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Registration is now open for the 14th edition of the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) Publishers Conference, organized by the Sharjah Book Authority (SBA, to be held from November 3rd to 5th 2024. The conference will once again…

Dipesh Chakrabarty is awarded the 46th European Essay Prize on the occasion of the French translation of his latest essay Après le changement climatique, penserl’histoire (Paris: Gallimard, 2023). The jury of the European Essay Prize pays…

The International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organizations (IFRRO) recently concluded its highly significant annual meeting of the Asia Pacific Committee in Hong Kong, hosted by the Hong Kong Reprographic Rights Licensing Society…

The 15th Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF 2024) marked a new chapter in its ongoing journey of fostering creativity and knowledge to 157,381 visitors throughout the 12 days, amassing more than 1,000 hours of enriching content.…

The IPA International Publishers Congress, in Guadalajara, Mexico, from 3 -6 December 2024,under the theme Turning Pages: Publishing and the Future Society, will be addressed by Oleksandra Matviichuk, the chair of the Center for Civil…

The 11th edition of the China Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair (CCBF) is scheduled to take place from November 15-17, 2024 at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Centre. According to the Foreign Ministry, China will…

Beat Technology has partnered with EDRK, the Tallinn-based digital content aggregator, publisher, distributor for Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia. The cooperation will see Beat design, build and power services across a range of EDRK’s…

HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, has announced winners of its 18th edition of the Sheikh Zayed Book Award following a meeting of its Board of Trustees organized by the Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre (ALC),…

United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) and international research publisher Taylor & Francis have announced a new three-year transformative agreement. Researchers at UAEU can now choose open access (OA) in over 2,500 journals, boosting…

Gareth Rapley, Director of The London Book Fair (LBF), is stepping away from the role and moving to a new position of Portfolio Director within RX (Reed Exhibitions). He will be replaced by Adam Ridgway, who will move into the role with…