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To Give Voice to the Dead: PW Talks with Chris Bohjalian

Dec 20, 2024 | publishersweekly.com | Jo Henry

Chris Bohjalian is bestselling author of 24 books. His work has been translated into 35 languages and been adapted into three movies and an Emmy Award–winning TV series, The Flight Attendant', with two other novel series adaptations in development. And he’s a playwright to boot. He spoke with PW about the balancing act of writing both drama and fiction and why his novel The Sandcastle Girls, about the Armenian genocide, remains the closest to his heart out of any of his works.
The Grit Required: PW Talks with Isabella Maldonado

Dec 19, 2024 | publishersweekly.com | Jo Henry

Bestselling author Isabella Maldonado once wore a gun and badge of her own. The first Latina to attain the rank of captain in the Fairfax (Va.) County Police Department, which is located just outside D.C., she retired as the commander of Special Investigations and Forensics before turning to a career in the written word. She spoke with PW about how her background informed her craft and how her approach to writing changes series to series.
A Glorious Time for Crime Fiction: PW Talks with Lou Berney

Dec 12, 2024 | publishersweekly.com | Jo Henry

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A Book Demands That It Be Like a Beloved: PW Talks with Elina Harutyunyan

Nov 13, 2024 | publishersweekly.com | Jo Henry

Elina Harutyunyan, winner of the 2023 Sharjah Rights Connection Award, has worked for the First Literary Agency in Armenia since 2021. Born in Yerevan, Armenia, she graduated in 2024 with a BA in English and Communications from the American University of Armenia, and is currently pursuing a Masters in International Relations and Diplomacy there.
Sharjah International Book Fair 2024: Sharjah Shines at Book Fair and Events Around the World

Nov 8, 2024 | publishersweekly.com | Jo Henry

The 43rd Sharjah International Book Fair opened on November 6 and will run through November 17, offering booths from 2,523 publishers and exhibitors from 108 countries and close to 1,400 literary and creative events. The fair will feature over 85 Emirati and Arab authors and 49 international guests from 14 countries, including U.K. influencer Steven Bartlett, Canadian poet Rupi Kaur, and American thriller writer Tess Gerritsen.
Raya Agency Founder Yasmina Jraissati on the Arabic Rights Market

Nov 7, 2024 | publishersweekly.com | Jo Henry

Yasmina Jraissati, winner of the 2023 Sharjah Rights Connection Award in the independent professional category, established the RAYA agency in 2004 and has been promoting high quality Arabic literature on the international scene for translation and adaptation rights ever since. In 2020 she joined Storytel, the Sweden based audiobook streaming platform, where she is a catalog manager for MENA and APAC.
The Growth of a Book Business in Cairo

Nov 6, 2024 | publishersweekly.com | Jo Henry

The first Diwan bookshop opened in Cairo 2002, with further branches and other activities added over the years, the most recent of which was Diwan Publishing in 2021. We talked to Layal Al-Rusom and Ahmed Al-Qarmalawi, two of the four founders of Diwan Publishing in Cairo, about their expanding business. The company has survived some tumultuous times. What does the portfolio look like now?
Making Sharjah a Global Cultural Hub: PW Talks with Bodour Al Qasimi

Nov 4, 2024 | publishersweekly.com | Jo Henry

Sheikha Bodour Al Qasimi is chairperson of the Sharjah Book Authority (SBA), founder and CEO of Kalimat Group, and past president of the International Publishers Association. We spoke to her ahead of this year’s Sharjah International Book Fair. The Sharjah Book Authority has achieved so much since its foundation in 2014. As the chairperson, how do you see the organization developing its mission further?
Scholastic UK Holds First Graphic Novel Awards

Oct 8, 2024 | publishersweekly.com | Jo Henry |Lucy Nathan

On October 7, the inaugural Scholastic Graphic Novel Awards ceremony took place at London's Cartoon Museum, with what appeared to be several hundred elementary school children optimistically squeezed in alongside authors, publishers, and agents.
London Book Fair 2024: Empowering Women and the Working Class

Mar 15, 2024 | publishersweekly.com | Ed Nawotka |Nicholas Clee |Jo Henry

Two panels at the London Book Fair on Thursday emphasized the ongoing challenge of giving opportunities to the widest number of people in society to write, publish, and advance themselves in the publishing industry.