A newly devised program is meant to leverage RECIT’s multi-residency network to move translations of Balkan content forward.
PEN America’s New Report on Turkey: Five Years After the Failed Coup
The US chapter of PEN International weighs in with a report on the Erdoğan regime’s repression of writers and freedom of expression.
Publishers Call for EU Condemnation of New Hungarian Censorship
Budapest’s new bill banning school content on homosexuality and transgender issues prompts three organizations to call for an EU response.
European Writers Council Leads Criticism of Copyright Directive Implementation
Pointing out the ‘rise of streaming platforms on the EU market’ being ‘accelerated by the pandemic, the Authors’ Group Calls for urgent action.
Afshin Molavi at Abu Dhabi International Book Fair: ‘West to East’
The Johns Hopkins Foreign Policy Institute fellow speaks with Mina Al-Oraibi about pandemic-era dynamics in the Arab region.
Richard Charkin: Brexit Ushers British Publishing Into New Territory
A ‘sea change in trade book publishing,’ writes Richard Charkin, accelerate as Brexit puts the UK industry’s EU exclusivity into a new light.
FEP Cheers Creative Europe’s New Support for the Book Sector
The Federation of European Publishers announces a first: Creative Europe is specifying support for the books sector.
Italian Cultural Associations Call for ‘Course Correction’ in EU Digital Services Act Draft
As the EU Digital Services Act proposals head for Tuesday’s presentation, Italy’s publishers and other creative organizations issue concerns.
At Frankfurter Buchmesse: A Unique Year in Publishing and Copyright
The year, says Copyright Clearance Center’s Michael Healy, has been punctuated by adjustments to support the pandemic’s impact on education.
In Brussels, the European Prize for Literature Names Its 2020 Laureates
‘In the midst of the greatest rupture in world society,’ publishing, bookselling organizations hail the new European prize winners for solace in dark hours.