UK: Cambridge University Press Publishes a 2,000th ‘Element’ | @Porter_Anderson @CambridgeUP | With its 2,000th article titled ‘Elitism vs. Populism,’ the Cambridge Elements program demonstrates its timeliness and short format.

In Brazil, São Paulo’s 2025 A Feira do Livro Pacaembu | @talitafacchinii | The open-air São Paulo fair held its fourth edition for the public, with conferences for publishers and booksellers during the run.

HarperCollins Buying French, German Manga Operations | @Porter_Anderson @HarperCollins @Crunchyroll | ‘To expand our manga portfolio in Europe,’ says Brian Murray, HarperCollins is acquiring Crunchyroll’s manga elements in France and Germany.

The Dayton Literary Peace Prize 2025 Shortlists in 20th Year | @Porter_Anderson @DLPeacePrize | The 20th anniversary of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize marks another competition in both fiction and nonfiction shortlists.

The United Kingdom’s Forward Prize Names Its 2025 Shortlists | @Porter_Anderson @ForwardPrizes | The Forward Prizes for Poetry program again announces four categories of shortlistees together worth £17,000 in cash awards.

Dr. Ali Bin Tamim: The Sheikh Zayed Book Award at 20 | @Porter_Anderson @3litamim @ZayedBookAward @AbuDhabiALC @ADIBF26 | 'A dynamic interplay between tradition and innovation.' Taking stock of the Zayed Award’s anniversary.

Margaret McDonald and Her Editors Win the Branford Boase Award for ‘Glasgow Boys’ | @Porter_Anderson @BranfordBoase @FaberBooks | Called ‘refreshingly strong and bold,’ ‘Glasgow Boys’ continues its wins, this time with the Branford Boase Award.

Margaret McDonald and Her Editors Win the Branford Boase Award for ‘Glasgow Boys’ | @Porter_Anderson @BranfordBoase @FaberBooks | Called ‘refreshingly strong and bold,’ ‘Glasgow Boys’ continues its wins, this time with the Branford Boase Award.

Sudan’s Leila Aboulela Wins the 2025 PEN Pinter Prize | @Porter_Anderson @EnglishPEN | The newly named 2025 PEN Pinter Prize laureate Leila Aboulela will give her address on October 10 at the British Library.

Germany Saw Sales Grow by 1.8 Percent in 2024 | @Porter_Anderson @boev | The 2024 German market, while seeing a stabilization in ebook and audiobook markets, saw entrenched shortcomings in literacy continue.

Italy is Guest of Honor at the 2025 Lima Book Fair | @Porter_Anderson @FILLima2025 | The 29th Lima International Book Fair opens this week with Guest of Honor Italy on-hand for the 20-day run of the show.

French Independent Publishers Release Their First Hors Concours Rights Catalogue | @duperico @Hors_Concours | A prominent prize for French independent publishers creates a platform to promote emerging authors in the world market.

Frankfurter Buchmesse Opens Its Ticket Sales for October | @porter_anderson @Book_Fair #FBM25 | Online sales of tickets for the 2025 Frankfurter Buchmesse in October now are open for trade visitors and members of the public.

Publishing Scotland Names Sheila Pinder as Its New CEO | @Porter_Anderson @PublishScotland | Publishing Scotland introduces a new CEO as it offers bursaries for Frankfurter Buchmesse and translation grants.

Frankfurt Looks to Expand Book-to-Screen Programming | @Porter_Anderson @Book_Fair #FBM25

Nosy Crow’s North American Publisher Katie Cunningham, Dies at 43 | @Porter_Anderson @NosyCrow | Kate Cunningham of Nosy Crow has died following complications related to ovarian cancer.

The Association of University Presses: ‘Essential Reading’ on Immigration | @Porter_Anderson | @aupresses Almost 40 university presses have contributed to a collection of writings on issues in immigration and migration.

Radish Announces the ‘Difficult Decision’ To Close | @Porter_Anderson @radish_fiction | Less than a decade in action, one of the key ‘online literature’ serialization platforms, Radish, is to shutter on December 31.

French Publishers Navigate a Shifting Rights Landscape | @duperico @SNEedition | A newly released report shows France’s publishers faced a 2.6-percent drop in rights contracts in 2024, with co-editions surging.

Rights Roundup: Warm Weather Titles on the World Market | @Porter_Anderson | The books in this Rights Roundup come from Canada, Italy, Denmark, the United Kingdom, Finland, and the United States.