Publishing Perspectives https://publishingperspectives.com/ International publishing news and opinion Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:35:20 +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 IPA Calls Out Georgian Government’s Proposed ‘Single Textbook’ Policy https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/10/ipa-calls-out-georgian-governments-proposed-single-textbook-policy/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/10/ipa-calls-out-georgian-governments-proposed-single-textbook-policy/#respond Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:35:20 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=220206 In a statement, IPA leaders called the shift to single government textbooks "a severe restriction of the freedom to publish in the educational space."

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]]> https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/10/ipa-calls-out-georgian-governments-proposed-single-textbook-policy/feed/ 0 Dual Breakthrough at Frankfurt Book Fair: Shandong Education Press Exports and Imports Children’s Titles https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/10/dual-breakthrough-at-frankfurt-book-fair-shandong-education-press-exports-and-imports-childrens-titles/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/10/dual-breakthrough-at-frankfurt-book-fair-shandong-education-press-exports-and-imports-childrens-titles/#respond Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:24:17 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=220189 In recent partnerships with publishers in Lebanon and France, China's Shandong Education Press builds a bridge for storytelling and education around the world. This story was originally published in the China Publishers Magazine. 

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]]> https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/10/dual-breakthrough-at-frankfurt-book-fair-shandong-education-press-exports-and-imports-childrens-titles/feed/ 0 With Reading Under Pressure, Central Europe Debates Fixed Book Price Laws https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/10/with-reading-under-pressure-central-europe-debates-fixed-book-price-laws/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/10/with-reading-under-pressure-central-europe-debates-fixed-book-price-laws/#respond Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:20:30 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=220199 With bookstores and reading facing significant headwinds, Poland and other Central-Eastern European publishing industries debate whether to adopt fixed book price laws.

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]]> https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/10/with-reading-under-pressure-central-europe-debates-fixed-book-price-laws/feed/ 0 Spotlight on Translation: Three translators on Galvanizing Interest in Literature Translated from Arabic, Greek, and Swahili https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/10/spotlight-on-translation-three-translators-on-galvanizing-interest-in-literature-translated-from-arabic-greek-and-swahili/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/10/spotlight-on-translation-three-translators-on-galvanizing-interest-in-literature-translated-from-arabic-greek-and-swahili/#respond Tue, 20 Oct 2026 11:52:49 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=220178 Ahead of the 2026 Frankfurter Buchmesse, Publishing Perspectives spoke with three translators about their work and how they help the world discover the literature they love.

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]]> https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/10/spotlight-on-translation-three-translators-on-galvanizing-interest-in-literature-translated-from-arabic-greek-and-swahili/feed/ 0 IPA Backs PRH Grupo Editorial in Closely Watched ‘Freedom to Publish’ Case in Mexico https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/10/ipa-backs-prh-grupo-editorial-in-closely-watched-freedom-to-publish-case-in-mexico/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/10/ipa-backs-prh-grupo-editorial-in-closely-watched-freedom-to-publish-case-in-mexico/#respond Tue, 20 Oct 2026 11:32:29 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=220171 The publisher has decried a copyright complaint lodged against them as an act of censorship.

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]]> https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/10/ipa-backs-prh-grupo-editorial-in-closely-watched-freedom-to-publish-case-in-mexico/feed/ 0 The Women’s Prize Trust and Chanel Partner to Support Emerging Writers in the US https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/10/the-womens-prize-trust-and-chanel-partner-to-support-emerging-writers-in-the-us/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/10/the-womens-prize-trust-and-chanel-partner-to-support-emerging-writers-in-the-us/#respond Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:32:49 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=220164 With a mission to support emerging female writers in the United States, The Women's Prize Trust and Chanel have partnered on a new program - Originators - which was launched in New York City last week.

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]]> https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/10/the-womens-prize-trust-and-chanel-partner-to-support-emerging-writers-in-the-us/feed/ 0 Around the Book World: Monday, October 19, 2026 https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/10/around-the-book-world-monday-october-19-2026/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/10/around-the-book-world-monday-october-19-2026/#respond Mon, 19 Oct 2026 08:34:57 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=220141 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/2026/10/around-the-book-world-monday-october-19-2026/feed/ 0 Frankfurter Buchmesse 2026: Programs Explore AI’s Impact on Translation, and the Future of Publishing https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/10/frankfurter-buchmesse-2026-programs-explore-ais-impact-on-translation-and-the-future-of-publishing/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/10/frankfurter-buchmesse-2026-programs-explore-ais-impact-on-translation-and-the-future-of-publishing/#respond Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:50:20 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=220127 With AI a major topic of conversation at this year’s fair, research presented in Czechia’s Frankfurt pavilion examined how publishing professionals use AI—and why literary translators remain concerned about its effects on their livelihoods.

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]]> https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/10/frankfurter-buchmesse-2026-programs-explore-ais-impact-on-translation-and-the-future-of-publishing/feed/ 0 Who Will Win the 2026 Baillie Gifford Prize? World’s Largest Bookmaker Lays Odds https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/10/who-will-win-the-2026-baillie-gifford-prize-worlds-largest-bookmaker-lays-odds/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/10/who-will-win-the-2026-baillie-gifford-prize-worlds-largest-bookmaker-lays-odds/#respond Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:43:35 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=220122 The oddsmaker is betting that Patrick Radden Keefe will make history as the first author to win the award twice.

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]]> https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/10/who-will-win-the-2026-baillie-gifford-prize-worlds-largest-bookmaker-lays-odds/feed/ 0 Finalists for U.S. National Book Awards Announced, Ceremony Hosted by Kyle MacLachlan https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/10/finalists-for-u-s-national-book-awards-announced-ceremony-hosted-by-kyle-maclachlan/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/10/finalists-for-u-s-national-book-awards-announced-ceremony-hosted-by-kyle-maclachlan/#respond Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:40:25 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=220114 Across the five categories, 14 authors and translators have been previously honored by the National Book Foundation.

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