‘Tonight, Lokman and Lebanon are having a drink with Voltaire,’ the Prix Voltaire laureate Rasha Al Ameer tells her Guadalajara audience.
At Guadalajara: Bologna Children’s Book Fair Makes Its Next Stop
At the upcoming Guadalajara International Book Fair, the Bologna Children’s Book Fair stages programming aimed at illustrators.
Lebanon’s Dar Al Jadeed Wins IPA’s 2021 Prix Voltaire
The IPA names the late Lokman Slim’s Dar Al Jadeed the 2021 Prix Voltaire laureate, and adds an award for China’s late Li Liqun.
Looking Ahead to Thessaloniki International Book Fair: ‘A New Era’
The Thessaloniki Book Fair is ‘open to both East and West,’ Nopi Chatzigeorgiou says, outlining international plans to promote Greek literature and translation funding.
Italy’s Newest Readership Statistics: Released for BookCity Milano
As the 10th BookCity Milano event opens, the Italian Publishers Association releases readership and bookselling research about the city.
JakTent Concludes in Indonesia, a Festival Cheered by UNESCO’s News
The second Frankfurt-collaborative JakTent event in Indonesia coincides with news that UNESCO includes Jakarta in its Creative Cities Network.
PRH Canada’s Kristin Cochrane and Adrienne Tang: Frankfurt and Rights Sales
Pleased with Guest of Honor Canada at Frankfurt, PRH Canada CEO Kristin Cochrane talks about the trade show and her in-house rights office.
UAE: IPA’s President Meets With the Emirates Publishers Association
The 12-year-old Emirates Publishers Association meets with IPA’s Bodour Al Qasimi on the sidelines of Sharjah’s book fair.
UNESCO Names 49 Additions to Its Creative Cities Network as Azoulay Wins Reelection
As France’s Audrey Azoulay is returned to the director-general’s role at UNESCO, the agency adds new ‘Creative Cities’ to its network.
CONTEC México 2021: Focus on a ‘New Generation of Children’s Content’
This year’s CONTEC México program from Frankfurter Buchmesse brings together textual and visual storytellers.