News: international

Marian Keyes' Grown Ups reaches number one in five countries

Marian Keyes' latest novel Grown Ups (Michael Joseph) has reached number one in the fiction charts in five countries this week – a first for the bestselling author.... Read more

HarperCollins to create standalone Irish division with Nagle at helm

HarperCollins Ireland, a new standalone publishing division, is being launched with Conor Nagle from Gill Books as its publisher. Read more

Remaining RWA board members quit after racism row

All the remaining board members of the Romance Writers of America (RWA) have stepped down after the organisation became engulfed in a row over racism.... Read more

Roland Gulliver appointed director of the Toronto International Festival of Authors

Roland Gulliver has been appointed director of the Toronto International Festival of Authors (TIFA). Read more

French book trade figures condemn industry's sexual harassment

Forty-four authors and figures from the French book industry have signed an op-ed condemning sexual harassment and sexism in French publishing. The text, written by Caroline... Read more

Barnes & Noble pulls Diverse Editions after backlash

Barnes & Noble has pulled a series of classic novels reissued with "diverse" covers for Black History Month, after a furious backlash over the choice of... Read more

Publishers restrict China activities as coronavirus spreads

Publishers with operations in China are curtailing some activities in the country after the coronavirus outbreak. Read more

Macmillan USA to 'expand' Latinx representation after American Dirt row, say campaigners

Macmillan USA has agreed to expand Latinx representation in its staffing and in the books that it publishes according to representatives of #DignidadLiteraria.... Read more

Suspense writer Mary Higgins Clark dies at 92

Simon & Schuster US has announced the death of author Mary Higgins Clark at the age of 92. Read more

US print sales fall 1.3%

Sales of print books in the US fell by 1.3% in 2019 compared to the previous year, with 689.5 million sold. Read more

John le Carré awarded $100,000 Olof Palme Prize

John le Carré has been awarded the $100,000 Olof Palme Prize, an honour awarded to outstanding achievement in the spirit of assassinated Swedish politician Olof Palme. ... Read more

RWA president quits as HarperCollins Canada joins boycott over race row

A host of publishers including HarperCollins Canada are boycotting the forthcoming Romance Writers of America national conference and its new president has quit, as a backlash... Read more

German book market posts small 2019 rise

Even though the holiday season was below par, Germany’s book market narrowly avoided another major disappointment and finished the year on a positive note. Overall... Read more

RITA romance awards cancelled after race row sparks author boycott

The Romance Writers of America has cancelled its annual RITA awards ceremony after hundreds of authors staged a boycott over an ongoing race row.... Read more