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Rights Roundup: Open Call for Latvian Literature Translation Funding

Erin L. Cox — Fri, 23 Jan 2026 10:21:52 +0000

This month's Rights Roundup features a winter rom-com, an existential journey, and discovering what fungi can teach us.

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U.S. Trade Sales Cooled Somewhat in November but Remain Solid

Andrew Albanese — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 16:26:07 +0000

According to the AAP's monthly StatShot report, U.S. trade revenues for November 2025 were up over the previous year.

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China Bestsellers: Double 11 Promotions and Living in an Era of Uncertainty Boost Sales

Erin L. Cox — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 13:30:13 +0000

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.

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Association of American Publishers Announces This Month’s Revenue Report

Erin L. Cox — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 16:00:53 +0000

The Association of American Publishers released October 2025 StatShot report noting revenue is up 6.7% over October 2024 and 0.4% so far this year.

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China Bestsellers: Nobel Prize Boost, Aspirational Nonfiction, and Children’s Classics

Erin L. Cox — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 12:37:12 +0000

Beijing's OpenBook shares their insight into the top books on their international, fiction, nonfiction, and children's bestseller lists.

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Classicist Mary Beard to Chair Judging Panel for the UK’s Booker Prize

Erin L. Cox — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 09:37:39 +0000

Classicist Mary Beard will chair the judging panel for UK's Booker Prizes.

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International Prize for Arabic Fiction Announces 2026 Longlist

Erin L. Cox — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 09:31:18 +0000

International Prize for Arabic Fiction announces 2026 longlist featuring writers from ten different countries, including Egypt, Algeria, Lebanon, Iraq, Morocco, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia and Yemen.

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The 25th Bollinger Prize in the UK Awards Two Prizes This Year

Erin L. Cox — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 12:00:52 +0000

The UK's Bollinger Prize, celebrating its 25th anniversary, awarded the Bollinger Everyman Prize for Comic Fiction to Rosanna Pike and the Vintage Bollinger Prize to Marina Lewycka.

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China Bestsellers: Energies Around Shanghai’s Book Fair

Porter Anderson — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 16:18:15 +0000

As the annual China Shanghai International Book Fair season arrived, Beijing's OpenBook research group had new observations to mention.

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Endangered, Indigenous Languages Featured at Shanghai’s Fair

Porter Anderson — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 22:14:17 +0000

The dogged problem of endangered and Indigenous languages is a major one in children's books.

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