Publishing
Beatriz de Moura, Tusquets Editores founder, dies aged 87
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Beatriz de Moura, founder of Tusquets Editores and key figure in Spanish publishing, has died in Barcelona on Friday aged 87. The publisher announced her death on social media, describing her as a 'brilliant and unprejudiced woman, cosmopolitan and combative'. She led the imprint for over four decades, now owned by Grupo Planeta since 2012.
Book Riot has updated its New Release Index with a focus on young adult titles releasing in May.
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Book Riot has introduced a database to help readers track upcoming book releases without extra effort.
Havana Times created a new section dedicated to books and authors in March 2026, prioritizing Latin American and Caribbean authors. The idea gained momentum after contact from Selena Mercuri, a Cuban-Italian book editor based in Toronto.
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The South African Human Rights Commission investigated the format of government notices published by the Government Printing Works, finding many were image-only scans inaccessible to screen readers and machines. In December 2025, it wrote to the minister of home affairs urging machine-readable formats. The department committed to improvements in January 2026.
Spain-based airport operator Aena has introduced the Premio Aena de Narrativa Hispanoamericana, an annual award for the best narrative fiction work published in Spanish. The prize offers €1 million to the winner and recognizes books from 2025. Aena plans to buy thousands of copies of shortlisted titles for distribution to employees and institutions.
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Sales of quiz books and Bibles in the UK surged in 2025, bucking a decline in overall non-fiction spending, according to NielsenIQ BookData. Quiz book spending rose by 24 percent, marking the best year since records began in 1998, while Bible purchases increased by 19 percent to £6.3 million. These gains occurred as non-fiction sales fell to their lowest level since 2014.
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