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Wattpad in Asia: Singapore?s Mediacorp at APOS; Manila?s Pasion-Flores at Anvil
by Porter Anderson
23 Apr 2019 at 2:01am
Amid Wattpad's April shower of deal announcements, Singapore's Mediacorp signs on for screen development, and the Philippines' Andrea Pasion-Flores talks about Anvil's new co-produced imprint.
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IPA Leaders Tour Sharjah Children?s Reading Festival Ahead of World Book Day
by Porter Anderson
22 Apr 2019 at 5:30am
On the eve of Sharjah's year as UNESCO's World Book Capital, the International Publishers Association brass sees the 11-year-old children's reading fair.
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The Albertine Prize Readers? Vote on Translations Is Underway
by Porter Anderson
21 Apr 2019 at 10:30pm
This year's Albertine Prize shortlist of five works translated from French into English are by authors from France, Rwanda, Morocco, Mauritius, and Iran.
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For World Book Day, Amazon Crossing Rolls Out Its 2019 ?Read the World? Offer
by Porter Anderson
19 Apr 2019 at 4:06pm
To celebrate World Book Day, Amazon Crossing is giving away books translated from Spanish, Dutch, German, Hebrew, Swedish, Japanese, and Norwegian.
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Words Without Borders April: To Read ?Within a Tradition?
by Porter Anderson
17 Apr 2019 at 10:30pm
For this month's edition of 'Words Without Borders,' guest editor Lina Meruane gives us a framework for Chilean work, editor Eric Becker talks process.
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Industry Notes: S&S To Launch Tiller Press; Canada?s Transatlantic Lands UK?s ...
by Porter Anderson
17 Apr 2019 at 9:30pm
Tiller Press, a new S&S imprint, plans to use 'social listening, research, and analytical capabilities' as a guide. And Canada's Transatlantic Agency Signs the UK's Legend Press.
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AAP?s StatShot Sees Adult Trade Up in February, Digital Audio Again Surges
by Porter Anderson
17 Apr 2019 at 7:37pm
The February update from the Association of American Publishers shows solid gains in children's and religious books, and hardbacks with a 3-percent growth.
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Books to Film: Sony Pictures Television Partners With Wattpad on Original Pro...
by Porter Anderson
17 Apr 2019 at 6:38am
Brokered by UTA's 'Emerging Platforms' division, a new first-look co-production deal with Sony boosts Wattpad onto a new level of screen development.
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Sharjah Children?s Reading Festival: ?Making Reading a Lifelong Habit?
by Porter Anderson
16 Apr 2019 at 10:30pm
Devised as a highly participatory hub of more than 2,500 events, the Sharjah Children's Reading Festival opens in the coming UNESCO World Book Capital.
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Richard Charkin: Reflections on Publishing Association Work
by Richard Charkin
16 Apr 2019 at 10:30pm
Richard Charkin looks back at his four decades with the UK's Publishers Association and the many book publishing issues the PA dealt with.
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