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Despite Strong Q3, Indigo Downsized in January
Although the Canadian retailer just released positive news about its performance through December, it still opted to downsize in January. PW has learned that among the roughly 20 staffers laid off, a number were veteran book buyers.
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International Bestsellers: Nobel Laureate Alexievich Tops Swedish List
Check out bestseller lists from France, Italy, and Sweden, where Svetlana Alexievich was the #1 nonfiction title in December.
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In India, Education and the Government Drive the Publishing Market
The recent New Delhi World Book Fair highlights the challenges and opportunities in India's massive book market.
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2015 Print Sales Up Slightly in Canada
Unit sales were up by 1%, according to BookNet Canada, while e-book sales remained at the same level they reached in 2013.
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Publishers Association Names New Chief Exec
Stephen Lotinga will succeed Richard Mollet as chief executive of the U.K.-based advocacy group for publishers.
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HarperCollins Shipping Times to Canada Improve
Canadian booksellers, who reported last month that they were struggling with sluggish shipments from HarperCollins, say improvements have been made. Many, though, are hoping for quicker, more reliable service in 2016.
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New Canadian Imprint Spotlights Quebec Authors
QC Fiction, from Montreal-based publisher Baraka Books, will release English translations of contemporary French novels by young Quebec authors.
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Prize Winner Is Hot in France
After winning France’s most prestigious literary award, the Prix Goncourt, early in November, "Compass" by Mathias Enard moved up to the third spot in the country’s fiction bestseller list at the end of the month.
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Behind the Dutch Bestseller, 'Dearest'
A social campaign helped push Dutch actress Kim van Kooten's debut novel to the top of the charts.
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HarperCollins Struggles with Shipping Delays in Canada
During the first holiday shopping season without its Toronto-area warehouse, HarperCollins has been struggling to get shipments to Canadian booksellers in a timely manner, causing frustration and impacting sales.
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International Bestseller Lists, October 2015
A number of different authors topped bestsellers lists around the world at the end of October.
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Baby Boom to Children's Publishing Boon
The end of China’s one-child policy is expected to drive children’s book sales.
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André Alexis Wins Canada’s Giller Prize
The 58-year-old author won the country's most prestigious award for fiction, worth C$100,000, for his novel 'Fifteen Dogs.'
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Why Publishers Are Vying for 'What's That To Do With Me?’
Iris Brandt, rights and contracts director at German publisher Kiepenheuer & Witsch, explains why the soon-to-be-published nonfiction book, 'What’s That to Do With Me?,' has been captivating publishers around the world.
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Book Deals: Week of October 26, 2015
Pushcart Prize–winner Stephanie Powell Watts takes her debut to Ecco, Diana Palmer gets seven figures from Harlequin, Juliet Nicolson sells a nonfiction title to FSG, and more in this week's notable book deals.
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International Bestseller List: 'The Girl in the Spider's Web' Remains Hot Across Europe
David Lagercrantz's addition to Stieg Larsson's bestselling Millennium trilogy is a bestseller in France, Sweden, and Italy.
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PEN, U.S. Publishers Respond to Chinese Censorship
PEN American Center is teaming with 12 U.S. publishers to monitor and address incidents of censorship in the translations of U.S. titles in the Chinese book market.
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'Toronto Star' Doubles Its Books Pages
The newspaper will increase its weekly print books coverage from two to four pages and run extended bestseller lists.
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'Fugitive Pieces' Author Anne Michaels Named Toronto’s Poet Laureate
The appointed three-year position, which includes an annual C$10,000 honorarium, means that Michaels will be the city’s advocate for poetry and language.
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Behind The Swedish Thriller, 'The Ice Beneath Her'
The latest hot thriller property to emerge from the Scandinavian crime fiction scene follows an unreliable narrator's attempt to solve a grisly murder.
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