Sharjah 2019: Facing the Challenges of Globalization and Translation
The Sharjah International Book Fair in the United Arab Emirates opened with panels featuring a broad range of guests, from as far away as Ghana and New Zealand, who described how the impact of globalization differed among them. more...and more.
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NewsEgypt’s Bookish Revolution
Egyptian publishers are taking more risks in the post-Mubarak era.
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Trade Shows
Shanghai Children’s Book Fair: Riding High on Market Growth
Exhibitors at the seventh edition of the China Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair were buoyed by a general perception of a booming Chinese children’s book market keen to buy rights and try new ideas.
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News
Beijing's Iconic English-language Bookstore to Close
The Bookworm in Beijing, a community hub for expats and host of a popular annual literary festival, will close after zoning changes targeting "illegal structures" in the city prevented them from renewing their lease.
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News
Indigo Sales Slide 7.6% for the Quarter
Canada's leading book retailer reported yet another quarter of declining sales, with a total sales decline of 7.6% for the second quarter of its current 2020 fiscal year compared to a year ago.
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Trade Shows
Shanghai Children’s Fair Set to Return November 15
This year's Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair, set for November 15 to 17, will have more floor space, more exhibitors, and more visitors.
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Trade Shows
Guadalajara 2019: An Open Book for Mexico... and the World
With India as the guest of honor at this year's Guadalajara International Book Fair, organizers expect a lively show.
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Trade Shows
Guadalajara 2019: U.S. Publishers at the Book Fair
PW caught up with a couple of U.S. publishers who will be attending the Guadalajara International Book Fair this year to discuss what their plans are for the event.
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Trade Shows
Guadalajara 2019: A Literary Tale of Two Immigrants
A Canadian publisher and an El Salvadoran writer have found a lasting collaboration.
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Trade Shows
Catching Up with Arturo Pérez-Reverte
Arturo Pérez-Reverte inspires conversation wherever he goes. For the past several months, he has been touring in support of his new novel, Sidi (Alfaguara), a reimagining of the life and times of El Cid, the 11th-century soldier and one of the most famous figures in the history of Spain. Pérez-Reverte has said that the novel, which challenges many preconceptions about the man as a hero and conqueror and took him a year and a half to write, is “the work of a lifetime.” It was published with a first printing of 145,000 copies.
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Trade Shows
Guadalajara 2019: The IPA Heads to the Andes and Back
The president of the International Publishers Association takes a cultural road trip across Latin America.
