The 43-year-old Vietnamese free-expression activist, publisher, and author Pham Doan Trang won the IPA’s Prix Voltaire in 2020.
Nicaragua’s Sergio Ramírez on Leaving Latin America: ‘A Personal Choice’
While conceding that ‘asylum is very difficult,’ Nicaragua’s Sergio Ramírez, talks about moving to Spain and ‘the role of a writer.’
Year’s End: Italian Comics’ Audience Approaches 9 Million Readers
A new study led by AIE and Lucca Crea in Italy reveals a growing readership that spans a wider range of ages than might be expected.
Canada’s 10-Year Publishing Crisis: ‘This Broken Copyright Framework’
After years in the court system trying to regain copyright revenue for educational content, Canada’s publishers and authors look to Parliament.
Guest of Honor Peru at Guadalajara: Overcoming a 30-Percent Pandemic Drop
Before the pandemic, only 5 percent of Peru’s publishers and booksellers had made digital sales. Peru was guest of honor at Guadalajara.
Words Without Borders: Kaaps Writings From South Africa
Kaaps is more than the street vernacular it’s been assumed by many to be. South Africa’s Olivia Coetzee curates a collection of translations.
US October StatShot from AAP: Industry Up 13.7 Percent Year to Date
The signals are looking good for the United States’ trade, as it enters the last quarter of 2021, per the October StatShot report.
Year’s End: Italian Publishers Expect 2021 Growth of at Least 12.6 Percent
Italian book market projections for 2021 show growth may be as high as 16.3 percent over the first pandemic year, 2020.
In New York: Open Road’s Acquisition Investors Include Steinberger, Entrekin
Originally founded in 2009 by Jane Friedman, Open Road enters a new chapter under the ownership of an investment group, with David Steinberger coming in as CEO.
IPA’s Prix Voltaire Ceremony at Guadalajara: Grief, Outrage, Honor
‘Tonight, Lokman and Lebanon are having a drink with Voltaire,’ the Prix Voltaire laureate Rasha Al Ameer tells her Guadalajara audience.