Supporting ‘rights that we constantly must fight for,’ this year’s IPA Prix Voltaire shortlistees come from five international markets.
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.
IPA’s 2025 Prix Voltaire Nomination Deadline; Awards in Norway
A brief reminder that nominations for the International Publishers Association’s Prix Voltaire close on February 23.
Spain’s FGEE and GSR Foundation Sign a Reading Pact
Spain’s federation of publishers’ guilds and ‘Foundation GSR’ announce a collaboration to cultivate and advance ‘higher-level’ reading.
Frankfurter Buchmesse Names Its ‘Books at Berlinale’ Titles
The 2025 edition of Books at Berlinale on February 17 will introduce a curated selection of as many as 150 film producers.
The IPA Opens 2025 Prix Voltaire Nominations
Nominations for the 2025 Prix Voltaire have opened, the laureate to be honored at Norway’s World Expression Forum in June.
Rights Roundup: Korea’s MatchWhale Surfaces for the New Year
In the week that Han Kang becomes the first Korean Nobel Prize laureate in literature, a new rights guide for Korean literature arrives.
Gaza Bookseller Samir Mansour Wins the 2024 IPA Prix Voltaire
A Palestinian bookseller whose Gaza store has twice been destroyed in Israel’s military action has won the IPA’s Prix Voltaire.
Rights Roundup: En Route to Shanghai Children’s Book Fair
The collaboration of the Bologna and Shanghai book fairs on their emphases in children’s content leads our November Rights Roundup.
Rights Roundup: On the Road to Frankfurt 2024
Our Roundup lists rights deals on titles from South Korea, France, Frankfurt Guest of Honor Italy, Norway, Germany, and the UK.