Every month, Publishing Trends runs fiction international bestseller lists from four territories–France, Germany, Italy, and Spain. This month, our four regular territories are joined by two more: Ireland and Israel. Those books that have been published in English are listed with their official English-language title. All others are translated as literally as possible from the…Continue Reading
Time Regained Eco Back in Italy, Dahl Redux in Spain, and Harry Potter Everywhere Else Umberto Eco is at it again. Romance, that is. His fourth such novel to date — featuring the picaresque adventures of the title character, Baudolino — has hit the stands in Italy, and we’re told its pages are bursting with…Continue Reading
Untangling the Very Tangled World of Audio Rights However much the print world is suffering as it stares down proliferating e-formats and their rights, the audiobook world’s been there, and done that. With cassette, CD, and now streaming media all up for grabs in a variety of permutations, many of them farmed out to different…Continue Reading
