Category: North America
Beyond the Islands: How the Caribbean Collective Could Transform Regional Publishing
Jamaica’s Caribbean Collective aims to strengthen regional publishing, rights and visibility. What it means for Caribbean publishing and global trade.
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Canada’s Manitoba Book Awards Return After Two-Year Hiatus (and a School Days Confession)
Manitoba Book Awards return after 2024 suspension with six categories; independent board led by David A. Robertson plans full programme restoration by 2027.
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Mexico – FILCO 2026: Coyoacán’s Record-Breaking Footfall At The Neighbourhood Fair With International Reach
FILCO 2026 drew 360,000 visitors with 40% sales growth. Lebanon announced as 2027 Guest of Honour. Analysis for publishing professionals.
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Canada – Quebec Youth Shun Local Authors for Foreign Voices, BookTok Drives English-Language Surge
Quebec youth reading habits favour foreign authors over local talent, with BookTok driving English-language surge. Montreal and Read Quebec fairs address industry challenges.
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Canadian Booksellers Plead for Tariff Exemption on US-Imported Books
There’s a lesson here for publishers everywhere that rely on US trade.
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US – “Print Books Take a Tumble.”
Nothing too worrying, but also nothing to celebrate . Jim Milliot’s latest look at the US...
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April US publishing numbers tell a selective story
In April the pot pay-out to indie authors and small presses for ebooks downloaded via the Kindle...
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Book bans are on the rise in U.S. schools, fueled by new laws in Republican-led states. (Headline – LA Times)
Yet who among us would speak up for the right to publish and sell books anywhere, let alone in our...
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Canada – the resurgence of romance books
“TikTok has affected the way people read, what they read, and how book covers are...
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Restructuring at PRH -meaningful, or musical chairs?
In the wake of the Court debacle that led to Markus Dohle’s long-overdue resignation, the...
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July US print book sales down 8.8% in first week. Fortunately Nikki Haley maths do not apply
It’s just a shame much of the industry cannot apply the same reasoned rationale to ebooks,...
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The parallel publishing universe that is online reading continues its exponential rise as mainstream western publishing looks the other way
Add the 70 million readers on Pratilip, the 49 million for China Literature outside China and the...
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