International publishing

The Frankfurt Book FairWorld's largest trade fair for books; held annually mid-October at Frankfurt Trade Fair, Germany; First three days exclusively for trade visitors; general public can attend last two., held last week from Wednesday to Sunday, released its preliminary attendance numbers. A press release stated that 93,000 trade visitors attended the fair this year, up from 36,000 in 2021. In addition, 87,000 members of the public came to the fair, compared with 37,500 in 2021. This brings the total attendees to a total of 180,000 people.  Read more

The word of the week at the 2022 Frankfurt Book FairWorld's largest trade fair for books; held annually mid-October at Frankfurt Trade Fair, Germany; First three days exclusively for trade visitors; general public can attend last two., at least in the world of young adult books, is "romantasy," a portmanteau that speaks for itself.  Read more

American publishers are expected to return to Frankfurt Book FairWorld's largest trade fair for books; held annually mid-October at Frankfurt Trade Fair, Germany; First three days exclusively for trade visitors; general public can attend last two. en masse this year as Penguin Random House US, Hachette Book Group and Simon & Schuster US confirm attendance and fair president Juergen Boos expresses optimism for numbers.  Read more

The international circuit begins each year with two spring fairs: the Bologna Children's Book FairThe Bologna Children's Book Fair or La fiera del libro per ragazzi is the leading professional fair for children's books in the world. and the London Book Fair, typically held in March and April, respectively. The several book fairs of the summer and fall follow: Beijing International Book Fair and Frankfurt Book FairWorld's largest trade fair for books; held annually mid-October at Frankfurt Trade Fair, Germany; First three days exclusively for trade visitors; general public can attend last two. held, respectively, in August or September and October.  Read more

The London Book Fair is holding its first in-person show in three years Tuesday-Thursday, April 5-7. The fair was canceled abruptly in 2020, just a week before it was scheduled to start, and then offered as a virtual event in 2021. Now with industry members returning to London, fair organizers have high expectations for 2022, even if it is scaled back from the 2019 event.