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Karim Kattan's Eden at Dawn is a National Book Award
Karim Kattan's French novel Eden at Dawn, translated by Jeffrey Zuckerman, is a finalist for the National Book Award for Translated Literature.
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The book trade on The Spine and Page: Independent bookshops, Chain and online retail, Book pricing and fixed price laws across Europe, Translation funding and grants, Author earnings and Publishing deals and advances.
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Lit Hub's September 2026 literary essays and reviews
Lit Hub Daily's September 24, 2026 edition offered a seasonal book selection flowchart and advice for writers, alongside essays on legacy, craft, and new
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Lit Hub's Book Marks Highlights Five New Reviews
Lit Hub's Book Marks service has compiled five new book reviews, covering titles by Ashton Politanoff, Akbar Shahid Ahmed, Lars Anderson, Min Jin Lee, and
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Jean-François Colosimo Leads Cerf Publishing
Jean-François Colosimo, the director of Éditions du Cerf for 13 years, discusses his philosophy of publishing as intellectual disputation.
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Planeta and Madrina Sévigné Launch Spanish Literature Push
Two publishing ventures, the global giant Planeta and the new independent house Madrina Sévigné, have simultaneously announced plans to focus on Spanish
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Sciences Humaines and Philosophy Magazine Launch 'MàJ' Book
Sciences Humaines Editions and Philosophy magazine have jointly launched a new book series called 'MàJ' to address generational misunderstandings.
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Agents Predict Trends at Frankfurt Book Fair 2026
Literary agents at the Frankfurt Book Fair highlight rising interest in horror, traditional space opera, and fiction from smaller language markets like
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National Book Awards 2026 Longlists Announced
The National Book Foundation has revealed the longlists for the 2026 National Book Awards in Translated Literature and Young People's Literature.
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Naomi Alderman's The Strangers Blends Grief and Eco-Horror
Naomi Alderman's new book, The Strangers, is a hybrid memoir and speculative fiction novel about grief and mysterious creatures called mimmoths.
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Bruno Munari's 'In the Fog of Milan' Explored in New York
An exhibition in Manhattan shows Bruno Munari's 1968 picture book 'In the Fog of Milan,' featuring an immersive installation.
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Les Presses des Ponts Launches 'Problèmes Publics' Book
Les Presses des Ponts has launched a new book series, 'Problèmes Publics,' aiming to bridge engineering and social sciences.
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Daniel Kwan and Julia Pott on Their New Picture Book 'Have
Academy Award-winning filmmaker Daniel Kwan and animator Julia Pott discuss their collaborative picture book, 'Have You Ever Seen a Ghost?', which features
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Paris court rejects copyright claim in magazine design
A Paris court has ruled that the cover design of the magazine 'Légende' is not protected by copyright, rejecting a claim by its publisher, LGND Éditions
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Jon Ronson's 'The Castle' explores modern
Jon Ronson's new book 'The Castle' investigates bizarre case studies, from a Connecticut castle owner to a controversial comedian, to examine the confused
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Book Production Costs Rise Despite Paper Price Stability
Industry experts report rising costs for plastics, ink, and freight in book manufacturing, though paper prices remain stable.
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Flammarion Wins Court Case Over Godard Book Cover Photo
A Paris court ruled against the widow of photographer Raymond Cauchetier in a copyright and parasitism lawsuit against publisher Flammarion.
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Paris Court Rules Author's Consent Essential for Book
A Paris court has ruled that publisher Talent Éditions infringed journalist Raphaël Nouet's copyright by reprinting his football book without consent.
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India's Book Market to Hit $21 Billion by 2030
A new industry report projects India's publishing market will reach $21 billion by 2030-31, detailing current sector sizes and key growth areas.
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AkooBooks Audio CEO Ama Dadson on African Audiobook Market
Ama Dadson, CEO of Ghana's AkooBooks Audio, discusses the nascent African audiobook market, the need for authentic local production, and opportunities for
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Paris Court Nullifies Author's Contract Over Derisory Pay
A Paris court has nullified two publishing contracts between author 'Lord Tanjah' and L'Harmattan, ruling the royalty terms were structurally imbalanced
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Megan Giddings Recommends Five Short Story Collections
Author Megan Giddings shares five short story collections that inspired her own book 'Black Arts', focusing on works that explore fractured realities and
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Grand Prix du Roman Métis 2026 Announces 12-Book Shortlists
The juries for the Grand Prix du Roman Métis and its Readers' Prize have each selected 12 novels from an initial 30, moving closer to the December award
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Marlon James, Jon Ronson Lead Week's Best Reviewed Books
Marlon James' The Disappearers and Jon Ronson's The Castle top the latest Book Marks list of best reviewed books, featuring strong praise from major
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Independent Press Fiction Bestsellers for August 30, 2026
Kathryn Stockett's 'The Calamity Club' leads the weekly fiction chart from independent bookstores, with Emily Wilson's translation of 'The Odyssey' and
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Terry Eagleton's Meditations on Death
At 83, theorist Terry Eagleton releases a book of meditations on mortality, critiquing cultural attitudes and exploring death's philosophical consolations.
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Guardian Reviews Four Translated Novels
A Guardian review roundup covers four newly translated novels: Pirkko Saisio's The Red Book of Farewells, Wolf Haas's metafictional Short Circuit, Lucia Odoom's Cosmos, and Alejandra Kamiya's The Fallen Trees Are Also the Forest.
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Publisher Rosellina Archinto Dies at 93
Rosellina Archinto, a foundational figure in Italian children's publishing, has died at 93. She founded Emme Edizioni and Babalibri, forging a lasting editorial bridge with France's L'Ecole des loisirs.
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Emily Wilson retranslating Homer's Odyssey
Translator Emily Wilson is creating a new English version of Homer's Odyssey from scratch, following her acclaimed 2017 translation.
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Colm Tóibín's The Bridge continues
Colm Tóibín's novella The Bridge follows Miquel a year after A Long Winter, exploring betrayal and survival in the Catalan Pyrenees.
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AAP, Authors Guild warn on library e-books
A publishing industry report claims library e-book lending hurts retail sales and opposes state laws regulating e-book licenses.
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Alix E. Harrow wins 2026 Best Novel Hugo
Alix E. Harrow's 'The Everlasting' won Best Novel at the 2026 Hugo Awards, announced at the World Science Fiction Convention in Los Angeles.
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Richard Charkin on Publishing's Legacy
Industry veteran Richard Charkin argues that publishing's true strength lies in its inherited legacies, financial, reputational, and cultural, rather than
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Guillaume Montégudet on AI's Inevitable Role
Guillaume Montégudet argues that AI's integration into educational publishing is now inevitable. The key challenge is providing teachers with reliable, secure AI tools while protecting certified content and developing new economic models like an 'offre classe'.
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Amanda Peters The Birthing Tree September
Amanda Peters will publish her second novel, 'The Birthing Tree,' with Catapult in September. The book follows a half-Mi'kmaq woman from the 1960s to the 1990s, exploring midwifery and Indigenous customs.
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Tatiana Krasilnikova's 'Heracleocene' poem
A new translation of Tatiana Krasilnikova's poem 'Heracleocene' explores the invasive Sosnovsky's hogweed plant as a symbol of colonial and ecological
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Étrange Grande Festival Cancelled
The Étrange Grande genre literature festival in Hettange-Grande, Moselle, has cancelled its fifth edition scheduled for September 19-20.