Publishing Perspectives https://publishingperspectives.com/ International publishing news and opinion Fri, 22 May 2026 08:25:55 +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 ‘Politically Urgent, Humanely Thought-provoking:’ Furthering Translation Projects Around the World https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/05/politically-urgent-humanely-thought-provoking-furthering-translation-projects-around-the-world/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/05/politically-urgent-humanely-thought-provoking-furthering-translation-projects-around-the-world/#respond Fri, 22 May 2026 08:25:55 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=217106 Expanding the reach of global literature through translation, a grant program and a literary award are open for submissions. 

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]]> https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/05/politically-urgent-humanely-thought-provoking-furthering-translation-projects-around-the-world/feed/ 0 Richard Charkin: Growing Old in the Publishing Business https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/05/richard-charkin-growing-old-in-the-publishing-business/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/05/richard-charkin-growing-old-in-the-publishing-business/#respond Fri, 22 May 2026 08:01:02 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=217062 Rather than pushing them out, what if more publishing leaders today considered redeploying talented and highly experienced older employees?

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]]> https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/05/richard-charkin-growing-old-in-the-publishing-business/feed/ 0 In Its Annual Report, the Association of University Presses Details Another Year of Growth https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/05/in-its-annual-report-the-association-of-university-presses-reports-another-year-of-growth/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/05/in-its-annual-report-the-association-of-university-presses-reports-another-year-of-growth/#respond Thu, 21 May 2026 08:20:14 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=217079 "While over the past now two years, the norms of civil society continue to be tested here in the U.S., we do see glimmers of hope in many communities,” noted AUP Peter Berkery, in an opening note to the report."

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]]> https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/05/in-its-annual-report-the-association-of-university-presses-reports-another-year-of-growth/feed/ 0 Second Consecutive International Booker Prize Validates Publisher’s Vision for Translated Works https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/05/second-consecutive-international-booker-prize-validates-publishers-vision-for-translated-works/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/05/second-consecutive-international-booker-prize-validates-publishers-vision-for-translated-works/#respond Thu, 21 May 2026 08:00:09 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=217054 Translator, poet, and And Other Stories founder and publisher Stefan Tobler talks about taking risks with literature, and what's next for the award-winning indie publisher after 'Taiwan Travelogue' by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ, translated from Mandarin Chinese by Lin King, took home the International Booker Prize this week.

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]]> https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/05/second-consecutive-international-booker-prize-validates-publishers-vision-for-translated-works/feed/ 0 Taiwan Travelogue Wins the 2026 International Booker Prize https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/05/taiwan-travelogue-wins-the-2026-international-booker-prize/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/05/taiwan-travelogue-wins-the-2026-international-booker-prize/#respond Wed, 20 May 2026 11:04:03 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=217031 The novel, written by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ and translated by Lin King, is a fictional translation of a rediscovered Japanese travel memoir, sharing two women’s culinary tour across 1930s Japan-controlled Taiwan

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]]> https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/05/taiwan-travelogue-wins-the-2026-international-booker-prize/feed/ 0 Storytel Acquires Overamstel Publishers https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/05/storytel-expands-acquires-overamstel-publishers/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/05/storytel-expands-acquires-overamstel-publishers/#respond Wed, 20 May 2026 09:05:38 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=217024 Storytel officials said the move will strengthen the company's footprint in the Benelux region, one of its core markets.

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]]> https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/05/storytel-expands-acquires-overamstel-publishers/feed/ 0 As Brazil’s Book Market Evolves, Publishers Focus on AI, Audiences, and Tax Pressures https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/05/as-brazils-book-market-evolves-publishers-focus-on-ai-audiences-and-tax-pressures/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/05/as-brazils-book-market-evolves-publishers-focus-on-ai-audiences-and-tax-pressures/#respond Wed, 20 May 2026 08:44:16 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=217013 The Brazilian Book Chamber meeting brought together more than 400 professionals from across the publishing supply chain to discuss pricing, logistics, online growth, and the evolving role of digital bookselling in Brazil.

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]]> https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/05/as-brazils-book-market-evolves-publishers-focus-on-ai-audiences-and-tax-pressures/feed/ 0 Library Purchases Boost the Italian Book Market to Start 2026 https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/05/library-purchases-boost-the-italian-book-market-to-start-2026/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/05/library-purchases-boost-the-italian-book-market-to-start-2026/#respond Tue, 19 May 2026 11:58:01 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=216989 “In a difficult year that raises concerns for the future, the library purchase bonus has allowed the book market to grow in the first four months,” said AIE President Innocenzo Cipolletta, in a statement.

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]]> https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/05/library-purchases-boost-the-italian-book-market-to-start-2026/feed/ 0 U.S. Book Sales Off to a Quiet Start in 2026 https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/05/u-s-book-sales-off-to-a-quiet-start-in-2026/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/05/u-s-book-sales-off-to-a-quiet-start-in-2026/#respond Tue, 19 May 2026 11:55:16 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=216982 The AAP's first report of the 2026 sales year shows U.S. trade book sales were essentially flat in the first quarter of 2026.

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]]> https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/05/u-s-book-sales-off-to-a-quiet-start-in-2026/feed/ 0 A Royalty Management System Built for the Modern Author https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/05/a-royalty-management-system-built-for-the-modern-author/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/05/a-royalty-management-system-built-for-the-modern-author/#respond Mon, 18 May 2026 12:12:07 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=216925 Crealo works with publishers to foster stronger relationships with authors through intuitive royalty experience. (Sponsored)

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