Raúl Figueroa Sarti, founding director of F&G Editores, receives the Guadalajara International Book Fair’s 2022 Editorial Merit Prize.
AAP Names Venezuela’s Editorial Dahbar its International Freedom to Publish Winner
The 2022 AAP Jeri Laber Award honors Venezuela’s Editorial Dahbar, ‘one of the few publishers still operating in the country.’
IPA Joins Criticism of Russia’s Anti-LGBTQ Bill
The International Publishers Association warns that ‘publishers will find themselves at risk’ under the proposed Russian legislation.
The IPA’s Congress in Jakarta: So Many Issues
The 33rd International Publishers Congress hits the right notes in a complex array of issues, needs, successes and challenges.
The 2022 IPA Prix Voltaire Laureate: Thailand’s Same Sky Press
A 20-year-old press known for attracting the ire of the authorities in Bangkok wins the IPA’s Prix Voltaire.
Banned Books Week: PEN Calls Out ‘a Movement to Censor’
In its ‘Banned in the USA’ report, PEN America makes the case that much of the United States’ book banning dynamic is coordinated.
Hong Kong Sentences Five Publishers: IPA Joins Objections
Aligned with concerns from world NGOs, the IPA’s Einarsson warns of a ‘once vibrant publishing market’ now ‘constrained’ in Hong Kong.
Frankfurter Buchmesse Wins German Publisher Hoffmann und Campe’s 2022 Julius Campe Award
The Julius Campe Award this year recognizes the 74-year-old Frankfurter Buchmesse for its work in literature and ‘genuine spirit.’
In the States, Virginia Judge Rules Against Book-Banning Attempt
In The Association of American Publishers and Authors Guild had filed an amicus brief in the case, which sought to limit sales of two books.
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.