'Our industry is constantly changing and evolving,' says Bodour Al Qasimi. This week, she begins her term as the first woman president of the IPA in more than 50 years.

One-third of growth in print book sales in the States was driven by juvenile fiction in 2020, NPD BookScan reports, as the overall sales reached 751 million units.

In a bid to raise the profile of short stories in France, publisher Martine Paulais wants her press, L'Ourse brune, to produce 'beautiful books' for her readers.