While the Guadalajara International Book Fair is is a regional rights hub, the biggest player missing is the Latin American literary agent.
BIEF’s Fellowship for Arab Publishers: Contrasts and Commonalities
BIEF’s program in Paris has brought Arab publishers into meetings and visits with French counterparts to exchange experiences, books, and viewpoints.
IPA Names Khaled Lotfy 2019 Prix Voltaire Laureate, Demands a Pardon for Lotfy From Cairo
The International Publishers Association has issued a call to the president of Egypt to pardon publisher and bookseller Khaled Lotfy, named to the 2019 Prix Voltaire for valor in the freedom to publish.
International Publishers Association Names Its 2019 Prix Voltaire Shortlist
Book publishers on the 2019 International Publishers Association Prix Voltaire shortlist come from Egypt, Iran, Myanmar, South Africa, and Turkey.
London Book Fair Preview: Charles Clark Lecture and IPA Prix Voltaire
The International Publishers Association and London Book Fair hold a second Freedom To Publish seminar on March 12, with Vanderbilt’s Daniel Gervais speaking that afternoon on copyright in the Charles Clark Memorial Lecture.
Industry Notes: IPA Election Results; McIntosh Combines Crown and Random House
In organizational and corporate changes this month, the International Publishers Association’s elections refresh committees while Penguin Random House US repositions Crown Publishing.