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London?s ?Author HQ? Programming To Be Led by Bestseller Matt Haig
by Porter Anderson
23 Jun 2021 at 12:50pm
The digital edition of London Book Fair on June 29 features an eight-hour sequence of programming headlined by author Matt Haig.
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Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre in Partnership With Brill
by Porter Anderson
23 Jun 2021 at 11:21am
'The Journal of Arabic Studies' premieres in January, in a new partnership between Brill Publishing and Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre.
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China Bestsellers: TikTok Credited With Boosting Alex Michaelides? ?Silent Pa...
by Porter Anderson
23 Jun 2021 at 9:05am
Recommendations on TikTok and other media are said to have pushed Alex Michaelides' bestselling debut onto the charts in China in May.
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English PEN?s Centenary Features Adichie, Shafak, Thiong?o, Dangarembga
by Porter Anderson
22 Jun 2021 at 12:57pm
The centerpiece of English PEN's year-long celebration of its 100th year is September's three-day program of events in London.
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Tbilisi International Book Festival Returns to Physical Production
by Porter Anderson
22 Jun 2021 at 11:37am
With a full schedule of in-person events and activities, the 2021 Tbilisi International Book Festival in Georgia takes place this week, and attendee registration is now open.
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NPD Books: US Sales of Social Justice and Race Books Soar in 2021
by Porter Anderson
22 Jun 2021 at 9:48am
In the first five months of 2021, books on race and social justice sold 700,000 more units than in the same part of 2020.
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Zimbabwe?s Tsitsi Dangarembga Wins German Book Trade Peace Prize
by Porter Anderson
21 Jun 2021 at 11:39am
The Zimbabwean writer and filmmaker Tsitsi Dangarembga is to receive the 2021 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade for her work that examines 'global questions of justice.'
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France and Italy?s Publishers Open Three-Day Bilateral Rights Event
by Porter Anderson
21 Jun 2021 at 10:25am
French and Italian book publishers are engaging in a 3-day translation rights event, each the other's second-largest rights export market.
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Publishers Call for EU Condemnation of New Hungarian Censorship
by Porter Anderson
21 Jun 2021 at 8:07am
Budapest's new bill banning school content on homosexuality and transgender issues prompts three organizations to call for an EU response.
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In the States, the Young Lions Fiction Award Goes to Catherine Lacey
by Porter Anderson
18 Jun 2021 at 12:09pm
A book the jury says 'challenges us to interrogate what we see when it pertains to sex and gender, 'Pew' has drawn a lot of award attention.
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