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Abu Dhabi International Book Fair Draws 96 Countries, Honors Murakami
The annual publishing event in the UAE’s capital saw 1,400 exhibitors representing 96 countries. Programming included cultural exhibitions, a discussion of Arabic literary translation, and the Sheikh Zayed Book Awards, which honored a number of authors and translators including Haruki Murakami.
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2025 Sharjah International Booksellers Conference Kicks Off
More than 750 attendees from 92 countries converged on the two-day Sharjah International Booksellers Conference to talk shop and learn from bookselling experts, with a full slate of keynotes, workshops, and more.
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WI2025: A Historic Winter Institute Kicks Off in Denver
Winter Institute 2025 officially kicked off Monday morning in Denver with close to 1,000 booksellers expected to attend. This year, for the first time, the American Booksellers Association hosted a pre-conference meeting exclusively for BIPOC booksellers.
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BolognaBookPlus to Host Inaugural AI Summit
The summit, slated for April 1, will feature speakers and sessions aimed at helping publishers leverage AI to their benefit and implement the technology responsibly.
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HarperCollins CEO to Address Jaipur Publishing Conference
Brian Murray will be a featured speaker at the 12th annual Jaipur BookMark conference, held January 30 through February 3. The event, which includes a rights fair for Indian and international publishers, runs concurrent with the Jaipur Literature Festival.
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Guadalajara Book Fair Puts Spanish Audiobooks in the Spotlight
The Guadalajara International Book Fair hosted its first forum dedicated exclusively to audiobooks, reflecting the format's increasing popularity and recent production surge in Spanish-language markets.
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Guadalajara Book Fair 2024: High Energy Event 'Exceeded Expectations'
Growing global interest in Spanish-language content brought renewed energy to the Guadalajara International Book Fair this year, pushing the number of participating professionals beyond pre-pandemic levels.
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Palestinian Publisher Wins Top IPA Award
The International Publishers Association awarded this year’s Prix Voltaire to Gaza-based publisher Samir Mansour, with a special award given to the late Ukrainian author Victoria Amelina, who was killed last year in a Russian missile attack.
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Rome’s Small Press Book Fair Celebrates ‘More Books, More Freedom’
Più libri più liberi (More Books, More Freedom), scheduled for December 4-8 at Rome's La Nuvola convention center, will showcase independent Italian publishers under the theme "The Measure of the World," a commemoration of the 700th anniversary of Marco Polo's death.
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Audio Forum Returns to BolognaBookPlus in 2024
The Audio Forum at BolognaBookPlus will return next year on April 2 with a roster of industry speakers, and crime novelist Tom Benjamin has been named BolognaBookPlus 2025 author ambassador.
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Shanghai Children’s Book Fair Wraps Up Its 11th Edition
Despite recent challenges, the Chinese children’s book market, comprised of 370 million children and young adults, remains a big draw for publishers, making CCBF an important stop for companies looking to increase their sales in the country.
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Guadalajara International Book Fair 2024: Breaking the Monolingual Mold
Two new bookstores in Miami and Des Moines are expanding options for bilingual readers.
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Guadalajara International Book Fair 2024: Ingram Is Expanding Spanish Language Distribution, and Its Global Reach
The Ingram Content Group will have a large presence at the 2024 Guadalajara Book Fair as the company seeks to significantly expand its engagement with Spanish-language publishers, retailers, authors, and other professionals.
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Guadalajara International Book Fair 2024: A Surge in Spanish-Language Audiobooks
Production has ramped up significantly over the past year, according to Dosdoce founder Javier Celaya, who will keynote the FIL’s 2024 audiobooks forum.
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Guadalajara International Book Fair 2024: “A Two-Way Street”
Spain’s guest of honor program at FIL will feature 150 authors from 60 publishing houses.
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Guadalajara International Book Fair 2024: Spain in the Spotlight
The 2024 Guadalajara International Book Fair will feature thousands of events, including an extensive program hosted by this year’s guest of honor nation.
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International Publishers See an Uptick in Business at 2024 Beijing International Book Fair
With the Chinese marketing showing signs of improving, the number of overseas attendees to the fair rose, and many reported productive business discussions.
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The Beijing International Book Fair Looks to Put the Pandemic in the Rearview Mirror
Now firmly ensconced at a new location and with a new date, the fair and its organizers are looking to flip to a new chapter following the devastating effects of Covid on the Chinese book business. Initial results are encouraging, with 150 new exhibitors attending this year's event.