The short film ”Reading Where the Wild Things Are in The Great Rift Valley’ was released last October and has been singled out by London’s EVCOM awards.
Frankfurter Buchmesse Kickoff Run 2019 Is Open for Registration in Germany
Again this year, early arrivals for the Frankfurt Book Fair Buchmesse can take part in the Sunday afternoon Kickoff Run along the River Main.
Industry Notes: UK Postcode Lottery Helps Book Aid; F+W Fine Arts Sold to Peak Media
Lottery funds in the UK have generated more than £1.85 million for Book Aid International, and F+W Media’s assets in arts and crafts go to Peak Media.
The UK’s World Book Day Names a First Chief Executive
Cassie Chadderton is being tapped by the London-based reading charity for ‘her track record of representing policy and political and stakeholder relations.’
Book Aid International Benefits from Blackwell’s Auction
Expanding its partnership with Book Aid International during its 140th year, the Blackwell’s bookstore chain is auctioning four signed editions.
London Book Fair Names BAFTA Kids Roadshow With Place2Be Its 2019 Charity
London Book Fair’s 2019 charity is a partnership of BAFTA Kids and Place2Be, which combines film and tv school tours with mental health programming.
Book Aid International 2018 Reports Biggest Year Yet, in Africa and Middle East
The educational charity Book Aid International cites 25 countries as destinations of its books donated by publishers last year.
‘Giving Tuesday’: Penguin Random House Supports Worldreader, Ingram Supports Binc
Two corporate leaders in international publishing, Penguin Random House and Ingram, are kicking off the ‘season of giving’ with support for book related charities.
Industry Notes: Man Booker’s Shortlisted Authors, London Book Fair’s Literacy Charity
The Man Booker Prize for Fiction (October 16) is preceded by a series of events with shortlisted authors, and London Book Fair has opened its search for its official 2019 literacy charity.
South Africa’s Snapplify and Econet Wireless Announce Partnership for Digital Reading in Africa
With more than 240,000 titles, the South African ed-tech company Snapplify is working with communications provider Econet to make ebooks available to more African readers.