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Emirates Publishers Association Opens Educational Publishing Seminar

In News by Porter AndersonOctober 28, 2019

Grounded in discussions on supporting UAE-based education publishers, this two-day program includes road-mapping sessions to plan the next five years.

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Tbilisi Named UNESCO’s World Book Capital for 2021

In News by Porter AndersonOctober 7, 2019

Tbilisi has been named UNESCO’s 2021 World Book Capital, and the Georgian city will have the honor handed over to it by Kuala Lumpur.

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Scholastic’s ‘Kids & Family’ Report Sees Summer Youth Reading Lagging

In Feature Articles by Porter AndersonJuly 1, 2019

More children are seen by Scholastic’s researchers as reading ‘zero books’ during the summer, and many parents don’t grasp the ‘summer slide’ problem.

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The International UNESCO Cities of Literature Meet in Two English Towns

In News by Porter AndersonMay 20, 2019

Representatives of the 28 international UNESCO Cities of Literature are in Norwich and Nottingham this week for the first such gathering held in England.

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Sharjah Becomes UNESCO’s World Book Capital With a ‘Scheherazade’ Stage Premiere

In Feature Articles by Porter AndersonApril 24, 2019

In its newly commissioned stage production, the emirate Sharjah has opened its year as UNESCO’s World Book Capital with a new tale for the ancient canon of the Arabian Nights.

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UNESCO Reviews Sharjah’s World Book Capital Plans; 2021 Applications Deadline is May 2

In News by Porter AndersonMarch 24, 2019

Bodour Al Qasimi met with UNESCO director-general Audrey Azoulay in Paris to discuss the coming Sharjah’s World Book Capital programming.

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At London Book Fair: ‘Libraries on the Beach’ Courtesy of Sharjah

In News by Porter AndersonMarch 15, 2019

Those restful beach lean-tos at London Book Fair were reminders that in April, the United Arab Emirates’ Sharjah becomes UNESCO’s World Book Capital.

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Kuala Lumpur Named 2020 World Book Capital; Political Book Sales in the US; PRH Names New CFO

In News by Porter AndersonSeptember 21, 2018

Kuala Lumpur is the 2020 World Book capital; more political books in the US released and compete with growing sales of Woodward’s ‘Fear’; and PRH has a new CFO.

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In Norwich, the National Centre for Writing Formally Opens at Dragon Hall This Week

In News by Porter AndersonJune 17, 2018

Dedicated to ‘exploring the artistic and social power of creative writing,’ Norwich’s National Centre for Writing, is having its formal launch week in its redeveloped new home that includes the 15th-century Dragon Hall.

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Greece Opens Athens’ Year as UNESCO’s World Book Capital

In Feature Articles by Porter AndersonApril 24, 2018

International officials and media gather on World Book Day to open the 18th UNESCO World Book Capital program in Athens, celebrating what Greece’s Prokopis Pavlopoulos calls ‘the powerful potential of books.’

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