Oxford University authorises OpenAI to use Bodleian Library texts for AI training
Oxford has permitted OpenAI to incorporate digitised Bodleian Library materials into its AI models, a collaboration that began in March 2025.
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October 2026
Börsenvereinsgruppe’s Azubistro Hosts Young Professionals at Book Fair
At the 2026 book fair, the Börsenvereinsgruppe’s Azubistro set up a meeting point in Hall 5.0 to inform and network with aspiring industry talent.
Half of Listeners Embrace AI‑Generated Audio, Study Finds
A global survey commissioned by Audible shows record levels of spoken‑audio consumption and highlights distinct attitudes toward AI voices in Germany and Japan.
lit.RUHR draws nearly 19,000 attendees to ten‑year anniversary programme
The German literary platform lit.RUHR and its children’s arm lit.kid.RUHR reported about 19,000 visitors across roughly 70 events marking their decade‑long run.
Becky Chambers’ New Novel ‘À ton éveil, fends la cosse’ to Be Published on 15 October by L’Atalante
Becky Chambers’ forthcoming title ‘À ton éveil, fends la cosse’ will be released on 15 October through French independent house L’Atalante, continuing her reputation for intimate, luminous science‑fiction.
Around ten new book collections debut in October
In October, a dozen fresh series from major French publishers will hit shelves, covering literature, poetry, essays, science and cooking.
Quai des Bulles 2026 Festival Announces Winners
The 45th edition of the Quai des Bulles festival, held in Saint‑Malo from 9 to 11 October, revealed its award winners, with Tebo taking the Grand Prix.
Sophie Divry’s ‘Rochebrune’ Gains International Traction
Published on 19 August by Actes Sud, Sophie Divry’s novel ‘Rochebrune’ now sells over 1 500 copies a week and is vying for the Médicis prize.
Paris Bookstore Lamartine Marks 100‑Year Anniversary with Dedicated Publication
The Lamartine bookshop and stationery in Paris’s 16th arrondissement celebrates its centenary, with owner Jérôme Elmalek commissioning a book to chronicle the shop’s history.
Library Vendors Respond to Publisher Feedback Amid Accelerated Marketplace
Publishers Weekly reports that Follett, Ingram and Readerlink are actively listening to publishers and adjusting to a faster‑moving market.
International Cohort of Buchkita‑Accredited Kindergartens Converge in Frankfurt
On October 12, 2026, 82 of the 102 kindergartens awarded the Buchkita quality seal gathered in Frankfurt, including participants from Schwerin and as far as Ecuador.
Czech author Iva Procházková warns that cultural funding faces a critical test
In a recent Börsenblatt interview, Iva Procházková highlighted growing anxieties about the sustainability of cultural support in democratic societies.
Cornelia Funke Presents New Children’s Book at Open Books Festival
At the Open Books Festival, author Cornelia Funke read from her latest children’s title and discussed how her characters emerge from her imagination.
Belgian book sector urges zero‑rate VAT as government plans hike to 9%
Belgian publishers, booksellers and education‑material providers have signed an open letter demanding a 0 % VAT rate on all books after the coalition government announced plans to raise the tax from 6 % to 9 %.
Consolidation Returns to Trade Publishing as Mid-Tier Houses Circle
After two years of relative calm, deal-making is back on the trade publishing agenda. Mid-tier publishers with strong backlists and healthy cash positions are quietly circling independent houses whose owners are weighing succession questions…
AI Assistants Move Into Editorial Workflows
The most consequential AI deployment in publishing this year is not a chatbot answering reader queries or an algorithmic marketing tool optimising social spend. It is quieter, and it sits at the heart of…
Scandinavian Crime Rights Sell in Record Pre-Emptive Deals
Every few years the rights market anoints a new corner of the map as its hunting ground, and this autumn the scouts have converged, almost to a person, on the same coordinates. Scandinavian crime…
Guadalajara 2026 Puts Indie Spanish-Language Publishing Centre Stage
Six weeks before the doors open, the organising team behind the Guadalajara International Book Fair is finalising a floor plan that tells a story about where Spanish-language publishing is heading. The 2026 edition, which…
Bookshop Loyalty Apps Outperform Generic Points Schemes
The punch card had a good run. For two decades the loyalty industry’s answer to the independent bookshop was a paper rectangle and a promise: buy nine books, get the tenth free. New data…
Literary Agencies Open In-House Audio Departments
For most of publishing’s modern history, the audiobook was an afterthought — a subsidiary right handed to a publisher’s audio division in the same bundle as print and ebook, often for an advance that…