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Frankfurt’s 2025 Guest of Honor Philippines: Senator Legarda
October 24, 2023 at 8:42 am

In 2016, says the Philippines' Sen. Loren Legarda, 'The book industry embarked on a road map to the world and today, it reaps the fruit of that work.' The post Frankfurt’s 2025 Guest of Honor Philippines: Senator Legarda appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Penguin Random House launches high schoolers’ award to combat book bans
October 24, 2023 at 8:34 am

The publisher’s $10,000 Freedom of Expression prize invites teens to write about a banned book that changed their life, against a backdrop of rising censorshipPublisher Penguin Random House has launched a new writing award in the US celebrating freedom of expression in response to a rise in book bans across the country.The Freedom of Expression…

From Asia to Latin America: Independent Comics Publishers in Frankfurt
October 24, 2023 at 7:10 am

A Frankfurt Book Fair panel on independent comics publishers highlighted the innovative ways publishers get their books to readers. The post From Asia to Latin America: Independent Comics Publishers in Frankfurt appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Palestinian novelist killed in Israeli airstrike
October 24, 2023 at 4:54 am

Novelist and poet Hiba Abu Nada, the author of Oxygen’s Not for the Dead (Dar Diwan), has been killed in her home south of Gaza City by an Israeli airstrike, it has been reported.

Frankfurt Photo Round-Up: People and Programming
October 23, 2023 at 6:16 pm

The Frankfurt Book Fair’s professional programming ranged from academic publishing and AI to image licensing, literary awards, and audio sales. Charleston Conference at the Frankfurt Book Fair Zhejiang University Press and Springer Nature Launch the ‘Liangzhu Civilization Series’ Licensing Strategies for International Publishers Frankfurt and China South Renew Cooperation Agreement International Booker Prize Winner Georgi…

Frankfurt Photo Roundup: People and Programming
October 23, 2023 at 6:16 pm

Frankfurt Book Fair's professional programming ranged from academic publishing and AI to image licensing, literary awards, and audio sales. The post Frankfurt Photo Roundup: People and Programming appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.