The honor spotlights the “diverse wealth” of Europe’s contemporary fiction and seeks to promote literature within Europe and “greater interest in non-national literary works.”
The Future of the Italian Market: Vouchers, Booksellers, and Capitalizing on AI
The 43rd annual Advanced Training Seminar at La Scuola per Librai Umberto e Elisabetta Mauri highlighted key topics facing the Italian market and how booksellers and publishers will adapt to new challenges.
International Publishers and Booksellers Discuss “Artificial Intelligence and Publishing Intelligence”
Registration is open for Scuola per Librai Umberto e Elisabetta Mauri’s Friday program “The Intelligence of Books,” streamed on Zoom and featuring a deep-dive into the Italian market for 2026, a discussion about AI, and the neuroscience behind humans and screens.
Lisbon’s 2025 Book 2.0 Draws More than 700 Participants
In its third iteration, Lisbon’s Book 2.0 conference explores the urgency of a reading deficit and international pathways to come. (Sponsored)
Denmark Drops Its 25-Percent VAT on Books
In a belief ‘that we must put everything at stake’ to raise its flagging reading levels, Copenhagen drops its VAT on books to zero.
Lisbon’s Book 2.0 Speakers Include IPA’s Gvantsa Jobava
Focused on ‘The Future of Reading,’ Portugal’s Book 2.0 conference looks at ‘reinventions of books, reading, and human potential.’ (Sponsored)
Germany: At the Börsenverein’s ‘Kongress’: Three Presidents Onstage
The ‘New Chapter’ conference of Börsenverein events in Berlin this month has included a ‘three presidents’ event onstage.
European Union Literary Prize: Winner and Special Mentions
Italy’s Nicoletta Verna wins the 2025 round of the European Union Prize for Literature, as announced in Prague.
At Readmagine: Publishing, Policymakers, and Advocacy
On the agenda at the 2025 Readmagine in Madrid: publishers—and their need to advocate on policy.
International Calls for Boualem Sansal: Now Sentenced to Five Years
Boualem Sansal is said to have told Algiers’ court: ‘My comments or writings were simply a personal opinion, and I have the right to make them like any Algerian citizen.’