French Publishers Prepare Full Rights Catalogues Ahead of Frankfurt Book Fair

French publishers are preparing to bring full rights lists to the upcoming Frankfurt Book Fair.

FTMQ Books, written by our newsroom7 October 2026 at 01:040 views

French publishers are heading to the Frankfurt Book Fair with full lists of titles, Publishing Perspectives reported on October 6, 2026. The reporting indicates a strong showing from French houses as the international publishing community prepares for the annual trade fair. [1]

In separate film adaptation rights news, independent publisher Spiegel & Grau has partnered with online platform The Black List, according to Deadline and Deadline Film Adaptations. Both outlets reported on October 5, 2026, that Spiegel & Grau will make its entire catalogue of frontlist and backlist fiction and non-fiction books available on the material discovery platform. [2][3]

According to Deadline Film Adaptations, the partnership allows film and television industry professionals to identify and explore published books from the Spiegel & Grau list for screen adaptation. [2]

Publishing Perspectives reported French publishers are taking full lists to the Frankfurt Book Fair.
Spiegel & Grau partnered with The Black List to make its fiction and non-fiction catalogue available for adaptation.
Deadline reported that both frontlist and backlist titles from Spiegel & Grau will be featured on the platform.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

[1]French Publishers Head to Frankfurt with a Full List, Not a Long FacePublishing Perspectives, 14h ago (the report this story comes from)
[2]Spiegel & Grau’s Full Catalog Available On The Black List Online PlatformDeadline Film Adaptations, 1d ago
[3]Spiegel & Grau’s Full Catalog Available On The Black List Online PlatformDeadline, 1d ago

Background

[4]List of heads of state of France on Wikipedia
[5]List of Latin phrases (full) on Wikipedia

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