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Popular Fiction Topped December International Bestseller Lists
Eric Vuillard’s Goncourt Prize–winner The Agenda, a historical novel about the Nazi annexation of Austria, remained at #1 in France.
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Canadian Book Sales Down in 2017
Unit sales of print books fell 4% in Canada in 2017, compared to 2016, while dollar sales dropped 3%. The figures were released by BookNet Canada’s sales tracking service.
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Prix Goncourt Winner Tops In France
In France, the fiction bestseller list at the end of November was crowned by a pair of prizewinning novels about World War II.
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Michael Redhill Wins 2017 Scotiabank Giller Prize
Redhill was awarded the Scotiabank Giller Prize and its attendant C$100,000 purse for his novel 'Bellevue Square' (Doubleday Canada) on November 20.
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‘Origin’ Rules The World
Dan Brown’s latest novel, "Origin," was in the top spot on the fiction bestseller list in France at the end of October.
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Catalonia’s Book Industry Is Small But Vibrant
The city of Barcelona may only have 1.6 million residents, but it dictates much of what Spanish speakers around the world read.
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Amanuta’s Coming-of-Age Story
The Chilean picture book publisher Editorial Amanuta, which explores off-the-beaten-path topics in Latin American history and the folktales of indigenous people, is broadening its reach.
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Australia: The Big Not-So-New Thing
Over the past couple of years, Australia has hatched a raft of authors whose work is selling around the globe.
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‘Column of Fire’ Hot Abroad
Ken Follett’s latest novel has taken the top slots on the fiction bestseller lists in both France and Germany
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For Greystone Books, Hopes for a Follow-Up Bestseller
Four years after relaunching as an independent press, Greystone Books is working hard to replicate the success of 2016’s huge hit, 'The Hidden Life of Trees,' with a sequel from German environmentalist Peter Wohlleben.
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Heather Reisman, Canada’s Most Influential Reader
The founder and CEO of Indigo Books & Music has a Midas touch when it comes to bestsellers.
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These Canadian Voices Are Global Bestsellers
Rupi Kaur and Lilly Singh are superstars around the world—and their influence is only growing stronger.
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Canadian Publisher Spotlights and Highlights
Publishers, big and small, discuss their best current and forthcoming works.
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Canadian Publishing 2017: Celebrating the Story of Canada
Publishers continue to shape the country’s identity, at home and abroad.
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A Year Filled with Canadaversaries
Tundra and House of Anansi turn 50 and Dundurn turns 45 as Canada's publishing industry grows one year older.
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‘Trees’ Takes Root in France, Germany
A few weeks ahead of the release of Peter Wohlleben’s The Inner Life of Animals: Love, Grief, and Compassion—Surprising Observations of a Hidden World, his first title, The Hidden Life of Trees, was the #1 nonfiction book in France in August and in third place in his native Germany.
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Academic Publishing in China 2017: All Our Coverage
Welcome to PW's coverage on the Chinese academic publishing segment, which is capitalizing on massive government funding to produce groundbreaking research and publications.
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Academic Publishing in China 2017: Zhejiang University Press
With nearly 1,000 new titles per year and 16 journals (five of which are in the Science Citation Index), the 33-year-old Zhejiang University Press is a hotbed of activity.
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Academic Publishing in China 2017: Xi’an Jiaotong University Press
A 1986 merger with a university publishing unit that specialized in audio and video products gave XJUP a comprehensive portfolio that covers different content formats.
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Academic Publishing in China 2017: Social Sciences Academic Press
As its name suggests, SSAP is the go-to publisher in China for scholarly titles in the humanities and social sciences.



