Publishing Perspectives https://publishingperspectives.com/ International publishing news and opinion Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:55:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://publishingperspectives.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/cropped-P19-favicon-32x32.png Publishing Perspectives https://publishingperspectives.com/ 32 32 Book City, Iran’s Largest Book Chain, Suffers War Damage https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/04/book-city-irans-largest-book-chain-suffers-war-damage/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/04/book-city-irans-largest-book-chain-suffers-war-damage/#respond Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:00:31 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=216079 The Iranian organization with a vast network of bookshops across Iran has had at least six of its branches damaged in US-Israeli strikes.

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]]> https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/04/book-city-irans-largest-book-chain-suffers-war-damage/feed/ 0 Around the Book World: Tuesday, April 7, 2026 https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/04/around-the-book-world-tuesday-april-7-2026/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/04/around-the-book-world-tuesday-april-7-2026/#respond Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:47:32 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=216062 Publishing analyst Carlo Carrenho kicks off the week with a review of the headlines from across the international publishing world.

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]]> https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/04/around-the-book-world-tuesday-april-7-2026/feed/ 0 An Interview with Quais du Polar’s Director Hélène Fischbach https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/04/an-interview-with-quais-du-polars-director-helene-fischbach/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/04/an-interview-with-quais-du-polars-director-helene-fischbach/#respond Thu, 02 Apr 2026 12:03:41 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=216056 Crime fiction enthusiasts will gather in Lyon from April 3 to 5 for the 22nd edition of Europe’s leading crime festival

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]]> https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/04/an-interview-with-quais-du-polars-director-helene-fischbach/feed/ 0 Arpita Das: Who Does a LitFest Belong to? https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/04/arpita-das-who-does-a-litfest-belong-to/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/04/arpita-das-who-does-a-litfest-belong-to/#respond Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:31:47 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=216010 For young writers, the growing number of smaller, local literature festivals across India are very often the only spaces where young, aspiring, entirely green writers can have access to established writers and career-changing conversations, writes Arpita Das. What's not to love?

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]]> https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/04/arpita-das-who-does-a-litfest-belong-to/feed/ 0 IPA Announces Shortlist for the 2026 Innovation Award https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/04/ipa-announces-shortlist-for-the-2026-innovation-award/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/04/ipa-announces-shortlist-for-the-2026-innovation-award/#respond Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:20:12 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=216049 The shortlist features companies focused on innovation in reading promotion, discovery, marketing, and literacy. The winner to be announced at the 35th International Publishers Congress in Kuala Lumpur.

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]]> https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/04/ipa-announces-shortlist-for-the-2026-innovation-award/feed/ 0 International Awards Round-Up: International Booker Prize, NBCCs, the Nibbies, and More https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/04/international-awards-round-up-international-booker-prize-nbccs-the-nibbies-and-more/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/04/international-awards-round-up-international-booker-prize-nbccs-the-nibbies-and-more/#respond Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:05:01 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=216029 Publishing Perspectives highlights some recent award announcements from around the world.

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]]> https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/04/international-awards-round-up-international-booker-prize-nbccs-the-nibbies-and-more/feed/ 0 Brazil Added Three Million New Book Consumers in 2025 as New Data Highlights Shifting Reader Demographics https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/04/brazil-added-three-million-new-book-consumers-in-2025-as-new-data-highlights-shifting-reader-demographics/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/04/brazil-added-three-million-new-book-consumers-in-2025-as-new-data-highlights-shifting-reader-demographics/#respond Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:34:16 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=215994 Research from Brazil points to rising book consumption, strong engagement among women and younger readers, and untapped opportunities for publishers targeting underrepresented audiences.

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]]> https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/04/brazil-added-three-million-new-book-consumers-in-2025-as-new-data-highlights-shifting-reader-demographics/feed/ 0 Publishers, Authors File Brief Supporting Music Publishers in Lawsuit Against Anthropic https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/03/publishers-authors-file-brief-supporting-music-publishers-in-lawsuit-against-anthropic/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/03/publishers-authors-file-brief-supporting-music-publishers-in-lawsuit-against-anthropic/#respond Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:17:49 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=216019 The publishers warn that a fair use ruling in the music publishers' case could have grave implications for the developing license regime for AI.

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]]> https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/03/publishers-authors-file-brief-supporting-music-publishers-in-lawsuit-against-anthropic/feed/ 0 Richard Charkin: Strategy, Schmrategy https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/03/richard-charkin-strategy-schmrategy/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/03/richard-charkin-strategy-schmrategy/#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:11:12 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=215910 It’s spring in the Northern Hemisphere, when corporate publishers’ minds turn to thoughts of strategy.

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]]> https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/03/richard-charkin-strategy-schmrategy/feed/ 2 Shortlist Revealed for the 2026 Women’s Prize for Nonfiction https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/03/shortlist-revealed-for-the-2026-womens-prize-for-nonfiction/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/03/shortlist-revealed-for-the-2026-womens-prize-for-nonfiction/#respond Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:52:04 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=216001 Organizers noted that the six “exceptional” books on the shortlist represent “far-reaching, global stories, spanning Asia, Europe and the Middle-East, but by giving a voice to individual experiences and perspectives."

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