Portugal’s 2025 Book Sales Boom Isn’t As Black & White As It First Appears
Portuguese book sales +7.6 % in 2025, but APEL warns growth is pigmented by colouring books; core reading demand flat, price rises absorbed.
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Author: Mark Williams
Romania’s Frankfurt 2028 Spotlight: A Strategic Publishing Opportunity
Romania’s 2028 Frankfurt Book Fair guest of honour status offers publishers strategic access to emerging Eastern European literature and translation rights.
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Qatar University Book Fair Expands Academic Publishing Reach
Qatar University Book Fair 2026 brings 45 publishers, nine international university presses, showcasing Gulf region’s growing academic publishing market opportunities.
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Spain’s Ribera del Duero Short Story Prize logs record-breaking entries
Ribera del Duero Prize closes 2026 call with 1,929 MSS, 73 % up on 2024. Spain’s benchmark for Spanish-language shorts attracts 36 nations, 60 % abroad.
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PARIX Audio Day 2026: Madrid becomes the crossroads of the Spanish-speaking and global audio markets on 19 February.
Madrid’s PARIX Audio Day 2026 delivers AI, rights and Lat-Am growth data publishing professionals need to commission, price and sell audio in 2026-27.
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