Updating our coronavirus coverage: With Bologna Children’s Book Fair postponed in virus-struck Italy, London Book Fair commits to going ahead.
Coronavirus: Bologna Children’s Book Fair Postponed to May
The latest in how coronavirus COVID-19 is affecting world publishing events, the Bologna Children’s Book Fair is postponed until May.
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.
International Publishers Association Events at the 2020 London Book Fair
The International Publishers Association is engaged in several presentations at London Book Fair on diversity, copyright, and the freedom to publish.
Sharjah World Book Capital Reveals the ‘House of Wisdom’ Library Project
Set for completion in April, Sharjah’s new House of Wisdom facility is designed to bring legacy and digital library services together with social learning.
IPA Makes First Speaker Announcement for Lillehammer Congress
Publishers, journalists, business leaders, and policy makers are part of the first group of speakers announced for the IPA’s world congress in Norway.
At Davos 2020: IPA’s Bodour Al Qasimi Leads Philanthropy Forum
The World Economic Forum’s 50th anniversary week of meetings at Davos included a session on international philanthropy’s support for sustainability goals.
IPA Protests 2020 Cairo International Book Fair’s Exclusion of Tanmia Publishing
Organizers of the long-running book fair in Cairo cite security concerns in excluding jailed Prix Voltaire winner Khaled Lotfy’s Tanmia Publishing.
IPA Seeks Presidential Pardon for Egyptian Prix Voltaire Winning Publisher Khaled Lotfy
His defense having exhausted its military appeals court options, the imprisoned publisher Khaled Lotfy now can be freed only by Egypt’s el-Sisi.
University Presses Award Sustainability; Prix Voltaire Deadline Is Friday
In England, a new university press award supports the UN Sustainability Goals, and in Switzerland, the IPA’s 2020 Prix Voltaire nominations close this week.