Rights Roundup: ‘Faithful Readers’ of Max Seeck Have a TV Series Coming | Porter Anderson publishingperspectives.com/2025/05/rights… #RightsEdition | Patience has paid off for Max Seeck as one of his ice-thawing Nordic noir novels is set to start production for television this year.

Greece Named Guest of Honor at Sharjah International Book Fair | Porter Anderson publishingperspectives.com/2025/05/greece… Bodour Al Qasimi أحمد العامري | Ahmed Alameri Sharjah Book Authority #SIBF25 | The ancient connections between Greek and Arab culture will be central in the November event.

In Wales, Yasmin Zaher Wins the £20,000 Dylan Thomas Prize | Porter Anderson publishingperspectives.com/2025/05/in-wal… dylanthomprize | The Paris-based Palestinian journalist Yasmin Zaher wins the 2025 Dylan Thomas for her debut publication, ‘The Coin.’

China Bestsellers in March: Entertainment and DeepSeek | Porter Anderson publishingperspectives.com/2025/05/china-… @BOpenBook | The March bestsellers in China this year have shown a growing demand for ‘NZ2’, books about AI and DeepSeek, and revived poetry.

Torino’s Fair Draws 231,000 Attendees, 977 Stands | Porter Anderson publishingperspectives.com/2025/05/torino… | Several key Italian publishing companies report substantial gains in sales at the 2025 Salone Internazionale del Libro di Torino.

Greece Named Guest of Honor at Sharjah International Book Fair | Porter Anderson publishingperspectives.com/2025/05/greece… Bodour Al Qasimi أحمد العامري | Ahmed Alameri Sharjah Book Authority #SIBF25 | The ancient connections between Greek and Arab culture will be central in the November event.

Torino’s Fair Draws 231,000 Attendees, 977 Stands | Porter Anderson publishingperspectives.com/2025/05/torino… | In association with FrankfurterBuchmesse #FBM25, the #AficionadoAward nominates Seagull Books (Calcutta), La disparition (Marseille), and zoraLIT (Berlin)

AAP StatShot: The Overall US Market Rises 7.3 Percent in March | Porter Anderson publishingperspectives.com/2025/05/aap-st… Association of American Publishers | After the mild slide of February’s StatShot, the Association of American Publishers’ March report sees the trade up 4.4 percent over March 2024.

IPA on Reported Moscow Arrests: ‘The Risks Publishers Now Face in Russia’ | Porter Anderson publishingperspectives.com/2025/05/ipa-on… World Expression Forum | The International Publishers Association alerts its world membership to reports of Russian actions against ‘LGBT propaganda.’

The £50,000 International Booker Prize Winner: ‘Heart Lamp’ | Porter Anderson publishingperspectives.com/2025/05/the-50… The Booker Prizes | Published by the independent house And Other Stories, ‘Heart Lamp’ wins the United Kingdom’s 2025 International Booker Prize.

In Brussels, a Call for Proper AI Act Implementation | Porter Anderson publishingperspectives.com/2025/05/in-bru… Federation of European Publishers | ‘Stay True to the Act, Stay True to Culture’ held a meeting in Brussels on May 20, amid fears about AI policy implementation in the EU.

Readmagine 2025: On Innovation, Skills, Collaboration | Porter Anderson publishingperspectives.com/2025/05/readma… Fundación GSR #readmagine25 @ Book_Fair #FBM25 | Madrid's Readmagine opens with the values that publishing finds in new developments: good training and talent.

At Norway's WEXFO: 'Democracies Depend on Reading' | Porter Anderson publishingperspectives.com/2025/05/at-nor… World Expression Forum Kristenn Einarsson | Europe’s DemRead project—’Democracies Depend on Reading’—launches in the autumn. The World Expression Forum has an update.

Readmagine 2025: On Innovation, Skills, Collaboration | Porter Anderson publishingperspectives.com/2025/05/readma… Fundación GSR #readmagine25 @ Book_Fair #FBM25 | Madrid's Readmagine opens with the values that publishing finds in new developments: good training and talent.

China Bestsellers: Franchising Fuels Success in April 2025 | Porter Anderson publishingperspectives.com/2025/05/china-… | @BOpenBook | As some franchise-supported titles arrive on China’s bestseller lists, more are anticipated in months to come.

Book Banning: A US Court Issues a Reversal in Texas | Porter Anderson publishingperspectives.com/2025/05/book-b… | A court decision that some say ‘forsakes core First Amendment principles’ alarms freedom-to-read backers.

In Iceland: A Focus on Boualem Sansal at Reykjavik International Literary Festival | Porter Anderson publishingperspectives.com/2025/05/in-ice… | Entering its fourth decade, the Reykjavik festival uses its ‘Absent Author’ series to feature the jailed Sansal.

At Readmagine: Publishing, Policymakers, and Advocacy | Porter Anderson publishingperspectives.com/2025/05/at-rea… | On the agenda at the 2025 Readmagine in Madrid: publishers—and their need to advocate on policy. #Readmagine25

At Norway’s WEXFO: ‘Democracies Depend on Reading’ | Porter_Anderson publishingperspectives.com/2025/05/at-nor… #wexfo25 | Europe’s DemRead project—’Democracies Depend on Reading’—launches in the autumn. The World Expression Forum has an update.

From the week: Frankfurter Buchmesse’s 2025 CONTEC in Chile: ‘Potential and Challenges’ | Porter Anderson publishingperspectives.com/2025/05/frankf… FrankfurterBuchmesse #FBM25 | The 2027 Frankfurter Buchmesse guest of honor, Chile, hosts a #CONTEC conference with visiting publishers.