Just days before a peaceful transfer of power in Nouakchot, writer Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mkhaïtir was released and removed from the country for safety.
IPA Prix Voltaire Conferred on Khaled Lutfi in Seoul
‘The international publishing community stands with Khaled Lutfi,’ says IPA Freedom to Publish chair Kristenn Einarsson at the 2019 Prix Voltaire ceremony.
Bodour Al Qasimi to IPA’s Africa Seminar: ‘Everyone Is Equally Responsible’
Africa is ‘one of the most under-represented regions in global literature,’ Bodour Al Qasimi tells IPA’s Nairobi seminar. ‘We want you to reverse these facts.’
Brian Wafawarowa on ‘Africa Rising’: Inclusive Publishing and Literacy
At the International Publishers Association’s Africa Seminar in Nairobi, the IPA’s lead on inclusivity and literacy looks at issues and trends.
IPA Names Khaled Lutfi 2019 Prix Voltaire Laureate, Demands a Pardon for Lutfi From Cairo
The International Publishers Association has issued a call to the president of Egypt to pardon publisher and bookseller Khaled Lutfi, named to the 2019 Prix Voltaire for valor in the freedom to publish.
Fourth Tehran Book Fair Uncensored Moves Next to Germany
The Tehran Book Fair Uncensored—now in its fourth year showcasing Persian literature free of Iranian censorship—has opened London and Paris.
International Publishers Association Names Its 2019 Prix Voltaire Shortlist
Book publishers on the 2019 International Publishers Association Prix Voltaire shortlist come from Egypt, Iran, Myanmar, South Africa, and Turkey.
Words Without Borders March: ‘How Political Borders Shift’
Taking as a starting point the protest over right-wing exhibitors at the 2017 Göteborg Book Fair, ‘Words Without Borders’ March issue focuses on politics, stereotypes, and identity in Swedish and Finnish writing.
Ahead of London Book Fair: IPA’s New Leadership on the State of a World Publishing Industry
This year’s London Book Fair coincides with the arrival of the International Publishers Association’s new president and vice-president, leading ‘a conversation of public debate’ about publishers’ role amid ‘sensitive socio-cultural issues.’
Industry Notes: SAGE Publishing Makes UK’s Index on Censorship Archive Free
The UK’s quarterly ‘Index on Censorship’ has opened its 45-year archive to free readership, a response to an era of fake news and leadership lies.