Publishing News [Global]

IPA is very concerned about the degradation of the freedom to publish situation in Hong Kong after five speech therapists, turned authors and publishers, were sentenced to 19 months in prison. Kristenn Einarsson, Chair of the IPA’s Freedom…

Gareth Rapley to head up LBF team: RX (Reed Exhibitions) has appointed Gareth Rapley as the new Director of The London Book Fair (LBF). The first fair under Gareth’s leadership will take place next year from April 18 – 20,2023. Rapley…

Fellowship Novi Sad 20.22 is an international literary festival within the Program of professional meetings which, by creating an international platform, enables domestic writers and publishers from Serbia to collaborate with foreign…

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…