The new program piloted in late August brought together Frankfurt and Abu Dhabi players in book-fair strategy and presentation.
Frankfurt Fellow: Helena Gonda ‘Getting Under the Skin of Stories’ at Scotland’s Canongate
Canongate’s Helena Gonda specializes in acquiring narrative nonfiction that might ‘help us understand ourselves or the world.’
IPA, EU, Germany, USA Protest Pham Doan Trang’s Imprisonment by Vietnam’s Authorities
The Vietnamese publisher, author, and journalist Pham Doan Trang’s appeal of her nine-year sentence is rejected by the Hanoi court.
Spain’s 2022 Desperate Literature Prize Goes to Jay Gao
The fifth iteration of the Madrid-based Desperate Literature Prize for Short Fiction sends its winner to an Umbrian retreat.
The German Book Prize Releases Its 20-Title Longlist
Drawn from 233 books, the 2022 German Book Prize longlist highlights ‘both established authors and many lesser-known’ voices.
Finnish Frankfurt Fellow Kalle Siltala: ‘A Versatile View’
Helsinki’s Kalle Siltala’s family founded one of the two publishing houses at which he works. He’s one of this year’s Frankfurt Fellows.
German Printing Association: New Warnings About Paper Prices
Alarms raised in many parts of the publishing value change–and from many markets–tell of a deepening crisis.
Frankfurt 2022: Translation, Live Audiences, Inclusivity
At Frankfurter Buchmesse this year: a trade fair supportive of free expression, diversity, and those who interpret these concepts for us.
Frankfurter Buchmesse: 4,000 Exhibitors Registered to Date
The outlook for the 74th Frankfurter Buchmesse, October 19 to 23, sees some 4,000 exhibitors on hand from more than 80 countries.
Canada and Korea, Wattpad and Webtoon: The Studios’ Consolidation
Talking of ‘massive global fan communities,’ the leadership of Wattpad Webtoon Studios fine tunes its executive roster.