The IPA explores ‘the need for a joined-up, ecosystem recovery roadmap’ to address effects of the pandemic on the world publishing industry.
IPA Elects Bodour, Pansa: First Female Leadership Team
A first in its 124 years, the IPA votes women executives into both roles, the UAE’s Bodour president, Brazil’s Karine Pansa vice-president.
Akoss Ofori-Mensah: The Pandemic’s Impact on African Publishers
The Ghanaian founder of Sub-Saharan Publishers outlines the importance of the Africa Publishing Innovation Fund amid the pandemic.
At Frankfurter Buchmesse: Publishers Endorse a New SDG Compact
Supporting the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals, the IPA and Frankfurt have initiated a program for publishers’ participation.
A New, High View of the Road Ahead: IPA’s ‘State of Publishing’ Reports
Research originally prepared for the COVID-canceled International Publishers Congress will be introduced during Frankfurter Buchmesse.
Vietnamese Publishing House Co-Founder Arrested Ahead of Frankfurt Appearance
The IPA Prix Voltaire-winning author and former spokesperson is reported to have been arrested in Ho Chi Minh City.
Madrid’s Feria del Libro 2020 Is Underway in a Digital Rendition
Normally among the busiest book fairs in Europe, the Feria del Libro de Madrid this year is online in a one-time October time frame.
Tbilisi Book Fair States Support for Belarus Opposition; PEN America Backs Alexievich
Georgia’s book fair surveyed the impact of the pandemic and issued a statement of support for Belarusian writers and publishers.
SDG Book Club for Young Readers: A Portuguese-Language Expansion
Two years into its work, the book program for children devised by the United Nations and IPA gets a lusophone wing.
International Publishers Association and Frankfurt Partner on Trend-Driven Events at Book Fair
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.