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Book Fairs Return in Buenos Aires and Madrid
Festivals in Buenos Aires and Madrid are back this spring under new leadership.
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Back in Person for 2022, AWP Comes to Philadelphia
After a 2020 conference shrunken by the coronavirus and a fully virtual conference last year, this year’s in-person AWP Conference and Bookfair, held in Philadelphia from March 23 to 26, proved a long-awaited return to form.
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Bologna Wraps Up 'Memorably Special' Fair
The 59th edition of the Bologna Children's Book Fair came to a close on March 24 with 21,432 visitors—40% from abroad—in attendance to see more than 1,070 exhibitors from 90 countries. Participants were delighted to be back, and saw the fair as a much needed opportunity to exchange ideas and regroup as a community.
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Bologna 2022: Ukrainian Children's Publishers Share Harrowing Stories
The European Federation of Publishers announced the launch of a crowdfunding campaign, one of several programs outlined in Bologna to produce and distribute books to Ukrainian refugee children. Several Ukrainian publishers in attendance shared their stories of the war.
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Bologna 2022: Quieter Fair, But Good to Be Back
The first in-person Bologna Children's Book Fair in three years was quieter than pre-pandemic events during its first day, but participants agreed it was good to be back together discussing important issues.
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Author-Illustrator Beatrice Alemagna Honored at Bologna
A familiar presence at the Bologna Children's Book Fair for several years, Bologna-born Alemagna was presented with an "extraordinary award for an extraordinary artist" to celebrate her work.
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BolognaBooksPlus Lifts Off
The BolognaBooksPlus program, which was inaugurated last year as a way to incorporate more general trade education into the fair, kicked off four days of programming, which includes a focus on training for aspiring literary agents, as well as offer information on self-publishing, literary translation, and book covers.
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Bologna Book Fair 2022: African, Arabic Publishers Take Center Stage
This year's fair sees a new "Spotlight on Africa" program that addresses the challenges of publishing on the continent and preserving Indigenous languages, while guest of honor Sharjah, of the United Arab Emirates, brings a slate of programming highlighting children's publishing in Arabic.
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Bologna Book Fair 2022: Americans, Europeans Are Excited to Meet Again
"It will be a real boost to the international publishing business," says Italian rights agent Chiara Tognetti, expressing what many from America and Europe are feeling about the opportunity to meet again in Bologna.
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Bologna 2022: The Bologna Book Fair Is Back for 2022
The top international children’s book fair returns in person after a three-year hiatus, March 21–24.
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Ukraine Update: Bologna Blocks Russia, Ukrainians Call for Global Boycott
The Bologna Children's Book Fair will block state-sponsored Russian publishers and organizations from this year's fair, which will be held March 21-24. In addition, key Ukrainian book and publishing–related organizations are calling for a global boycott of Russian publishing.
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Registration Opens for PW's 2022 U.S. Book Show
The virtual book publishing trade show produced by 'Publishers Weekly,' now in its second year, will run May 24-26.
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Bologna Offers Training for Agents, More in BookPlus Program
The Bologna Children’s Book Fair, scheduled for March 21-24, is again offering Bologna BookPlus, a affiliate conference that will focus on professional development.
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Bologna Affirms In-Person Plans, Opens Awards to Non-Exhibitors
Organizers of the Bologna Children’s Book Fair report that they still intend to hold an in-person event this coming March 21-24.
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Sights and Highlights from the Guadalajara Book Fair 2021
The Guadalajara International Book Fair, which opened on November 27 and runs through Sunday, December 5, welcomed some 25,000 people each day, including 299 exhibitors and representatives from more than 1,000 companies. 'PW' was there earlier this week and captured some of the sights and highlights.
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Guadalajara Returns with Strong Sales, Narco Wives, Politics and Parties
This year’s Guadalajara International Book Fair returned with a live event after having gone virtual in 2020 and more than 1,000 publishers were represented.
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Planeta in the Americas: PW Talks with José Calafell Salgado
The largest Spanish-language publisher in the world recently revealed a relaunch of its U.S.-based publishing program. We spoke with José Calafell Salgado, Grupo Planeta’s CEO of Latin America, about the company and its operations throughout the Americas.
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Three Hot Spanish Titles Waiting to Be Translated
Translator Samantha Schnee shares three recent books that she is most excited to see translated into English.
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Searching for Spanish Gems: PW Talks with Katie Whittemore
A translator discusses finding new Spanish voices for English-language markets.
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