The president of the International Publishers Association stresses the need to develop women’s roles in world publishing.
Awards: Bologna Names Its 2022 Best Children’s Publishers of the Year
In its 10th round, the Bologna Prize for Best Children’s Publishers of the Year covers six regions.
Book Fair Directors on Ukraine: ‘We Cannot Remain Silent’
The leadership of 14 international book fairs in 13 nations agree to suspend contact with Russian state institutions and agencies.
In Mexico, Guadalajara Book Fair’s Rubén Padilla: ‘People Were Happy’
Creating an all-physical but smaller 2021 Guadalajara International Book Fair gave organizers a chance to evaluate their approach.
CONTEC Mexico: Pandemic Spurs Children’s Reading and New Themes
As children’s reading has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, CONTEC Mexico speakers said themes and issues have broadened.
Nicaragua’s Sergio Ramírez on Leaving Latin America: ‘A Personal Choice’
While conceding that ‘asylum is very difficult,’ Nicaragua’s Sergio Ramírez, talks about moving to Spain and ‘the role of a writer.’
Guest of Honor Peru at Guadalajara: Overcoming a 30-Percent Pandemic Drop
Before the pandemic, only 5 percent of Peru’s publishers and booksellers had made digital sales. Peru was guest of honor at Guadalajara.
The IPA’s Prix Voltaire in Mexico: When Neutrality Is Not an Option
The IPA Prix Voltaire, honoring freedom to publish, is 16 years old and has honored 13 recipients. Now it needs world publishing to support it.
IPA’s Prix Voltaire Ceremony at Guadalajara: Grief, Outrage, Honor
‘Tonight, Lokman and Lebanon are having a drink with Voltaire,’ the Prix Voltaire laureate Rasha Al Ameer tells her Guadalajara audience.
At Guadalajara: Spain’s Publishers Present a 41-House Collective Stand
Spanish publishers cite Mexico as their primary Latin American market, as they arrive at the Guadalajara International Book Fair.