Jesús Badenes: Many Spanish consumers now say they were sustained during tough pandemic conditions by friends, family – and books.
Colombia in Spain: Bogotá Is Guest of Honor at Liber 22
The Colombian book market registered 20,365 new titles in 2021 and boosted its exports 62 percent over 2020’s numbers.
In Portugal: IPA’s Bodour Al Qasimi on ‘Our Own Prejudices’
‘Prejudice is prejudice, no matter who is at the receiving end,’ IPA’s Bodour Al Qasimi tells the Estoril Conferences audience in Cascais.
Frankfurt’s LitAg in Sight: A Rights Roundup
Here’s news of Frankfurt, Ukraine’s Andrey Kurkov, and rights sales in this Roundup from Switzerland, Sweden, Spain, France, and Norway.
Frankfurt Aims for 70 Percent of Its Pre-Pandemic Size
In today’s German and international news conferences, key elements of Frankfurt Book Fair were spotlighted by organizers.
Spain’s Liber 22: Soledad Puértolas Is Its ‘Hispanic-American Author’
A prolific and much-awarded essayist, novelist, and story writer, Soledad Puértolas is named to receive Liber 22’s accolade for writers.
International Children’s Books Edition: A Rights Roundup
Titles in this children’s Rights Roundup originally were published in Spain, Finland, the United Kingdom, Turkey, India, and Switzerland.
Spain’s 2022 Desperate Literature Prize Goes to Jay Gao
The fifth iteration of the Madrid-based Desperate Literature Prize for Short Fiction sends its winner to an Umbrian retreat.
Frankfurt 2022: Translation, Live Audiences, Inclusivity
At Frankfurter Buchmesse this year: a trade fair supportive of free expression, diversity, and those who interpret these concepts for us.
Frankfurter Buchmesse: 4,000 Exhibitors Registered to Date
The outlook for the 74th Frankfurter Buchmesse, October 19 to 23, sees some 4,000 exhibitors on hand from more than 80 countries.