PubPerspectives

Sudan’s Leila Aboulela Wins the 2025 PEN Pinter Prize | @Porter_Anderson publishingperspectives.com/2025/07/sudans… @EnglishPEN | The newly named 2025 PEN Pinter Prize laureate Leila Aboulela will give her address on October 10 at the British Library.

Publishing Scotland Names Sheila Pinder as Its New CEO | @Porter_Anderson publishingperspectives.com/2025/07/publis… @PublishScotland | Publishing Scotland introduces a new CEO as it offers bursaries for Frankfurter Buchmesse and translation grants.

UK: Cambridge University Press Publishes a 2,000th ‘Element’ | @Porter_Anderson publishingperspectives.com/2025/07/uk-cam… @CambridgeUP | With its 2,000th article titled ‘Elitism vs. Populism,’ the Cambridge Elements program demonstrates its timeliness and short format.

In Brazil, São Paulo’s 2025 A Feira do Livro Pacaembu | @talitafacchinii publishingperspectives.com/2025/07/in-bra… | The open-air São Paulo fair held its fourth edition for the public, with conferences for publishers and booksellers during the run.

HarperCollins Buying French, German Manga Operations | @Porter_Anderson publishingperspectives.com/2025/07/harper… @HarperCollins @Crunchyroll | ‘To expand our manga portfolio in Europe,’ says Brian Murray, HarperCollins is acquiring Crunchyroll’s manga elements in France and Germany.

The Dayton Literary Peace Prize 2025 Shortlists in 20th Year | @Porter_Anderson publishingperspectives.com/2025/07/the-da… @DLPeacePrize | The 20th anniversary of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize marks another competition in both fiction and nonfiction shortlists.

The United Kingdom’s Forward Prize Names Its 2025 Shortlists | @Porter_Anderson publishingperspectives.com/2025/07/the-un… @ForwardPrizes | The Forward Prizes for Poetry program again announces four categories of shortlistees together worth £17,000 in cash awards.

Dr. Ali Bin Tamim: The Sheikh Zayed Book Award at 20 | @Porter_Anderson publishingperspectives.com/2025/07/dr-ali… @3litamim @ZayedBookAward @AbuDhabiALC @ADIBF26 | 'A dynamic interplay between tradition and innovation.' Taking stock of the Zayed Award’s anniversary.

Margaret McDonald and Her Editors Win the Branford Boase Award for ‘Glasgow Boys’ | @Porter_Anderson publishingperspectives.com/2025/07/margar… @BranfordBoase @FaberBooks | Called ‘refreshingly strong and bold,’ ‘Glasgow Boys’ continues its wins, this time with the Branford Boase Award.

Margaret McDonald and Her Editors Win the Branford Boase Award for ‘Glasgow Boys’ | @Porter_Anderson publishingperspectives.com/2025/07/margar… @BranfordBoase @FaberBooks | Called ‘refreshingly strong and bold,’ ‘Glasgow Boys’ continues its wins, this time with the Branford Boase Award.

Germany Saw Sales Grow by 1.8 Percent in 2024 | @Porter_Anderson publishingperspectives.com/2025/07/german… @boev | The 2024 German market, while seeing a stabilization in ebook and audiobook markets, saw entrenched shortcomings in literacy continue.

Italy is Guest of Honor at the 2025 Lima Book Fair | @Porter_Anderson publishingperspectives.com/2025/07/italy-… @FILLima2025 | The 29th Lima International Book Fair opens this week with Guest of Honor Italy on-hand for the 20-day run of the show.

French Independent Publishers Release Their First Hors Concours Rights Catalogue | @duperico publishingperspectives.com/2025/07/french… @Hors_Concours | A prominent prize for French independent publishers creates a platform to promote emerging authors in the world market.

Frankfurter Buchmesse Opens Its Ticket Sales for October | @porter_anderson publishingperspectives.com/2025/07/frankf… @Book_Fair #FBM25 | Online sales of tickets for the 2025 Frankfurter Buchmesse in October now are open for trade visitors and members of the public.

Frankfurt Looks to Expand Book-to-Screen Programming | @Porter_Anderson publishingperspectives.com/2025/07/frankf… @Book_Fair #FBM25

Nosy Crow’s North American Publisher Katie Cunningham, Dies at 43 | @Porter_Anderson publishingperspectives.com/2025/07/nosy-c… @NosyCrow | Kate Cunningham of Nosy Crow has died following complications related to ovarian cancer.

The Association of University Presses: ‘Essential Reading’ on Immigration | @Porter_Anderson publishingperspectives.com/2025/07/the-as… | @aupresses Almost 40 university presses have contributed to a collection of writings on issues in immigration and migration.

Radish Announces the ‘Difficult Decision’ To Close | @Porter_Anderson publishingperspectives.com/2025/07/radish… @radish_fiction | Less than a decade in action, one of the key ‘online literature’ serialization platforms, Radish, is to shutter on December 31.

French Publishers Navigate a Shifting Rights Landscape | @duperico publishingperspectives.com/2025/07/french… @SNEedition | A newly released report shows France’s publishers faced a 2.6-percent drop in rights contracts in 2024, with co-editions surging.

Rights Roundup: Warm Weather Titles on the World Market | @Porter_Anderson publishingperspectives.com/2025/07/rights… | The books in this Rights Roundup come from Canada, Italy, Denmark, the United Kingdom, Finland, and the United States.