Looking to ‘safeguard publishers’ in the COVID-19 crisis, Bodour Al Qasimi and the Emirates Publishers Association announce new aid for the UAE industry.
Coronavirus Updates: BookExpo and ‘BookConline’ Go Digital May 26 to 31
The next publishing trade show to go digital is the United States’ BookExpo, with its public-facing BookCon set to have an outing online, too.
Sharjah Book Authority Announces a 10-Day Virtual Reading Festival
Aimed at adults as well as young readers, the new Sharjah Virtual Reading Festiva is being designed to stress cultural inclusion amid social distancing.
Abdelouahab Aissaoui Wins 2020 International Prize for Arabic Fiction
Set during the French colonial rule over Algeria in the early 19th century, The Spartan Court by Abdelouahab Aissaoui wins the 2020 International Prize for Arabic Fiction.
Coronavirus: Sharjah’s World Book Capital Ceremony, Tech Forum, and More
Today, our listing of changes to plans amid the COVID-19 emergency features news from the UAE, Canada, the UK, France, and the United States.
London Book Fair Announces Its 2020 International Excellence Award Winners
Awards this year go to winners in India, New Zealand, Kenya, Germany, Egypt, Spain, Indonesia, Finland, Italy, the UK, and USA.
PublisHer’s ‘Remarkable First Year’: Bodour Al Qasimi Reflects on the Success
At its March 9 PublisHer Summit at the British Library, the initiative will review its first year of progress and look to what’s next for women in publishing.
Coronavirus and Bologna: Manager Elena Pasoli on the Upheaval
‘Ninety percent of the guests are confirming their participation’ in the new May dates for the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, says Elena Pasoli.
London Book Fair’s International Excellence Awards: 2020 Shortlist
The 2020 International Excellence Awards ceremony will be held for the first time in a London outside the European Union.
International Prize for Arabic Fiction: The 2020 Shortlist
Said by the jurors to ‘inspire questions about the destiny of the Arabic individual,’ six novels compete for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction.