The publishing house Philippe Rey has its first Prix Goncourt winner: Senegalese author Mohamed Mbougar Sarr. Rights are selling extremely quickly.

In an effort to enhance its impact, the US$800,000 Africa Publishing Innovation Fund turns to trends in local publishing, book access, and library services.

The Sheikh Zayed Book Award reports a 76-percent rise in submissions of work by women, and a 47-percent jump in entries of men's work.