Updates from Frankfurt’s Guest of Honor Georgia (2018) and Guest of Honor Norway (2019) as Frankfurter Buchmesse 2022 approaches.
IPA General Assembly: ‘We Emerged Stronger’
IPA names Brazilian publisher Karine Pansa as its next—and third woman—president, and Gvantsa Jobava is named as vice-president.
UNESCO Names Strasbourg Its World Book Capital 2024
France’s Strasbourg is to begin its tenure as UNESCO’s World Book Capital on April 23, 2024, as Accra concludes its year in the role.
Anne Applebaum to the AAP: ‘Publish the Opposition’
Author and essayist Anne Applebaum told American publishers at their annual meeting that they have a role to play, both in Russia and China.
Sharjah and Wroclaw Announce a New ‘Stand With Ukrainian Writers’ Fund With Translation Support
Translation funding as well as scholarships are to be supported by the Stand With Ukrainian Fund established by Sharjah and Wroclaw.
Georgia’s Iva Pezuashvili Wins the European Union Prize
The author-filmmaker Iva Pezuashvili wins the €10,000 European Union Prize for Literature in its newly evolved single-prize format.
Georgia’s World Book Capital Program Stages Its Black Sea Conference
The inaugural Caucasus and Black Sea Basin conference was the centerpiece of the UNESCO World Book Capital closer in Tbilisi.
Spanish Publishers at London: A Workforce of 30,000
The Spanish-language collective delegation to London Book Fair cites 30.10 million copies to Europe among its exports.
Timely in Tbilisi: A New Conference During the Ukraine Crisis
‘Great prospects for establishing business or cultural relations’ lie in the Caucasus area publishing conference, says Gvantsa Jobava.
Georgia’s Caucasus and Black Sea Conference Is Open for Registration
Ukrainian publishing colleagues will be able to participate digitally in this regional exchange of issues and views, April 11 and 12.