Bulgaria Named Guest of Honour at Romania’s Bookfest 2026
Bulgaria is the guest of honour at Bookfest 2026 in Bucharest. Leading authors, including Booker winner Georgi Gospodinov, will attend.
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Author: Mark Williams
HarperCollins and the Reading Crisis. Identify the Real Culprit. Blame the Parents. Sell More Phonics Books
HarperCollins named the reading-for-pleasure paradox — then sold parents the phonics workbooks causing it. Publishing’s biggest conflict of interest, examined.
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Azerbaijan’s 12th Reading Day Book Fair
Literary agent Khayala Murad discusses Azerbaijani literature’s evolution and professional standards at the 12th Reading Day Book Fair in Baku, April 2026.
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Hachette UK Acquires Kogan Page, Becoming Second-Largest UK Business Publisher
Hachette UK acquires Kogan Page, adding 1,000 titles and becoming the UK’s second-largest business publisher while preserving its imprint identity intact.
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Nigerian Publishers Push Back on Textbook Ranking Policy
Nigerian publishers warn proposed textbook ranking policy risks undermining standards, due process and the wider book ecosystem.
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