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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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In April, IPA learnt of the passing of past IPA President Andrew H. Neilly (1923-2025)....
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The BOP prize, organized by the Bologna Children’s Book Fair in partnership with the International Publishers Association IPA and the Italian Publishers Association AIE, is...
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The ABC International Excellence Award for Accessible Publishing has opened its nominations for 2025. This award honors both a publisher and a project initiative demonstrating...
Opinion
Taylor James
Today is World Book and Copyright Day, the UNESCO day that coincides with the death days of Shakespeare, Cervantes and Garcilaso de la Vega, and...
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González Martín Luis
Last November the GSR Foundation brought together a group of highly qualified experts in the field of reading and literacy. The event, held in Madrid...
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The last day of SCCR broke for lunch with all of the agenda business covered and negotiations over the agreed outcomes remaining. Perhaps ominously the...
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At the Festival du Livre de Paris, the International Publishers Association (IPA) has announced six publishers from Algeria, Belarus, Lebanon, Russia and the USA as...
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Taylor James
Thursday re-opened in informals, with the plenary session re-opening shortly before midday. Artificial intelligence then took over the day’s proceedings with IPA’s side event followed...

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....
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...
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...
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...