Publishing Perspectives News Coverage: Book Publishing in France https://publishingperspectives.com/tag/france/ International publishing news and opinion Tue, 13 Jan 2026 14:39:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://publishingperspectives.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/cropped-P19-favicon-32x32.png Publishing Perspectives News Coverage: Book Publishing in France https://publishingperspectives.com/tag/france/ 32 32 The Future of Translation: AI and the Greater Good https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/01/the-future-of-translation-ai-and-the-greater-good/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/01/the-future-of-translation-ai-and-the-greater-good/#comments Fri, 09 Jan 2026 13:16:40 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=214349 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.

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]]> https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/01/the-future-of-translation-ai-and-the-greater-good/feed/ 1 Fontaine O Livres Announces Publishers for 2026 Le Tour d’Europe de l’édition indépendante https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/01/fontaine-o-livres-announces-publishers-for-2026-le-tour-deurope-de-ledition-independante/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/01/fontaine-o-livres-announces-publishers-for-2026-le-tour-deurope-de-ledition-independante/#respond Thu, 08 Jan 2026 13:11:38 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=214354 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. 

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]]> https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/01/fontaine-o-livres-announces-publishers-for-2026-le-tour-deurope-de-ledition-independante/feed/ 0 France’s 2025 Book Market: Freida McFadden’s Unprecedented Success and Leading Trends https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/01/frances-2025-book-market-freida-mcfaddens-unprecedented-success-and-leading-trends/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/01/frances-2025-book-market-freida-mcfaddens-unprecedented-success-and-leading-trends/#respond Thu, 08 Jan 2026 13:07:36 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=214343 NielsenIQ BookData highlights top books in France for 2025, including books by Nicolas Sarkozy, Prix Goncourt winner Laurent Mauvignier, and American authors Freida McFadden and Suzanne Collins.

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]]> https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/01/frances-2025-book-market-freida-mcfaddens-unprecedented-success-and-leading-trends/feed/ 0 French Publishers Association Looks to Compensate Authors for Used Book Sales https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/12/french-publishers-association-looks-to-compensate-authors-for-used-book-sales/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/12/french-publishers-association-looks-to-compensate-authors-for-used-book-sales/#comments Mon, 15 Dec 2025 09:41:11 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=214174 Approximately 20 percent of the French book market is used book sales which authors do not benefit from, but the Publishers Association seeks to help authors gain income from second-hand sales.

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]]> https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/12/french-publishers-association-looks-to-compensate-authors-for-used-book-sales/feed/ 1 The Frankfurt Global Network: A Spotlight on International Markets https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/11/the-frankfurt-global-network-a-spotlight-on-international-markets/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/11/the-frankfurt-global-network-a-spotlight-on-international-markets/#comments Tue, 25 Nov 2025 12:41:48 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=213889 Participants in this year's Frankfurt Global Network program share insight into their home markets.

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]]> https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/11/the-frankfurt-global-network-a-spotlight-on-international-markets/feed/ 1 Writer Boualem Sansal, Held for a Year, Released by Algeria https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/11/boualem-sansal-released-by-algeria/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/11/boualem-sansal-released-by-algeria/#respond Wed, 12 Nov 2025 23:17:31 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=213703 In a surprise move, Algeria's president suspends the 2011 German Peace Prize-winning author's prison sentence.

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]]> https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/11/boualem-sansal-released-by-algeria/feed/ 0 At Frankfurt, French Publishers Face AI and Second-Hand Book Threats https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/11/at-frankfurt-french-publishers-face-ai-and-second-hand-book-threats/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/11/at-frankfurt-french-publishers-face-ai-and-second-hand-book-threats/#respond Tue, 04 Nov 2025 15:08:45 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=213465 At Frankfurt 2025, French publishers warn that AI misuse and unchecked second-hand book sales endanger creativity and revenue—urging fair rules to protect authors and the future of publishing.

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]]> https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/11/at-frankfurt-french-publishers-face-ai-and-second-hand-book-threats/feed/ 0 David Meulemans at France’s Aux forges de Vulcain https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/10/david-moelemans-aux-forges-de-vulcain/ Fri, 31 Oct 2025 08:03:48 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=212240 At Paris' Les Forges de Vulcain, David Meulemans likes to buy an international text prior to its translation, to work on the editing.

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]]> Italy in Germany: Bologna’s ‘Grand Tour’ at Frankfurter Buchmesse https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/10/italy-in-germany-bolognas-grand-tour-at-frankfurter-buchmesse/ Fri, 24 Oct 2025 09:24:31 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=213277 The 'Grand Tour' of curated illustration work is well underway from Bologna, having spent the week at Frankfurt Book Fair.

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]]> Executive Talk at Frankfurt: JC Lattès CEO Véronique Cardi on French Publishing at a Crossroads https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/10/executive-talk-jc-lattes-ceo-veronique-cardi-on-french-publishing-at-a-crossroads/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/10/executive-talk-jc-lattes-ceo-veronique-cardi-on-french-publishing-at-a-crossroads/#respond Fri, 17 Oct 2025 07:26:08 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=213067 Frankfurt's Publishing Perspectives Forum presents an Executive Talk detailing elements of the French market's dynamics today.

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