The author and essayist Daniel Kehlmann will give the laudation on Frankfurter Buchmesse’s final day, for Salman Rushdie’s award.
The German Book Trade’s Peace Prize: Salman Rushdie
Salman Rushdie is to be honored in Frankfurt with the German book trade’s Peace Prize on October 22, for ‘his indomitable spirit.’
The Freedom To Write Index: 311 Imprisoned Worldwide
The newly released ‘Freedom to Write Index’ features 2022 key cases, trends, regimes, victims of oppression, and leading markets of concern.
The Salman Rushdie Attack: IPA Calls for ‘Redoubling Our Commitment’
As Salman Rushdie struggles with his injuries, the world publishing industry demands protection for the freedom to publish.
Rushdie Stabbed: Wylie Says He’s Now Off Ventilator
The 24-year-old accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie 10 times pled not guilty on Saturday to a charge of assault and attempted murder.
Bologna Book Fair Names Its Children’s Publishers of the Year
The winners of this year’s publishing-house awards are based in Tanzania, Switzerland, Iran, the United States, Colombia, and New Zealand.
Afshin Molavi at Abu Dhabi International Book Fair: ‘West to East’
The Johns Hopkins Foreign Policy Institute fellow speaks with Mina Al-Oraibi about pandemic-era dynamics in the Arab region.
‘Tehran Book Fair Uncensored’ Is Now Underway in Its Fifth Edition: Online
The Tehran Book Fair Uncensored program is online this week, with as many as a dozen independent publishers of Persian literature.
Coronavirus Worklife: Iran’s Blue Circle Literary Agency
The world health crisis has had tangible impact on a new literary agency in Tehran, one of its core staffers contracting the virus during reopenings.
Bologna Children’s Book Fair Announces 2020 Exhibition Illustrators
A two-year tour of the 2020 Bologna Children’s Book Fair exhibition of illustrations is to follow its initial show in March and April.