An extensively researched new report from PEN America examines China’s policy of ‘Internet sovereignty’ and its dangers to freedoms of expression, and it provides guidance to companies doing business in China.
Frankfurt Book Fair: Booming Business for Trade Visitors, Reflections of German Politics Play Out
Publishers and agents report positive meetings and rights sales, and Frankfurt responds to political disputes by reaffirming its commitment to freedom of expression.
At Frankfurter Buchmesse: The Markets in Time of Change
Tackling what agent Andrew Wylie calls “a profound moral question” for world publishing and more, The Markets is an issues-driven conference for a sharply relevant business in world dynamics.
Sweden’s Göteborg Book Fair Faces Down Protests With Respect for Dissent
With a boycott anticipated, organizers of Göteborg Book Fair say they’re confident that their decision to include hard-right exhibitor is correct.
International Publishers Association Announces Prix Voltaire Shortlist
Honoring fortitude in the face of challenges to freedom of expression, the IPA Prix Voltaire can recognize both people and institutions.
Frankfurt’s ‘The Markets’ Conference: France, India, Southeast Asia, UK, USA
Frankfurt Book Fair’s ‘The Markets’ conference explores an industry that keynote speaker Andrew Wylie says stands ‘at odds with the nationalist agenda.’
Andrew Wylie and the Internationalist Imperative: ‘A Profound Moral Question’
In his keynote at Frankfurt’s The Markets, the arch-agent Andrew Wylie will address the forces of nationalism: ‘The publishing world is in opposition.’
PEN International’s Campaign Challenges Us To ‘Make Space’ for All Voices
‘We are all writers and use words in ways that can shift and inform society,’ says PEN International’s ‘Make Space’ mission statement. ‘It is time to act.’
#FreeWordsTurkey Petition Delivered to German Government
Germany’s Boersenverein and PEN call for support of Turkey’s oppressed authors and journalists in the form of a petition with more than 111,000 signatures.
Freedom of Expression: Authors Guild Teams With LitNet in ‘Not Normal Times’
Asserting the value of ‘the voices of refugees, writers, and translators from the Arab world,’ the author-advocacy organization speaks out.