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Doing Business at Guadalajara
At the Guadalajara International Book Fair, Inner Traditions relaunches and Planeta regroups.
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IPA to Prioritize Representation, Sustainability, Freedom
The International Publishers Association Congress in Jakarta revealed plans for a possible carbon label for books, amid discussions for the need for more representation in publishing, pervasive threats to freedom to publish, and more.
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A Spark for Spanish Translation
Will Spain’s Guest of Honor program at Frankfurt have a long-term halo effect?
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The Power of the Sample
Spain’s funding for sample translations has been effective strategy to increase interest in a wider array of books.
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Spirituality Books in Spanish See Growth
U.S. religion publishers say younger readers want more titles published in Spanish.
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Bridging the Rio Grande
Books Across Borders brings American booksellers back to Guadalajara.
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Bringing the Best of Spanish to English Readers
Scotland’s Charco Press is focused on translating books from Latin America.
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FIL Guadalajara 2022: Adonis in Mexico
The Arab world’s most famous living poet will deliver a talk at FIL this year.
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Guadalajara Gears Up
After two soft years, the Spanish-language book fair expects a big turnout in 2022.
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy Opens Virtual Lviv BookForum
The Lviv BookForum is running virtually through the Hay Festival website, with events starting Friday and continuing through the weekend. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy shared a letter of support for the event.
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Saudi Arabia Opens to Global Publishing Pros
The Riyadh International Book Fair featured a two-day Publishers Conference, held September 27-28, which offered of talks from global publishing executives. The program is part of an ambitious government-supported plan to grow and professionalize the publishing industry and foster more translation.
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Bologna Opens Rights Center to Adult Book Publishers, Agents
The Bologna Children's Book Fair will now welcome any publisher, including those who exclusively work in adult books, to take a table at the Bologna Rights Center.
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Madrid Book Fair Draws Three Million Visitors
The Madrid Book Fair ran from May 27 to June 12 and attracted more than three million visitors, up 2% over the last, pre-pandemic year of the fair in 2019.
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Taipei Book Fair Concludes In-Person Run
The six-day Taipei International Book Exhibition, which wrapped up on June 7, was held in-person after two years of virtual fairs. About 250,000 people attended the event, down from 580,000 visitors the last time TIBE was held, in 2019.
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Abu Dhabi Fair Highlights International Publishing Ties
The Abu Dhabi International Book Fair ran from May 23-29 in the United Arab Emirates. The event offered more than 650 events and attracted 1,130 publishers from more than 80 countries.
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Readmagine 2022: Publishing Faces Its Future in Madrid
The Readmagine publishing conference in Madrid discussed several dynamic issues facing the industry, from the challenge of increasing inclusivity to reducing the book business's environmental impact and more.
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Abu Dhabi Congress Spotlights Arabic Market Growth, Challenges
On May 22, the inaugural International Congress of Publishing and Creative Industries was held in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. Speakers discussed the growing relevance of the Arabic-language book market—which caters to nearly 400 million speakers—to the rest of the world.
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How the SZBA Fosters Arabic Translation
The Sheikh Zayed Book Award Translation Grants were first introduced in 2018 to help support the translation of SZBA-winning Arabic language books and their publication around the world. Sixteen books have been translated into multiple languages since the launch of the grant, including English, German, French, Italian, Greek, Georgian and, exceptionally appropriate this year, two into Ukrainian.
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Elevating Arabic Language and Culture in Abu Dhabi
The Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Center, which operates under the auspices of the Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi, has taken the lead in advancing the status of Arabic as a global lingua franca through both the Sheikh Zayed Book Awards and the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair, taking place May 23-29.
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The 2022 Sheikh Zayed Book Award Winners
The Sheikh Zayed Book Award is one of the Arab world's leading prizes dedicated to Arabic literature and culture. This year, the Award received 3,000 submissions—a 28% rise over 2021, when a total of 2,349 applications were received. For the 16th edition of the Award, submissions were made from 55 countries: 20 Arab and 35 others, including the United States



