Publishing News [Global]

The American Library Association (ALA) opened registration for the 2023 Annual Conference & Exhibition, to be held at the McCormick Place Convention Center and surrounding hotels in Chicago, Illinois, June 22–27, 2023. The 2023 ALA…

Tiya Miles has been announced the winner of the 2022 Cundill History Prize for All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley’s Sack,a Black Family Keepsake (Random House). In a unanimous decision, the 2022 jurors decided to award the Harvard…

The 33rd International Publishers Congress was jam-packed with two days full of discussions, powerful keynotes, award ceremonies and a vibrant atmosphere of publishers coming together from around the world. One of the highlights of the 33rd…

The 74th Frankfurter Buchmesse (19–23 October, 2022) attracted 93,000 trade visitors (2021: 36,000 trade visitors) and 87,000 private visitors (2021: 37,500 private visitors), Over 4,000 exhibitors from 95 countries were present in the…

The Hans Christian Andersen Award is the highest international distinction in the field of books for young people. Given every other year by IBBY, the Awards recognise lifelong achievement and are given to a writer and an illustrator whose…

Following reports in international media, the International Publishers Association is extremely concerned about a new bill which, if adopted will prohibit the ‘promotion of non-traditional sexual relations’. This legislation will…

After a US judge blocked Penguin Random House – Simon & Schuster merger deal, Penguin Random House head Markus Dohle will step down at the end of the year. Nihar Malaviya, who is president and chief operating officer of Penguin Random…

Karine Pansa (Girassol Brasil Edições, Brazil) is the new President-elect of the International Publishers Association (IPA), with Gvantsa Jobava (Intelekti Publishing, Georgia) as the Vice President-elect at the third virtual IPA General…

The Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) has announced the launch of a significant new award for publishing rights professionals which will be awarded at the 2022 edition of the 12th Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) Publishers Conference.…

The 2022 Beijing International Book Fair, originally scheduled to take place from August 24 -28, 2022 at the China International Exhibition Center in Beijing, has been rescheduled to November 24 –27, 2022 at the same venue.