The Bologna bookstore, Giannino Stoppani, was damaged by fire in May. Sharjah World Book Capital has contributed €50,000 to assist.
UNESCO Names Strasbourg Its World Book Capital 2024
France’s Strasbourg is to begin its tenure as UNESCO’s World Book Capital on April 23, 2024, as Accra concludes its year in the role.
World Book & Copyright Day: India’s Publishing Conference
The challenges of intellectual property protection in an age of digital distribution are at the heart of the Indian publishers’ free program.
IPA Announces a Digital ‘Inspire’ Symposium on Coordinated Action
The International Publishers Association’s ‘Inspire’ program presents findings from its series of industry workshops.
Year’s End: IPA’s Bodour Al Qasimi Focuses on Publishing Solidarity, Freedom to Publish
IPA president Bodour Al Qasimi, caps a year of international meetings with publishers with a call for protection of the freedom to publish.
At Sharjah: A UNESCO World Book Capital Network Meeting
Delegates from 16 of UNESCO’s World Book Capitals convened in Sharjah to explore the WBC network and what it can offer.
JakTent Concludes in Indonesia, a Festival Cheered by UNESCO’s News
The second Frankfurt-collaborative JakTent event in Indonesia coincides with news that UNESCO includes Jakarta in its Creative Cities Network.
UNESCO Names 49 Additions to Its Creative Cities Network as Azoulay Wins Reelection
As France’s Audrey Azoulay is returned to the director-general’s role at UNESCO, the agency adds new ‘Creative Cities’ to its network.
Banned Books Week: Tbilisi’s ‘Untamed Books’ Exhibition
Tbilisi, UNESCO’s World Book Capital, has mounted a show themed on Georgia’s censorious past–and the present dangers of self-censorship.
IBBY Holds Its 37th Congress in Moscow and Online
‘A robust roadmap for the future of publishing,’ the IPA’s Bodour Al Qasimi says, needs a strong stance on children’s literature and reading.