First organized in 2006, Spain’s innovation-themed Readmagine industry-facing conference is set for June 7 to 9 in Madrid.
At Torino’s Book Fair in Italy: The Aficionado Award
Three inaugural shortlistees are to be honored at Salone Internazionale del Libro di Torino in the new Aficionado Award program.
On the 90th Anniversary of Germany’s Book Burnings: ‘A Terrible Attack’
Laying out the Börsenverein’s complicity 90 years ago, Germany’s publishers and booksellers commemorate the bonfires of ‘un-German’ books.
Frankfurt’s ‘The Hof’ Features Kyiv’s Yulia Kozlovets
The key guest of Frankfurter Buchmesse’s ‘The Hof’ on May 25 will be the Book Arsenal Festival director, Yulia Kozlovets.
Germany’s Freedom of Speech Week Opens May 3
‘The preservation of democratic values is becoming an urgent concern’: Partnerships expand for Germany’s Freedom of Speech Week.
Jamil Jan Kochai Wins $35,000 Aspen Words Literary Prize
Jamil Jan Kochai wins the Aspen Words Literary Prize for his short stories focused on the absurdity and violence Afghans have endured.
At London Book Fair: Translation Markets’ Expansion, Challenges
‘A major shift in English and American culture’ toward translation is examined in a session at London Book Fair.
From Richard Charkin’s ‘My Back Pages’: ‘The Challenges of International Diplomacy’
Publication day: ‘The IPA continues to quietly do good work in the background’ on the freedom to publish and diplomacy, writes Richard Charkin in ‘My Back Pages’—his memoir releasing today.
In 2022, NORLA Approved 510 of 521 Translation Grant Applications
Last year’s program of translation grants included the first time NORLA had granted funds for translation from Sámi.
German Book Prize: 172 Titles Submitted for the 2023 Competition
The 2023 German Book Prize program has drawn submissions from 111 publishers based in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria.