With physical retail down and digital retail growth slowing, 2020 was the first year in which Beijing OpenBook tracked a downturn in the Chinese book market since 2000.

In last year's International Excellence Awards from the London Book Fair, Bonnier took the inclusivity prize and Spain's Casanovas & Lynch Literary Agency won the agents' award.

The National Book Awards' new digital outreach series features a 12-event presentation of winners, shortlistees, and finalists, including international literature and translation.