Agents gathered at Bologna as Jacks Thomas, director of bolognabookplus, chaired a panel on the many differences in how agents work around the world bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article-d… (£)

The winners of the inaugural Talking Pictures award for Ukrainian book design have been announced at Bologna Children's Book Fair bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article-d… (£)

#BBPlus24 saw a fantastic gathering of passionate and creative people: publishers, agents, illustrators — the publishing industry at its best! We look forward to seeing you next year, 31 March - 3 April. In the meantime, keep an eye out for our stops around the world! #publishing

The Bologna Children’s Book Fair (Bologna Children's Book Fair) will run from 31st March to 3rd April in 2025, less than three weeks after London Book Fair (The London Book Fair, 11-13 March 2025). Read more: thebookseller.com/news/bologna-c…

Looking forward to The British Book Awards this evening ! thanks to @sharjahbookauthority for inviting us. thebookseller.com/awards/the-bri…

The IPA announced the 2024 Prix Voltaire shortlist, honoring exceptional courage in upholding the freedom to publish. internationalpublishers.org/international-…

By end of this year AI will be responsible for more new audiobooks (synthetic voice) than human narration according to Javier Celaya #Readmagine24 (but this will probably driven by self published authors not traditional publishers)

Lookng forward to #Italy as Guest of Honour FrankfurterBuchmesse next October! Lots of exciting plans from this vibrant market, now the fourth largets in Europe! bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article-s…

Check out our next 'Espresso With...Lora Fountain a literary agent based in Paris. Lora spoke at our How to Become a Literary Agent event last month in Bologna. #books #publishing #bookfairs #rights bolognachildrensbookfair.com/en/about/bolog…

Read the latest blog post - 'Translations are never finished' - by BCLT Translator in Residence nariman youssef 'Translation is an act of liberation. Not in the saviour sense, but in the sense of breaking open the gates and letting new movement in.' buff.ly/3mMkOj3

Time for another Espresso With… today Ruth Weiner @7stories shares her bookish thoughts with us. Read it over your coffee of choice today! #books #bookfairs #publishing bolognachildrensbookfair.com/en/about/bolog…

Congratulations to Gloria Bailey Publishers Association on winning an award #beijingbookfair #BIBF in recognition of her work , and outstanding contribution over the last decade. #bookfairs #publishing

Enjoy your coffee today with sandr horsley - illustrator. Sandy won the inaugural Indie Author Book Jacket Award #BBPLus24 April. bit.ly/3zvVlQE #illustration #books #bookfairs

Summer reading sorted then!

Coffee time - with Helen McAleer - one of our wonderful speakers on rights and licensing ! bit.ly/3SnCfmm

Bravo France! #paris2024olympics did you know four writers were included in designing the event, incl French Moroccan Leila Slimani? #writers #creativity #celebration

Today’s Espresso is with Kelsey Attard, from @FreehandBooks Canada, who would love a magic wand to deal with her inbox! #books #bookfairs #publishing #canada bit.ly/3Xuh0CC

Bologna's fourth Grand Tour poised to begin! Bologna Children's Book Fair and bolognabookplus will take in: Toulouse Cartoon Forum; Frankfurt Book Fair; Shanghai; Guadalajara and Angouleme - all before the main event in Bologna, 29 March to 3 April 2025! bit.ly/4d7at5o

"The Anthea Bell Prize has left me wanting to delve further into the world of translation and the possibilities that come with it." Interested to hear a student's perspective on the Anthea Bell Prize for Young Translators? Read our latest blog here! queens.ox.ac.uk/blog/the-anthe…

📣The Caine Prize for African Writing is delighted to announce that South African writer Nadia Davids has been awarded the 2024 Caine Prize for African Writing for her outstanding short story, Bridling, published in The Georgia Review in 2023. 📚🌟🇿🇦 Congratulations Nadia! ✨