The Colombian book market registered 20,365 new titles in 2021 and boosted its exports 62 percent over 2020’s numbers.
Mexico’s Hay Festival Querétaro Has a Seventh Iteration in September
The Hay Festival Querétaro 2022 program will share some of its speakers with the two-day Dallas forum again this year.
New Partnership: Wales’ Hay Festival and the USA’s National Public Radio
The long-running NPR Latin American storytelling program ‘Radio Ambulante’ will go with the Hay Festival to Latin America this year.
Spain’s Liber 22 in Barcelona Announces Colombia Its Guest of Honor
Taking a second turn in Spain–its first was in Madrid at Liber 2006–Colombia returns as guest of honor 2022 in October.
IPA’s Al Qasimi in Latin America: Empowerment for Women
The president of the International Publishers Association stresses the need to develop women’s roles in world publishing.
Book Fair Directors on Ukraine: ‘We Cannot Remain Silent’
The leadership of 14 international book fairs in 13 nations agree to suspend contact with Russian state institutions and agencies.
Springer Nature: Open Access Transformative Agreements in the Americas
The latest of the 17 national transformative agreements Springer Nature has announced are in Canada and Colombia.
World Read Aloud Day 2022: LitWorld’s Innovative Partnerships
Behind today’s annual Scholastic-sponsored World Read Aloud Day program lie ‘innovation partnerships,’ a key part of LitWorld’s success.
Words Without Borders’ 2021 Queer Edition: ‘Reckonings’
At ‘Words Without Borders,’ Susan Harris’ curation of this year’s queer issue has focused on inflection points that require ‘reckonings.’
Bologna Book Fair Names Its Children’s Publishers of the Year
The winners of this year’s publishing-house awards are based in Tanzania, Switzerland, Iran, the United States, Colombia, and New Zealand.