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There have been developments in the USA and Europe this last month which we round-up here....
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Belarusian publishers Nadia Kandrusevich (Koska) and Dmitri Strotsev (Hochroth Minsk) jointly awarded the 2025 International Publishers Association’s Prix Voltaire at the award ceremony World Expression...
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Bock Anne Marie
On 16 April 2025, the French city of Strasbourg celebrated the 'epilogue' of its year as UNESCO World Book Capital 2024 and its ambitious programme...
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Bock Anne Marie
La ville française de Strasbourg a célébré le 16 avril 2025 l’épilogue de son année de labélisation « Capitale Mondiale du Livre UNESCO 2024 »...
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González Martín Luis
The Reading Agency recently published the “2024 State of the Nation’s Adult Reading Report” which contains a lot of interesting information. What struck me most...
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On Thursday 15 May, the independent Russian newsmedia Novaya Gazeta reported that more than 10 publishing professionals had been arrested in Russia in connection to...
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Setzer Hugo
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...
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Martin Rachel
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...

Book Fairs and Events

The Nairobi International Book Fair (NIBF) is the regional market place for books and it brings together publishing professionals, authors, booksellers, print suppliers, media and...
The Colombo International Book Fair is organized by the Sri Lanka Book Publishers Association. The Sri Lanka Book Publishers Association was established in 1985 under...
The Hungarian Publishers’ and Booksellers’ Association organises the 31st International Book Festival Budapest from October 1st to 4th, 2026 in the HUNGEXPO Budapest Congress and...
For the 78th time, Frankfurter Buchmesse will open its doors in October to celebrate exciting stories and their authors....
The Algiers International Book Fair represents an annual meeting space for national and international authors, publishers and creators....
يجمع «أسبوع الناشرين الآسيويين»، الذي يستضيفه اتحاد الناشرين الكوريين، متخصصين في قطاع النشر لتبادل الرؤى، وبناء الشراكات، واستكشاف القضايا المحورية التي ترسم مستقبل صناعتنا. ولا...
Asian Publishers Week, hosted by the Korea Publishers Society, brings together publishing professionals to share insights, build partnerships, and explore the critical questions shaping the...
The Senegalese International Book Fair serves as a key platform for bringing together authors, publishers, and readers....
TIRM 2026 is an international B2B event specializing in translation and publishing rights....
Bologna Children’s Book Fair enters its seventh decade with the same passion as always and with the pride of having created a network of initiatives...