Jan Feb 2024

The 33rd edition of the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair (ADIBF), will take place from April 29- May 5, 2024 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC). ADIBF is a key global event with more than 1,300 exhibitors from 85…

The International Board on Books for Young People is proud to announce the Shortlist for the 2024 Hans Christian Andersen Award: These include authors: Marina Colasanti from Brazil, Heinz Janisch from Austria, Lee Geum-yi from the Republic…

The Bologna Children’s Book Fair is preparing for its 61st edition, at the Bologna Fiere Exhibition Centre from April 8-11, 2024.The Illustrators Exhibition, meanwhile, this year has 58 candles of its own to extinguish. One of the longest…

Early bird tickets go on sale for the 34th International Publishers Congress, which will run from December 3-6, 2024 at Conjunto Santander de Artes Escénicas, under the theme: Turning Pages: Publishing and the Future Society. Sharing news…

Bologna Children’s Book Fair and BolognaBookPlus – the newer adult general trade arm of the fair – took in its fourth Grand Tour stop in London. The tour started in Frankfurt and it has taken in Guadalajara and New York, and soon heading to…

Veristage is introducing Insight, an AI platform built specifically for book publishing. Insight uses several large language models, including Chat GPT and Claude, to analyze documents and to generate key metrics, editorial and marketing…

The Geneva-based International Publishers Association (IPA) has called for nominations for the 2024 IPA Prix Voltaire for exemplary courage in upholding the freedom to publish and enabling others to exercise their freedom of expression.…

“Books foster a culture of reading and knowledge in the society, and this book fair is a great opportunity for the people of Sambalpur to benefit from it,” said Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Hon’ble Minister of Education, Govt. of India, while…