The International Publishers Association and Frankfurter Buchmesse are planning a series of events for the fair’s professional program to address global challenges and opportunities.
PEN America Names Ayad Akhtar Its Next President
Following Jennifer Egan in the post, the playwright and novelist Ayad Akhtar takes up the PEN America presidency in December.
IPA Calls on Brazil’s Government To Drop Proposed VAT on Books
The International Publishers Association calls on Brasilia to abandon plans for new book taxes, as the econmy sharply contracts.
Belarus Update: The Society of Authors Presses the UK’s Foreign Office
The trade union for writers calls on the British government to pressure the Lukashenko regime on behalf of the Union of Belarus Writers.
PEN America Releases 111 New Essays of Solidarity for the Future
Voices from across the spectrum of cultural observation look at the dynamics of the moment and predict how ‘We Will Emerge’ from the fray.
Belarus Crisis: IPA and Publishers Federation Join With the European Writers’ Council
With Nobel laureate Svetlana Alexievich declining to testify before the State Investigative Committee, Belarusian writers ask for support.
Political Releases, Led by Brian Stelter’s ‘Hoax,’ Drive US Nonfiction Book Sales
The publication of Brian Stelter’s examination of Donald Trump and Fox News opens a new season of election-season titles.
Industry Notes: Kuwait Curtails Censorship; Hong Kong Sees Campus Concerns
A Kuwaiti ministry no longer is to gauge content, as professors in the States worry about Chinese oversight of remote studies in Hong Kong.
Belarus Crisis Prompts Alarm from European Writers’ Council, PEN International
The unrest in Belarus has alarmed humanitarian activists and the European authors’ association, as political pressure mounts in Minsk.
Political Books: PEN America’s Suzanne Nossel ‘Dares To Speak’
From the leadership of PEN America, a HarperCollins release enters the summer’s fray of free-speech debates amid charges of ‘cancel culture.’