’s North American Publisher Katie Cunningham, Dead at 43
Kate Cunningham of Nosy Crow has died following complications related to ovarian cancer.