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Trade ShowsIn the World of Books, Sharjah Is a Rising Star
Ten years ago, publishers might have struggled to find the emirate on a map. Today, it's home to a blossoming book scene, the Sharjah International Book Fair, and the hot Arabic-language kids' publisher Kalimat.
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International Hot Book Properties, Week of July 10, 2017
Among the books heating up around the globe this week are Raphaëlle Giordano's French bestseller, a debut Swedish thriller and a backlist novel by a Guatemalan author known best for his short fiction.
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Book News
Open Book: When in Milan
PW's adult book director Louisa Ermelino pays a visit to Italian publishing house La Nave di Teseo in her latest column.
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Book News
Cassava Republic Brings Africa to America
Nigerian publisher Cassava Republic has begun distributing books to the U.S. and will introduce several bestselling African adult and children's authors to American readers.
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International Hot Book Properties, Week of June 26, 2017
A comic book by a French feminist blogger, and a novel by an Indian author about nine different peoples' relationship with one woman are among the books generating buzz this week.
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Book News
Thrillers Hot In May
Fred Vargas held the #1 slot on France’s fiction bestseller list in late May with 'When the Recluse Comes Out,' the latest in his series of mysteries starring Parisian police commissioner Adamsberg.
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Book News
Germany's Publishing Revenue Rises 1% in 2016
A new report issued this week by the trade association representing German publishers and booksellers revealed that book revenue was up 1% in Germany last year, hitting €9.28 billion ($10.41 billion). The largest segment seeing gains was children's books.
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Behind the French Bestseller, 'Thinking and Acting Like A Cat'
This self-help book, which instructs people how to emulate the best qualities of cats, was helped along by an innovative marketing campaign in which its publisher reached out to cat lovers via Facebook.
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International Hot Book Properties, Week of June 12, 2017
A Swedish novel about an elderly woman generates a series of preempts; a German debut attracts the Americans and Brits, among others; and more.
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Book News
Digital Sales Down 2% in Canada in 2016
BookNet Canada's annual report, The State of Digital Publishing, shows a slight decline in sales of ebooks last year, even as publishers produced more digital titles.
