Before the pandemic, only 5 percent of Peru’s publishers and booksellers had made digital sales. Peru was guest of honor at Guadalajara.
Canada’s Governor General, Mary May Simon, Announces She’ll Attend Frankfurt
Canada’s first Indigenous governor general, Mary May Simon, is to include Frankfurt Book Fair in her state visit to Germany this month.
Frankfurt’s Once and Future Guest of Honor: Canada on ‘Quite the Journey’
In praise of resilience, creativity, and its cultural ‘Singular Plurality,’ Guest of Honor Canada is looking for ‘where we discover the raw material of inspiration.”
Words Without Borders: Paraguay’s Indigenous Guaraní-Language Poetry
An Indigenous language based in Paraguay yields poetic musings from a tongue in which ‘word’ and ‘soul’ are the same.
Activist Teela May Reid Wins Western Australia’s Utemorrah Award
Teela May Reid, a Sydney-based attorney, will see her book ‘Our Matriarchs Matter’ published by Magabala Books as part of her Utemorrah win.
IPA and Dubai Cares Announce Aid for African Remote Learning Efforts
The International Publishers Association’s African Publishing Innovation Fund with Dubai Cares is preparing a pandemic-year round of new bursaries.
At Bologna Children’s Book Fair: A Program on African Innovators
The 2020 edition of Bologna Children’s Book Fair will feature four of the most visible publishing leaders in today’s African markets.
British Council Announces London Book Fair’s Sharjah Market Focus Program
Twelve Emirati writers appear during London Book Fair as part of the Market Focus Sharjah program, produced with the British Council.
International Day of the Girl: NABU Launches Haitian Creole / English Storybooks
Having conducted workshops in Haiti for authors, the literacy charity Nabu is releasing the two of a planned series of bilingual books for girls of color.
Maya Author Sol Ceh Moo Wins Guadalajara Fair’s Indigenous Literature Award
In prizes announced for the 2019 Guadalajara International Book Fair, Sol Ceh Moo, David Huerta, and María Baranda are listed for this year’s top honors.
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