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Lithuania’s ‘Day of the Book Smugglers’ Comes to the UK Ahead of London Book Fair

In News by Porter AndersonMarch 16, 2018

Taking to the streets on Lithuania’s annual ‘Day of the Book Smugglers,’ a team of fashionable book runners delivered Lithuanian writings to agents’ offices, publishing houses, and media newsrooms ahead of the London Book Fair.

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A UNESCO Honor Today in Havana and a Francophone Bookshop in Bucharest

In News by Porter AndersonJanuary 24, 2018

Named for Mexican novelist and diplomat Jaime Torres Bodet, UNESCO’s honor recognizes a Cuban institution’s presence in literature and the arts; and in Bucharest, a French bookselling success.

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UNESCO and IEA Release New 5-Year International Literacy Report: Boys Lagging Girls

In News by Porter AndersonDecember 5, 2017

A substantial 18-point lag in male students’ performance compared to female students’ in the new 5-year PIRLS report on reading literacy from UNESCO, IEA.

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UNESCO Names Seven Cities in Literature Among 64 ‘Creative Cities’

In News by Porter AndersonNovember 1, 2017

Nine African cities are included in the new listing of ‘Creative Cities’ from UNESCO, seven of them for an emphasis on literature among urban settings.

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Kalimat Foundation’s Ara Initiative Helps Sight-Impaired Children Read

In Feature Articles by Porter AndersonAugust 28, 2017

The Ara program from the Kalimat Foundation in the United Arab Emirates is working to make reading accessible to sight-impaired children in the Gulf region.

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Bokova and Al Qasimi Certify Sharjah as UNESCO World Book Capital 2019

In News by Porter AndersonAugust 10, 2017

Calling for ‘a more open dialogue regionally and internationally,’ Bodour Al Qasimi accepts UNESCO’s designation of Sharjah as World Book Capital 2019.

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UNESCO Names the UAE’s Sharjah World Book Capital 2019

In Feature Articles by Porter AndersonJune 26, 2017

New recognition for efforts that Sharjah’s royal family and civic leadership have made, Sharjah follows Athens 2018 in the “World Book Capital” designation.

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Athens Named World Book Capital as 118-Year-Old Bookstore Closes

In News by Porter AndersonSeptember 23, 2016

Athens learns it’s UNESCO’s World Book Capital 2018 and that its largest bookstore, the 118-year-old Eleftheroudakis, is going under.

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Frankfurt Book Fair Announces Incheon EduContent Fair 2015

In News by Hannah JohnsonApril 28, 2015

The city of Incheon and the Frankfurt Book Fair will organize the Incheon EduContent Fair on November 12-15, 2015, to focus on education in Asia

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PEN and UNESCO to Bolster Minority Language Publishing

In News by Dennis AbramsJanuary 28, 2014

PEN International and Unesco have launched new research and training programs in Kenya, Haiti, Serbia and Nigeria to bolster local book publishing industries.

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