PEN International president emerita Jennifer Clement, a speaker at the IPA Congress, says, ‘The freedom of the imagination is at risk.’
Sharjah Publishers Conference: 30 Round-Table Programs
At the heart of both Sharjah’s publishers’ and booksellers’ conference events is an unusual setting of round tables for targeted discussion.
UAE in Japan: Sheikh Zayed Book Award Opens a New Program
Scholarly analysis of the ‘Arabian Nights’ was the focus of the Sheikh Zayed Book Award and Arabic Language Centre program in Tokyo.
Portugal’s Book 2.0: Lisbon Hosts a Second Edition
This September, Lisbon’s Book 2.0 conference program looks at digital publishing, diversity, sustainability, and education.
‘Frankfurt Kids’: A Children’s Book Conference at the Buchmesse
The ‘Frankfurt Kids’ program on October 16 will feature issues in children’s book publishing, social responsibility and accessibility.
Audio Publishers Association Stages an ‘International Summit’
The Audio Publishers Association, based in the United States, hosts a first ‘International Summit of Audio Publishers’ in September.
Spain’s Readmagine 2024 on New Inflection Points in Publishing
The 2024 Readmagine conference in Madrid opened with keynote comments on what may be a new inflection point for world publishing.
Beijing’s 2024 Book Fair Closes, Some 300,000 Attending
The Beijing International Book Fair reports finishing its 2024 run with a gain in public attendance and some 1,600 exhibitors.
At Norway’s WEXFO: Democracy and the Freedom to Read
The third annual World Expression Forum (WEXFO) in Lillehammer featured a half-day ‘learning lab’ on the connection of reading and democracy.
Beijing International Book Fair Announces 2024 Conferences
The 2024 Beijing International Book Fair’s programming reflects in part a considerable interest in academic and educational publishing.