Urging the International Publishers Congress to embrace its most forward-leaning trends—and promote its timely work to the world—IPA president Michiel Kolman convenes the industry’s 32nd gathering and welcomes industry leaders to agenda-anchoring sessions onstage.
Publishing Perspectives’ Spring Magazine: Call for Stories on Diversity
With challenges to so many voices becoming shrill in so many markets, Publishing Perspectives’ Spring Global Overview Edition will spotlight the book industry’s champions of diversity and efforts to promote it.
The International Publishers Association in India: Issues in a Hot-Button World
Ahead of the 32nd International Publishers Association Congress in India, we look at the big issues speakers will address, including geo-political issues affecting publishing.
At Guadalajara: Four Views of International Trade and Publishing in the Time of Trump
Publishers and library specialists at the Guadalajara Book Fair look at Mexican-American trade in the Trump era, and bilingual books and education.
Gurry, Pallante, Clement To Speak at International Publishers Association Congress
At the IPA congress in India this year, AAP chief Maria Pallante and WIPO director Francis Gurry will speak about the future of intellectual property.
Houghton Honors ‘A Long Walk’ With South Sudan Donation
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is donating $15,000 to Water for South Sudan to mark the impact of the million-selling ‘A Long Walk to Water.’
Central American Publishers, Writers to Appear at Frankfurt Book Fair
Publishers from Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica will attend the Frankfurt Book Fair’s International Rights Directors Meeting for the first time to showcase regional talent.
2014 PEN/Faulkner Award Finalists Announced
The five finalists for the 2014 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction include Daniel Alarcon, Karen Joy Fowler, Joan Silber, Percival Everett, and Valeria Trueblood.
Publishing Perspectives Shakespeare Group Starts “Coriolanus”
Before Publishing Perspectives’ epic reading of Shakespeare, The Play’s The Thing, moves to the romances of his late career, we have one last tragic stop to make: Coriolanus.
Why Publishing in Kenya is “Tougher Than Boxing”
David Waweru of Nairobi’s WordAlive Publishers shares insights on the inspiration, resilience and patience necessary to succeed as a publisher in Africa.