Publishing News [Global]

The International Publishers Association has confirmed the details of its forthcoming 33rd International Publishers Congress with a full two-day programme of panel discussions as well as a gala dinner and awards ceremonies. The Congress…

Following reports in the New York Times and The Guardian on the filtering of LGBTQ+ related search results in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), affecting books among other products, Kristenn Einarsson, Chair of the IPA’s Freedom to Publish…

Sharjah Book Authority has announced that registration is open for the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) Publishers Conference 2022, which will take place in Sharjah (UAE) from October 30–November 1, 2022. A key event in the…

The Africa Publishing Innovation Fund (APIF) – a grant-giving program co-led by Dubai Cares, a UAE-based global philanthropic organization, and the International Publishers Association (IPA) – has selected five new projects across Africa to…

U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin will deliver the closing keynote at the Libraries Are Essential program on day one of the 2022 U.S. Book Show (May 23 – 26, 2022).Raskin is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Unthinkable: Trauma,…

At London Book Fair (April5-7, 2022), IPA was back and with a big focus on sustainability –from inspiring the leaders of the future through children’s books, to a challenging and thought-provoking Sustainability keynote; from a new InSPIRe…

While the Ukrainian army continues to defend every piece of Ukrainian territory, every civilian, and the very spirit of freedom and democracy in the world, the Ukrainian and world publishing community stood for their values at the London…

Waterstones have acquired Blackwell’s, an iconic academic and specialist bookseller in the UK. This follows the acquisition of the Foyles bookshops in September 2018. James Daunt, Waterstones’ Managing Director, said, “Blackwell’s and…

Freedom of speech is more important than ever. War and growing authoritarian tendencies, new technologies and cancel culture affect the status of free speech in different ways. From May 30-31, 2022, the World Expression Forum (WEXFO) will…

The International Publishers Association created the IPA Academy to support publishers and their associations as they adapt to commercial changes catalyzed by the COVID-19 pandemic.Today, success for publishers depends on being comfortable…