Publisher Isabella Wu, chair of the Taipei International Book Foundation, highlights the vital role of books in public discourse.
Taipei International Book Exhibition Opens Its 31st Edition
The 31st Taipei International Book Exhibition has opened its run with professional programming as well as public-facing entertainment.
Italy’s Book Market Up 13.3 Percent Over 2019
Presented in Venice at the Mauri School, the 2022 report from Italy’s publishers shows gains over the pre-pandemic era, amid market shifts.
AAP’s November StatShot: US Revenues Down 6 Percent Year to Date
The Association of American Publishers’ StatShot report shows the United States’ industry in November 2022 was down 14.4 percent, year-over-year.
The 40th Mauri School in Venice: ‘Interpreting Change’
The Umberto e Elisabetta Mauri ‘school of booksellers’ returns to Venice, with a live-streamed half-day conference available on January 27.
IPA’s Karine Pansa at DBW: ‘A Big Wake-Up Call’
The need for coherent, actionable data impacts the progress world publishing can make on its prime challenges, IPA’s Karine Pansa says.
Rights Edition Interview: Germany’s Rita Fürstenau
Rita Fürstenau of Germany’s Rotopol Press talks about comics, graphic storytelling, and the rights outlook ahead of the 50th Angoulême.
Rights Roundup: A New Trade Report From Finland
Our first Rights Roundup of the new year features work originally written in Finnish, Catalan, French, Swedish, Italian, and Czech.
Mumbai’s Bookstore and Library Trilogy: An Eighth Anniversary
With its bookstore on the ground floor and its library upstairs, India’s Trilogy serves a loyal following: ‘Getting books is our only headache.’
Interview With Brazil’s Karine Pansa: IPA’s New President
The complexity of the International Publishers Association’s service leads Karine Pansa to call for more and better market data.