and more.
-
Behind the Flemish Bestseller, 'Will'
A novel set in WWII Antwerp centered on a conflicted policeman has been a Belgian bestseller since the summer, with translation deals in place in four other territories.
-
Europeans Cheer Move Toward Flexible VAT for E-books
A proposal to allow European Union countries to offer reduced tax on e-books will be voted on in 2017 and has broad support of publishers and booksellers.
-
Behind the Swedish Bestseller, 'Forget About Me'
Swedish media personality and popular podcaster Alex Schulman's latest novel has been on a bestseller since its October publication.
-
Prize Winners On Top in France, Spain
Leïla Slimani’s thriller Chanson douce, which opens with the killing of two children by their caretaker, took the top spot on the fiction bestseller list in France at the end of November.
-
Behind the Spanish Bestseller, 'Homeland'
A novel by a prize-winning author about two families torn apart by separatist politics has been a Spanish bestseller for three months.
-
Politics Tops in France; ‘Cursed Child’ Big in Germany, Italy
The top of France’s nonfiction list took on a political bent in October, with an exposé of French president François Hollande penned by investigative journalists Fabrice Lhomme and Gérard Davet after five years of research.
-
Behind the Dutch Bestseller, 'Judas'
A book being billed as a Dutch 'Narcos,' written by the sister of a notorious criminal, was an instant bestseller there.
-
Canadian Authors, Artists Collaborate To Honor Chanie Wenjack
The First Nations boy died at age 12 in 1966 after running away from a school where he was being abused. Now two authors have published books about Wenjack in collaboration with musicians, artists, and filmmakers.
-
Behind the German Bestseller, 'A Whole Life'
'A Whole Life' has been a top 10 German paperback bestseller for 42 weeks, and it has sold over 600,000 copies in Germany in all formats.
-
Jailed Palestinian Poet's Work Gets New Life
With Ashraf Fayadh in prison for heresy in Saudi Arabia, western readers can now read his poems in a new translated edition of his 2008 poetry collection.
Looking for more stories? Browse Archive
