Beijing’s Taiwan Affairs Office confirms that Gusa Publishing’s Li Yanhe (Fu Cha) is detained for ‘endangering national security.’
At London Book Fair: The IPA Prix Voltaire Shortlist
The 2023 IPA Prix Voltaire nominees—from Pakistan, Egypt, Ireland, Turkey, and Iraq—’have made a significant contribution’ to freedom to publish.
Children’s Rights Roundup: ‘Buy Ukrainian Book Rights’
Our Rights Roundup of young readers’ titles, authors, and illustrators ahead of Bologna.
IPA States Its Concern for a Missing Egyptian Publisher
Kotopia’s Ahmed Mahmoud Ibrahim, the International Publishers Association says, was detained in Riyadh in October.
IPA’s Prix Voltaire Issues its 2023 Call Worldwide for Nominations
The ninth IPA Prix Voltaire is to be awarded in May at Lillehammer’s World Expression Forum (WEXFO). Nominations are open.
IPA: Egypt’s Prix Voltaire Laureate Khaled Lotfy Out of Prison
The Prix Voltaire-winning Cairo publisher and bookseller Khaled Lotfy was released from prison, the IPA reports, on November 19.
IPA Joins Criticism of Russia’s Anti-LGBTQ Bill
The International Publishers Association warns that ‘publishers will find themselves at risk’ under the proposed Russian legislation.
The IPA’s Congress in Jakarta: So Many Issues
The 33rd International Publishers Congress hits the right notes in a complex array of issues, needs, successes and challenges.
IPA’s 33rd International Publishers Congress: Previewing Day One
The first IPA International Publishers Congress since 2018 will look at issues confronting the world book publishing industry.
The 2022 IPA Prix Voltaire Laureate: Thailand’s Same Sky Press
A 20-year-old press known for attracting the ire of the authorities in Bangkok wins the IPA’s Prix Voltaire.