DAILY EDITION
July 12, 2019
Russian comic and graphic novel publisher Bumkniga has grown 20 percent in the last year. Founder Dmitry Yakovlev offers a snapshot of the country's comic market and his titles.
 
The 2019 International Publishing Distribution Forum will be staged at Frankfurter Buchmesse in October, and in the UK, Emerald Publishing launched its redesigned research platform.

In the US, book publisher revenue for April of this year was $793.5 million, down $13.1 million (-1.6 percent) compared to the same month last year.

Weekly Book Picks from IPR License
Are you looking to buy translation rights? Each week, we are highlighting a fresh selection of books from IPR members - all with rights available to view on the platform.

This week, we're highlighting award-winning Nordic titles. You can see more titles, with rights available, by downloading the latest issue of IPR Rights Magazine.
Weather that Changed the World by Marcus Rosenlund
Winner of the Swedish Literature Society in Finland Award 2019

Science journalist Marcus Rosenlund takes readers through millennia, revealing how weather has shaped our world and our history into what it is today.

The Eighth Maiden by Eva Frantz
Awarded The Best Detective Novel 2019 by the Finnish Whodunnit Society

When an early-morning ice swimmer comes across a terrible surprise in the water, police officer Anna Glad has to shake off the challenges of her new life.

The Celestial Sphere by Olli Jalonen
Winner of the Finlandia Prize 2018

A magnificent tale set in the 1680s of a young peasant boy from St. Helena who ends up playing a role in the history of science.

Shhh by Magnhild Winsnes
Winner of The Critics Prize for Best Children's & YA Book 2017

In this graphic novel for YA readers, Hanna realises that she is lagging behind in just about everything: hobbies, friends, her body, boys, everything.

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