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The 15th century is a particularly interesting period in our history. It is the last century of the Middle Ages and the Dark Ages, and...
The climate crisis is no longer a looming threat—it’s the defining reality of our time. Scientific consensus is no longer up for debate, but neither...
Under the theme of ‘The Year of Resistance’ the fourth edition WEXFO is bringing back Ressa, the co-founder and CEO of Philippine news site Rapplr...
Publications in parts of Ukraine occupied by Russia had been using International Standard Serial Numbers (ISSNs) that had been originally founded by displaced Ukrainian higher...
The IPA once again participated in the 46th Session of the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR). The...
A well-attended forum, where delegates from 26 countries participated in an intersting mix of discussions from institutional relations with UNESCO around the Dubai Declaration and...
On World Intellectual Property Day (26 April) creators from across Europe, and beyond, adressed an open letter to European Commission Vice President Virkkunen about the...
On 23 and 24 April, IPA Vice President, Giovanni Hoepli, attended the 13th Session of the Information for All Programme (IFAP) Council at UNESCO’s offices...
On 28 and 29 April 2025, IPA’s President, Gvantsa Jobava, and Secretary General, José Borghino, participated in the Professional Programme at Abu Dhabi International Book...
In addition to the dual celebrations in Strasbourg and Rio de Janeiro at the end and beginning of their respective years as UNESCO World Book...
On 22nd April 2025, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, hosted the opening ceremony for its year as the UNESCO World Book Capital City, succeeding Strasbourg, France....
The French city of Strasbourg convened on Monday 14 April a meeting of the UNESCO World Book Capital Cities (WBC) Network (https://www.unesco.org/en/world-book-capital-network) which was attended...

Book Fairs and Events

Leipzig Book Fair is the most important get-together in the spring for the book and media industry, connecting readers with authors, publishers and media companies...
The thirty-ninth (39) session of the Tunis International Book Fair will be held from April 25 to May 4, 2025 at the Exhibition Center in...
The Abu Dhabi International Book Fair's 34th edition will take place form the 26th of April to the 5th of May 2025....
The 15th edition of SILA will take place from Tuesday 6 to Saturday 10 May 2025 at the Parc des Expositions in Abidjan Port-Bouët....
The 2025 Warsaw International Book Fair will take place from May 15 to 18 at the Palace of Culture and Science and on the Parade...
The Uruguayan Book Chamber brings together booksellers, publishers and distributors, seeking to promote and defend books in Uruguay. May 26 to June 8: 23rd Montevideo...
Readmagine is the Week of Digital Innovation in Reading, Books and Libraries, organized by the Germán Sánchez Ruipérez Foundation (FGSR) end of May....