At the Nairobi IPA Africa Seminar in June, Gbadega Adedapo will lead a discussion on the ‘Lagos Action Plan’–set in motion at last year’s Nigerian seminar.
Lagos IPA Seminar Focuses on African Market’s Regional and Universal Challenges
At the first IPA seminar in Nigeria on regional issues in African publishing, attendees are assured, ‘In a globalized world, almost none of our challenges exists in isolation.’
Nigerian Publishers and IPA Hold First International Seminar in Lagos: Progress and Piracy
Nigeria’s first collaborative seminar with the International Publishers Association will focus on issues including a fierce battle African publishers are waging against book piracy.
Glagoslav: Slavic Literature Translated Into English and Dutch
‘There are so many brilliant books that haven’t been translated yet.’ Glagoslav Publications, with offices in London and Tilburg, is working on that.
Africa Publishing Innovation Fund Seeks 2022 Proposals
The fund in its new cycle is looking to stimulate ‘a diversified book sector and its many satellite industries.’
Exclusive: A New Year Opens With Bodour Al Qasimi’s IPA Presidency
This week, Bodour Al Qasimi begins her term as the second woman president of the International Publishers Association in more than 50 years.
IPA’s Hugo Setzer on His Term as President: ‘So Many Different Viewpoints’
The outgoing president of the International Publishers Association talks about the completely unexpected second half of his term.
IPA Elects Bodour, Pansa: First Female Leadership Team
A first in its 124 years, the IPA votes women executives into both roles, the UAE’s Bodour president, Brazil’s Karine Pansa vice-president.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s New ‘Zikora’ Released by Amazon Original Stories
Released ahead of the US election, Adichie’s ‘Zikora’ is about ‘the additional burden of fear carried by Black women’ in maternity.
Nigeria’s Digital Aké Arts and Book Festival Opens Today
The seventh Aké Arts and Book Festival in Lagos is all online and available for all to see. Events are free and open to the public.